ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1254, 4 June 1914, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MUNICIPAL PICTURES,

Saturday’s programme promises to be a most attractive one. The star film, “The Yellow Flame,” is a romantic story of unsurpass* able power, featuring a magnificent dream scene, the pictures of which are beautiful and thrilling. It tells how Yellow Flame, an Indian who caused the settlers much trouble in his youth, was sentenced for life to exile. In his old age he is granted parole, and visits the scenes of his youth, He goes to an Indian burial ground and, falling asleep, dreams of the doings of his youth. He is really innocent of all he is blamed for, and this is discovered after his death. The picture shows a series of thrilling attacks on the settlers, and the subsequent suppression ot the Indians. The other dramas are, “The Engineer’s Revenge,” and “The Doctor’s Secret” , the former is a stirring dramatic play of a thrilling and exciting story, while the latter is a strong story of a great medical discovery, and the attempted theft of same by a rival medico. The usual Warwick Chronicle is replete with the illustrated doings at Home. “The Crozettes” is a clever vaudeville act. “Beauties of France” is a glorious Pathe scenic. The comics, three in number, arc of the real mirthproducing order, viz., “Peggy’s Burglar,” “A Horse on Bill,” and “When the Doctors Failed.” The first is a Vitagraph comedy—which is saying a lot— the second an A.B. comic which has become very popular, while the third is an Edison laugh-maker, which shows how Mr Jameson, desirous of spending an evening with the boys, 'phones his wife that he must work. She induces him to first come home for supper. He is trapped, and locked in the library. “Doc.,” one of the number waiting, goes to investigate. Jameson throws him the key to the front door, and instructs him to enter the house and make a noise like a burglar. Mrs Jameson, hearing the supposed burglar, quickly gives Jameson the key to the library, and the latter fires a revolver and shams being shot. Mrs Jameson rushes for assistance, finds Doc., who at once offers aid- He explains that the situation is grave, and he needs assistance. The others waiting in the office are sent for, and appear with medical satchels, which are opened, after Mrs Jameson is sent from the room, revealing bottles of wine, cards, and poker chipj.