King's Theatre.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 November 1912, Page 4

King's Theatre.

TWO SPJBOIAL FILMS. ■ The proprietary of tho King's I Theatre, Levin, has arranged two special films for Saturady and Monday respectively. Saturday's is to be sonsatiomal, Monday's domestic. Details are as follow:— SATURDAY'S FILM-"TOM BUTLER." Two convicts escape from prison and are fired at by the sentinel. One body is found; the other is believed to have been washed away. Miss Hamilton, an actress, is preparing '■a new part, when she receives a letter, informing 3ier that her iwsband, whom sho was the cause of sending to prison, has escaped. That

husband is Butler. Villars, a journalist, is impressed by her beauty. Miss Hamilton is introduced to Baron do Norville, who in reality is Butler. Miss Hamilton leaves the party, and a short time after the manager rushes in announcing that the actress's life has been attempted by an assassin. She recovers. Entering her bedroom she finds a bunch of flowers. Concealed in it is a message from her husband. Tfc drives tlie actress from her bed, and sho seeks to escape by tho window, and falls to the pavement. Sho

is picked up anil conveyed to an artist's studio near by. Villars finds her. Also there comes an amateur to inspect the works of art. Outside, men are working on repairs; one falls through the room, the ambulance is send for and the man removed. It is found that Miss Hamilton has disappeared. Butler and his men are seen hanging the actress by. the hands. The police pursue them, and Butler with him accomplices make a hasty retreat. Villars sends a bouquet of flowers, the messenger is tripped up, and in the confusion a narcotic is poured over the blossoms. The flowers are delivered and the narcotic takes effect. Butler and his gang carry off the actress. Villars follows Butler to an inn. where the party carrying the actress arrive. The bar is pushed back and a trap-door revealed, and the woman is taken below. Hero her husband reveals himself and informs her that she- will be walled in. Villars has seen a\\ he needs. He returns with a strong force of police. They succeed in releasing the unhappy woman. Flinging his captors from him, Butler dashes through the window, only to be killed on the pavement bolow.

MONDAY'S FTLM-"BllOKEi\ T CHAINS." A doctor who is living happily with liis wife and child is called upon to attend an actress who has sprained her ankle whilst dancing the ballet, which is shown. After she has recovered they meet in a cafe, and she asks him to call upon her, which he does. Hu becomes infatuated with the actress, and his wife, discovering, goes hack to her parents. Tlie wife earns her living by singing lor gramophone records, Jiml one (lay husband and actress are having refreshments together, when he hears his wife's voice on a gramaphone. He is much upset and decides to give up the actress, and calls in the assistance of a. friend to help patch up the breach. A dramatic finale shows husband and wife re-united.