ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2576, 10 August 1909, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

PATHE PICTURES. The day of the itinerant picture company’ is passing, and recognising this fact, Mr. Henry Hayward, general manager in New Zealand for 'West’s Pictures, is installing permanent picture houses in all the fair sized towns in the Dominion, and a season will be inaugurated in Gisborne on Thursday evening next. In order to ensure the pictures being shown the same as in_ other centres, Mr. Hayward has made special arrangements f with Messrs Thompson and Payne (of Auckland) for the use of their powerful direct couple engine and dynamo. This plant is unique inasmuch as it is the only one ol its kind in the Dominon. It is the intention that refinement shall be the keynote of each entertainment, and that the programmes shall he identical with those given in Mr. Hayward’s theatres in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, YYailn, Napier, Greymoutli, uthef places. A complete change oi 1 athe 1 ictures will take place everv week. The Gisborne public will thus have an opportunity of seeing metropolitan exhibitions of moving pictures at metropolitan prices. Mr. Pearson, who was for five y’ears chief electrician with Messrs John Fuller and Sons, has arrived in. Gisborne to take charge of j the electrical installation, and will re-J mam here as chief.operator. fl