The entertainment at the Victoria Theatre continues to attract nightly, the musical trip of artistes being greatly appreciated. On Saturday there will be a matinee for children, and the great picture, 'The Battle of Waterloo' will be presented.
Cinderella, an operette [sic] in three acts, will be presented by the children of Quarry Bay in the Taikoo Club Hall this evening. Grown-up children will notice that the moon in the palace scene is much steadier than the moon they see when coming home in a rickshaw from the Cinematograph.
The Cinematograph halls were well patronised, the Victoria making a special feature of amusement for children, sweets and toys being lavishly presented.
The Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. displayed a fine film to some 400 children at Macao the other afternoon. This film will be projected again in St. Joseph's College this week.
The Scott Antartic Expedition were admirably screened as a story of heroism and hardship. The picture is still drawing big houses in London, members of the Royal Family were deeply impressed and effort should be made to give the school children a matinee.
Careful consideration of the disadvantages of the moving pictures is needed among different countries. Teachers agreed that the shows were detrimental to children both physically and morally. Laws were set up to prohibit attendance of the shows for young children unless accompanied by an adult…
Mr. William J. Pringle, Chief Constable of Blackpool, makes in his annual report, believed that as long as the programmes at picture halls are decent, clean and conducted, children's minds nor their bodies are likely to suffer under proper guardianship.
Dr. F. B. Macdonald made statements on the stable nerve systems among children and attributed some of the trouble to the cinema.
The King's Service' is to be screened at the Victoria on Friday. A free matinee is promised by the management of the theatre to enable the children of the French and Italian Convents, and the wives and children of soldiers stationed in the Colony to witness the magnificent picture,…
The management of the Victoria Theatre will give a free matinee to the children of the French and Italian Convents and the wives and children of the military on Sept 8th in order to enable them to witness the magnificent historical picture, 'In the King's Name.' Other pictures…
The Victoria Theatre arranged a special matinee for children. The Great Jansen, illusionist and magician will open.
Yesterday afternoon, the children of the colony were invited by the management of the Victoria to a free picture show.
Edinburgh, Oct. 12. – The growth of advertising in picture houses has been enormous. We should not neglect the attraction of the cinema for children. Also, the 'Picturedrome' depicted the pitiful scenes of German devastation in Belgium.
Bad for the Cinema: With still more commendable discretion, the 'Kolnische Zeitung' elects for once to neglect these troubled waters, and paints for our delectation a delightful domestic picture. To Germany it is most refreshing to note the change that has come over our children since…
Major-General Kelly C. B., Mrs. Kelly, officers from all the departments, N.C.O.'s and men and their wives and children attended a special matinee at the Victoria Theatre for a film shown depicted scenes from battlefields of Europe and were intense interest.
There will be a grand Xmas matinee for children at the Victoria Theatre. Some marvellous pictures will be screened. Another programme of films including Max Linder's life will be produced.
The Christmas Party in connection with the R.E. and the A.S.C. took place yesterday at the Wellington Barracks. The children received gifts and were treated to a cinematograph show by Mr. Blake of the Victoria Theatre.
Mr Blake, manager of the Victoria Theatre gathered 650 children in his house of entertainment to see animated pictures.
At Taunton the licensing justices decided that no children under the age of 13 be admitted to cinematograph entertainments after 9 p.m. When Sunday entertainments are given for war charities a statement of receipts and expenditure shall be submitted to the justices within a week afterwards.
On Saturday, the St. Joseph's College Baden Powell Boy Scouts, assisted by the Fox Patrol of Boy Scout, sold Union Jacks on behalf of the Blind Soldier's Fund. And the Boy Scouts beg to thank the Victoria Cinematograph and the Bijou Cinema Theatre for allowing them to sell flags before…