ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1097, 15 May 1913, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE ROYAL PICTURES.

CORONATION PICTURES

The municipal picture show manage mc" : ■*!<«'.•>: give their patron.s the u. ais obtainable, and if it is. " ‘e *■:> better them it will be C.. on Saturday, •: ; -c! ■ i v ' :a-..nrger in \v elliiigtosi. i Lci'c is no 11 ecu to draw yonr attention to the plant, etc., it belongs to the people and they know all about it. "Kings of the Forest," is the chief picture for Saturday and you will not be disappointed with it. The story deals with wild animals and is laid in Africa. The hero and heroine being simple country folk, who love and marry and set up house. For seven years they are happy and a devoted couple, then arrives trouble and jealously, loss of home, a refuge in the jungle and the terrible ordeals with lions. You will be so interested in it that you will almost shout with joy at the return of their former happiness. The second principal film is entitled, "A Fire at Sea," which will show one of the most terrible and at the same time magnificiently splendid scenes ever witnessed by the human eye. Two intensely interesting films are, "Chystallisation," and "The Rice Harvest in Japan.’’ Another unique film, the first of a series to be shown is, "Studies of Nature." The comics are brimming with fun and laughter and contain much that is different, "Red-hot Courtship,” "The Lady Killer,” "On Leave,” etc.

The new picture theatre in Clyde Street, “The Royal,” will be opened ou Saturday evening, for which a special programme has been obtained. The star film is “The Money Lenders,” in which is shown Gaston de Sombreuli, who, on the strength of becoming a wealthy heir gambles heavily: He entangles himself with a money lender, Goffman, who sees his way to make a large profit. He seeks the aid of a lady, who is beautiful but unscrupulous, and manages to get her to persuade Gaston into buying on credit from a jeweller a pearl necklace. Gaston- promises to pay for it in three months’ time, and he is then persuaded to pawn it for 30,000 francs. When Goffman hears that Gaston is disinherited he is amazed. To gain his own ends he manages to get suspicion placed on the fiance of the girl, who was left wealthy, ot the theft of the pearl necklace. Claude is arrested, but later the police find that he is innocent, and the picture ends to the satisfaction of all with everything righted. The programme also includes, “Una of the Sierras,” a Vitagraphcomedydrama, which is full of interest, being one of the best yet released by this popular company. The “Australian Gazette,” depicting items of interest iu New Zealand and Australia, and several other first-class films make up a very fine programme. The box plan will be open at Mrs Hamer’s on Friday morning.