ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1104, 3 June 1913, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE EOEEIES,

To-night at the Coronation Town Hall the above original band of merrymakers will play a farewell performance in Foxton. The Follies have gained a great reputation through New Zealand, and their name is a household word in the Dominion by reason of their original comedy and fascinating part singing. To-night's programme will include a number of latest American ragtime novelties. “The Hypnotising Man,” and “Burglar Rag” being specially featured, while lovers of good music will not be forgotten by the company’s cultured vocalists. All the old favourites will present their best numbers. MisSes O’Keefe, Edgar, Eussanne, Messrs O’Keefe, Black, Steyne constitute the company. Popular prices will be charged.

CORONATION PICTURES.

The management has secured a very special film for Wednesday night, “The Stranding of the Tyser liner, Indrabarab.” It gives one just as good an idea of how the steamer is placed as if one were on the spot. Photographically, the picture could not be surpassed. It gives views rf the Indrabarah from all positions. It shows the sandy tussocky hills which fringe the sea coast, and one can form a very good idea of how far the steamer is away. The waves are seen rebounding off the broad iron side, and yet through it all the big steamer seemed to be lying quite peacefully with smoke rising lazily from the funnel. The gallant Adock, who saved two lives, is also shown, though he only casts a disgusted look at the camera then goes on with his business. The big film on this programme is, “The Stolen Treaty,”a Nordisk feature drama 3,16511. long. In view of the fact that it is better than “The Black Chancellor,” by the same company, the success of this, fine production is already assured. There is the same dominant personality evidenced, for the plot, which centres around the intrigues and maze of international life, and affords fine scope for the portrayal of suppressed passion and of the triumph of the strong will over the weak. “Between Eife and Death,” another star feature drama of 2,020 feet, is, as the title indicates full of the thrill and excitements that always exist in a terrible danger where a life actually hangs between life and death. Also included in this grand programme are other films, a scenic and industrial, and some tornados of laughter in “Suitors and Suit Cases,” “Stout and Thin, Conjurors.”

HAYWARD’S PICTURES.

The programme to be screened at Hayward’s to-morrow night is a real top notcher, and it is a hard matter to pick out any particular film for special mention, the whole of them being such an excellent lot. “The Scoop” is perhaps one of the best films of its class yet released. It shows a young society reporter of the Sun tries to have an interview with Cornelius J. Smith, the multi - millionaire. Beulah Mead climbs the wall of the fence and meets the millionaire’s son, who will not allow her to go further until she promises to kiss him, which she does. He then tells her where she will find his father, and much to her disgust she finds him swimming. Sitting on bis clothes she demands an interview, which he soon grants her. She then has to pay two kisses'to Cornelius before she can get out of the garden. It ends in an engagement. Included in the dramas is, “Fraud that Failed,” depicting a neighbour endeavouring to defraud Mrs Wren, but who reckoned without a ranger. This story is full of thrilling episodes with a happy ending. Other dramas are, “From a Western Land,” and “Captain Barnacles, Reformer,” both splendid subjects. A particularly interesting film is, “An Old Appointment,” a scenic story introducing the audience to the quaintest and most beautiful institutions in and about London devoted to the care of the old. Reduced prices are being charged: Circle is, stalls 6d, and children half-price.