ENTERTAINMENTS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2609, 17 September 1909, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS

RATHE PICTURES.

Another good bouse greeted the Pathe Pictures at His Majesty’s Theatre last night, when the company resumed their Gisborne season. The new scenic film, “Lord Minto's Entry in to India as Viceroy,” was evidently popular, and the rest of the films were excellent and earned hearty applause. To-night will be the last performance of the present programme. The management announce that an entirely new set of films will arrive tomorrow morning, and will be presented at the matinee to-morrow afternoon, and again in the evening. This programme, it is announced, will be found quite up to the standard of those previously shown. The scenic and dramatic films are said to be exceptionally good. A film of especial interest is “The King’s Derby, 1909.” This is stated to be one of the finest sporting pictures ever shown by the kinematograph, every detail of the race being plainly pourtrayed. The reception accorded to His Majesty when leading in his horse is represented by a highly effective picture. The comic element will be found to be high class and entirely new to Gisborne. “THE BREED OF THE TRESHAMS” The new play that Mr. Julius Knight and his company will produce on Monday next has a history. It was first produced by Mr. Martin Harvey at Newcastle-on-Tyne in September, 19QS, where it met with sucli marked success that he brought it to London in. December of the same year, and so favorable was its inception there that the piece has headed his repertoire ever since. The author’s name appeared at. first as “John Rutherford,” and there was much speculation as to who he was. Subsequently D. M. Dix and E. G. Sutherland acknowledged joint authorship. When various managers, wishing to obtain the rights of the drama for different circuits, approached them with a view to business, they were informed that Mr. Martin Harvey owned the property. All efforts, however, to induce him to dispose of the rights were unavailing until recentl- wlion the late Mr. Herbert Flora min g acquired the Australian rights, which shortly before his death he disposed of to tlie firm of J. O. Williamson. The play thus came into the hands of Mr. Julius Knight, who put it into rehearsal. When the play was recently produced at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, a decided success was achieved. The story of the “Breed of the Tresliams” belongs to the 17th century, during the war between Charles I. and >his Parliament. It is constructed on conventional lines, and Mr. Julius Knight, in the part of Lieutenant Revesby, nicknamed The Rat,” wilfc be seen in a character quite new to him, both in nature and quality. The character of Reresby is of the Sydney Carton type, unflinching eelf-sacn-fice being the' dominant note. On Tuesday wi 11 be produced “An Englishman s Home” and “The Sacrament of Judas,” and on Wednesday “Monsieur Beaucaire.” •