ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1215, 3 March 1914, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MUNICIPAL PICTURES,

The programme for to-morrow night is a most excellent one, the star film of 2,000 feet being a most attractive one (a Vitagraph), “The Prince of Evil.” This picture story tells of Prince Delamere, the leader ot smugglers, who is in need of money, and for that reason proposes to Josephine Chester, but is refused. Mrs James Rivers, her sister, loses heavily at gambling, and later determines to offset her losses by a bet with a bookmaker. She is overheard by Delamere while making the bet, and upon the horse losing, she is secretly in despair. The Prince offers financial assistance to Mrs Rivers, which she accepts, and he subsequently goes to Josephine and threatens to expose her sister’s secret if she does not become engaged to him, While Josephine is attending a ball with Richard Trent, another wooer, the Prince telephones Josephine that her sister is at his rooms, and unless she al once consents to the engagement, he will call Rivers, and so ruin Mrs Rivers’ reputation. Josephine hastens to save her sister, but finds she is nowhere to be seen. The Prince wires Trent, and upon hearing a step ascending the stairs which he thinks is Trent's, seizes Josephine in his arms in order to disgrace her in Trent’s eyes. It is, however, Detective Manners, who arrests the Prince. Josephine tells the story of the events ot the evening in her sister’s room and asks how it will all end. Rivers overhears, reproaches his wife for her distrust, and writes a cheque to Delamere for the money lent to his wife- When Trent calls the next day, Josephine, in answer to his proposal, gladly accepts him. The other items, as will be seen from the advertisement, are of an equally attractive nature, and such as should draw a good house.