ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1231, 9 April 1914, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MUNICIPAL PICTURES

The programme for Saturday evening promises to be of more than ordinary interest. The star film “The Special Officer" of 2000 feet is both thrilling and interesting. Daddy Brown, janitar, and special officer of the Boonville Bank, with his wife and son, Tom, who is paying teller, live over the Bank. Enoch Gage, the president and Daddy have been friends since boyhood, and Tom is engaged to Grace Gage, the president’s daughter. Duncan Ross appears upon the scene with a get-rich-quick scheme under the name of the Wireless Power Company, He gets the good graces of the president, who rents him an office and introduces him to his daughter and patrons of the bank, Ross becomes a lion iu town ; the citizens fall over one another to buy the bogus stock, and Grace is fascinated by the slick city man. The stocks having all been sold, Ross prepares to make a get-away. He notifies the Board of Trade that be will give a banquet and regretfully leave in two days. Tom and Daddy both have suspicions ol Ross, and one evening Tom catches the confidence man trying to embrace Grace, who screams for help. Ross is promptly knocked insensible. Tom declares to leave the bank, but urges his father to prevent Ross from drawing the money. The old man, having possesssion of the combination of the safe, removes the money and hides it in the cashier’s desk. Next morning Ross requests his money and it is discovered that the safe is empty. An alarm is given and the citizens mob the bank. Daddy restores the money as Tom and the Post Office authorities pounce upon the confidence man for fraudulent use of the mail. Daddy is congratulated and Tom and Grace embrace for good. The other dramas are “The Song Bird of the North" and “The Last Voyage of the Sanswitts.” The former is a splendid Vitagraph Western Drama of intense and thrilling interest, while the latter is a powerful Pathe of an exciting aud sensational story of the sea. The topical films, “Topical Budget" and “ N.Z. Animated News" are full of happenings of special interest in the Dominion and Homeland. The scenic, “A Trip to Morroco,” features the very beautiful scenery for which Morocco Is so famous. The comics,, “The Bowling Match," “Chivalrous Tommy," and “Betty Bultin and the Bad Man,” are great laughter producers and will be much appreciated by one and all. The usual free matinee for children takes place on Saturday afternoon.

EASTER MONDAY. lu another column will be seen the programme for the screening on Easter Monday night, and as it has been specially selected there is no doubt but that a really firstclass show will be the result. Space will not permit ot a full description, but we can recommend it to patrons of the municipal venture as the star drama is a most powerful one.