ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2744, 24 February 1910, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

RATHE PICTURES

A better evening's entertainment cc-uld not be de-ired ilian that provided, by the change of programme put <.n by fine Rathe Picture management at His .Majesty’s Theatre last night. There was a good attendance, and those present in the space of two hours and aquarter were transported to all quarters oi the globe .while they sat comfortably in their seats. Hie beauty spots of British Columbia gave __ the audience a comprehensive idea of the vastness ..and grandeur of this nvuch-talked-of portion or tho Empire. A fine panorama or \ aneouver conveyed to tiie minds of those .present the size and importance of the capital city, while some ■magnificent scenery was contained in the views of tho t pper and Lower Boiinimiton Falls. “A Visit t-o Bombay" whisked the audience away to another portion of the Empire-, and shewed the quaint Oriental architecture of the principal city of AA’estern India, and the picturesque costumes of the natives. “Life in the British Navy’’ was a splendid film, showing the training and readiness or Britain’s “handy men," and some splendid views of her uavai strength from torpedo destroyers up to the leviathan Dreadnoughts. A powerful presentation of Shakespeare's “Othello" was faithfully pourtrayed by renowned Italian artists, and the unfolding of the story riveted the attention of the audience throughout. “Afexican Bill" was a highly realistic romance of cowboy life, in which some “rst-clas horsemanship is displayed. “The Legend of Orpheus" was la beautifully colored film, and the well-known tale was presented in a manner that. charmed everyone. “The Resin Industry’’ was a fine industrial film, wlimb hr.-.vod the tapping of the trees and Hie various processes of refining. wo].;-----. ni K l exporting the I'ianufiietu- '. “A Tala.of •M-,x C-usades" was another most pleasing film, -which contained a romance and the highly exciting adventure of a Red Cross Knight who is captured by the Turks. Among other films which may be nien.tione.l in this u"icelv-va’-''‘d programme may be mentioned “The 'Convict's Dream." “The Adventures of John Willie," “The Dog and thq Bane." “A Joke on Sleepy Teddm" and “A Mistake in the Addresses."