ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1052, 4 June 1912, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

PICTURE SHOW

VANITY FAIR !

Coming to Foxtou for to-morrow night, a great star drama by the Vitagraph Co., 3150 feet long, representing Thackeray’s great work, “Vanity Fair.” The salient features of the novel are clearly brought out, the characterisation, due of course to the actors and actresses, is excellent. Becky Sharp as portrayed by Miss Helen Gardner, is indeed admirable. Another splendid drama is “ A Flash in the Night.” Kate, whose sweetheart is an engineer, suggests the telegraph code for signal purposes and at night puts the plan into operation by signalling with a light from her window as Tom on his engine rushes by. Then the story shows how the code is used later on for a very different purpose, and provides a most thrilling story all through. A vo-v pretty him is a natural

In>lory subject, “Baby Animals.” ‘'i'oiuiiiy becomes a Toreador.” is a most original comic—au uucle leaves all his money to his niece on condition that she marries a toreador ; so she puts an advertisement in the paper which meets the eye of Tommy, a butcher boy, and his doings make a really laughable story. Another good comic is the “ Dude Cowboy,” this F described as an excellent piece of inn. Rose tells her lover, Dick, that she will only marry a city man, so the cowboy determines to become a city man, and in the end she prefers her cowboy lover. A lull list of films is published elsewhere. Do uot miss this opportunity ot seeing the famous three reel story of “Vanity Fair,” ninety minutes run,