Middletown transcript., 1912-01-13
THE MOVIES"

deep interest of the MiddletoWn public Ii
the movies the boys for short hav'
baptized the Newman Moving Picturl
Show-than the fact that on last Monday
night, notwithstanding all the sidewalk
were one glaze of smooth ice, and tbs
streets but little better, goodly andiencC
turned out to have a good laugli-,evera
in fsct-and to have their heaItstring;
sympatneticsIIy pulled at some of the
| tender incidents of "Auld Lang Syne,''
taken from the drama by that name.
The piece depited love story in old
Scotis, wherein two olo friends, George
and Tammas, became rivals for the love
Of a Winsome Scotch laskie, Jenny by
name, and bitter enemies after Tammas
won. The pictures bad admirable "local
cOlOring" in the portrayal of various
scenes from the lOwiy life of Cottsgers in
their homes, the huswife spinning by the
open hearth, or the men a6eld driving
their rude OK carts or tending their sheep
etc. Some Of the views of the interiors of
the huts, their occupants seen BY the dim
candlelight or the fireplace blaze, were
very fne illustrations ef chiaro-oscuro
effects;-One in particular, where the
gloomy figure of George in his lonely hut
musing over his loss Of Jenny, showed
his face duskily silhouetted against the
bright freight, was very striking. The
pictures of foreign life, being taken on the
spot with every detail of costume as well
as native scenery of rock, glen aud
heath entirely true to nature, afford in.
structiVe object lessons OF scenes and Incl
dents in distant lands that can ouly be
gotten ordinarily by travellers thither.
Thus in the scenes of this drama the
characters were dressed in the usual
pIaids, and kits, shawls, fiiibegs, and
tam o'shanter's etc., common to scotch
life. The scene where the little lad
dressed in kits, and big tam o'shanter
Oh his head, lost on the mountains, was
shown with bis pretty childish face ilst
parting the tall bushes, was beautiful.
The skill and intelligence of that Scotch
collie shepherd dog which at his masters
command runs after flock of sheep and |
getting ahead Of them, in an instant has
them running pell nell in the opposite |
direction, was not the least interesting |
feature of this fine exhibition. The
'agaCity he disclosed in bringing the cap
'f Tammas, lost lad to bis master, George,
md then in leading him thither, was
'qually fine.
In another play called "Fidelity," a
highly trained newfoundland dog did
ome wonderful things, as for example
where he himself seized a big bunch of
lowers from a florists stand and running
o the cemetery with it, laid it OIL the
rave OF little girl, bis former mistress.
This film closed with large picture show
ng the handsome, noble faced dog stand
Dg still while his picture was being
AIKEN.
There were also views Of 81 gapore,
howilg coolies caring lighters in the
anal and Japs racing along the city
treets with their 2 wheeled jinrikashas,
T Chinese eating rice with chop-sticks in
restaurant,p picking the grains with their
bsurd eatinRtools, for about 10 seconds,
nd then as the writer has seen them
broad do manga time-shoveing the
rub down their thrOats by the handful
Besides these two films we're two or
bree funny bits which provoked hearty
lerriment 'Too Many Burglars" "GoiDg
n For Physical Culture" etc.
On Monday next the superb Irish
rama by BouciCauIt "Arrah Nah Pugne"
ill be given, and on Thursday 18th, the
enowned passion Play" to see hich
ms Of thousands go at cost OF much tin
nd money tothe little Bsvarian village Of
up in the mountains
here 700 or more Of those simple-mind-
sasants give once every ten years these
onderfuI portrayaIs of scenes from the
fe of Christ as given in the New Testa-
ent, together with illustrative Cd ,
testament themes as well.
As these views were taken on the spot !
ON the last representation ofthe Passion
lay in 1910, they offer for the trifle OF
cents an opportunity to get an under 7
anding and realization of this marvellous !
ay, that is second only to its actual
'servance. The Town Hall ought to be
Icked on Thursday night January 18th,
gardIess of the weather outside.