ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1275, 23 July 1914, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MUNICIPAL PICTURES.

The programme for Saturday evening promises to be a very good one. The star drama, “The Yellow Jack,” is one of the greatest detective dramas to date, featuring the popular screen-detec-tive, Keen. The story tells of Dr. George Lebet, who is in financial difficulties, and ruin in imminent. In desperation he arranges with a Chinese to kill a rich uncle. The Chinese forces an entrance into the uncle’s house and kills him with a weapon bearing the initials of Charles Lebet, a cousin of the doctor’s. It is shown that Charles and the uncle quarrelled and Charles is arrested. His sweetheart and his brother employ Detective Keen to investigate on his behalf. Keen inspects the scene of the crime and finds a broken piece of glass with a blood spot on it, The glass was broken and the spot left by the Chinese at the time of the murder. An analysis shows that the blood spot contains yellow fever microbes, and Keen gets upon the track of the man from East. On hearing the Chinese decline a drink on the ground that he was forbidden to drink since he had yellow fever, Keen, of course, is convinced of his guilt. The Chinese is warned that Keen is after him, and makes off with Keen in pursuit. An exciting chase ensues, bicycles, motors, horses and traps are called into requisition, but the Chinese gets away. Keen turns his attention to Dr. Lebet, whom he saw hand money to the Chinese to assist his flight. He sends in his card to the doctor, who recognises that the game is up, and commits suicide just as Keen enters the room. The doctor leaves a confession accepting the whole responsibility for the crime, and this Keen secures. The trial oi Charles is almost concluded without hope of an acquittal when Keen appears in court with the doctor’s confession, which at once clears Charles and restores him to the arms of bis faithful sweetheart. The story has a happy and very pretty ending. The other drama, “Big Bob Waits,” is a strong stirring story of the west, being an appealing play with a fine touch of humanity. “ Simple Simon’s Narrow Escape,” “Adventure ot the Actress’s Jewels,” and “Vaccinating the Village,” are all firstclass comedies, which are bound to create much laughter.