ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2519, 4 June 1909, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE LAUGHING GALLERY. “Laugh and grow fat,” says the old adage, but- unfortunately, we do not indulge in laughter to a sufficient degree." but take things too seriously in tills bright world of ours. Therefore, everything that induces us to look on the brighter side of things, and laugh while the world laughs with us, should be welcomed as a boon companion, l’o say that the Laughing Gallery, at present in Gisborne, could make a cat laugh, is onl- slightly representing the case as it can also make the weary worker and the industrious scholar forget fort a brief space the worries of business arid study. Once inside the gallery it is impossible to stop the laugh that rises, first lout and slow, till it leaves you holding your sides and gasping for breath as you gaze at the contortions of your body in the magic mirrors. The Laughing Gallery, which was very well patronised yesterday, in Lowe "Street, near Miller’s Comer, will be open from 10 a.m. this morning, and to-morrow morning, remaining open till 10 p.m., and everyone should avail themselves of this opportunity of taking a good supply of nature’s medicine—laughter.

WEST’S PICTURES

West’s Pictures liavo become so well known throughout New Zealand that every performance draws a crowded audience wherever they are exhibited, and His Majesty’s Theatre was crowded to excess last evening, when" Mr. West presented one of the most attractive biograph entertainments that has yet been seen in Gisborne. The scenic studies were exceptionally fine, especially those showing Arabs cameldriving at Aden, the manoeuvres of the Italian navy, native life in Brittany, some fine views of the German Rhine, and coast studies of various parts of the world. The audience was kept in good humor by a liberal supply of comic films, those that were responsible for the most hilarity being “The Magic Mirror” and “The Strong Woman.” Sonic splendid dramatic studies were also thrown on the screen, many of the subjects being beautifully colored. Tl>e audience was delighted with the happily-chosen series of subjects, and each item was loudly applauded. To-night an entirely new programme will be presented, and a Well-chosen series of subjects will be shown.