ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1325, 17 November 1914, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ROYAL PICTURES

MUNICIPAC PICTURES

The programme to be shown tomorrow night at the municipal pictures, when the nett profits are. to be given to the Belgian Relief Fund, promises to be of more than ordinary interest. The star drama, “When Iron and Steel Meet,” is a play full of powerful contrast and showing the ambitions of an Iron King who was willing to sell his daughter to a Duke. Herr Cudwig Kronitz is a king in his own works and rules with a controlling hand. He is known as the “ Man of Iron.” He has made a fortune out of the manufacture of guns, and is hard and .unscrupulous. His character is shown by various little incidents around the factory. His daughter Hilda, returning from a trip to America, meets John Smarden, a well-to-do young American, partner in some steel works. They fall in love, but Hilda does not hold out any hope, as she knows that her father has other ideas. Carl Heiner, a workman at Kronitz’s place, who has an invalid wife, has invented,a new machine gun. Heiner tells his plan to Bopps, a tool of Kronitz. Kronitz sends for Carl and offers to buy out the invention at a small price. Carl refuses, and Kronitz then gives him the choice of selling or being discharged. He refuses. He cannot get work, and he and his wife are in great distress. Half crazy with desperation he goes to the works at night, meets Bopps, and in a frenzy attempts to hurl him into one of the furnaces, but is frustrated by other workmen. When Carl is released, he finds his wife dying. He casts the dust Of the place from him and wanders forth, swearing vengeance, Kronitz having received an offer for his daughter’s hand from a duke, rejects John’s suit, but Hilda, while she will not marry John without her father’s consent, says she will be true to him. John picks up Carl fainting by the roadside, hears his story, and takes him to America to his works. There be patents Carl’s invention. Kronitz, meanwhile, with the help of Bopps and some experts, has constructed the gun, and comes to New York to interest American capital in it and make a fortune, the tables are turned when he finds the gun already patented, and is brought face to face with Carl and vanished. He gives in, and admits Carl’s right to the gun, and to save himself, gives consent to Hilda’s marriage with John Smardou. Carl, for the sake of Smardon’s friendship, forgives Kronitz and tries to forget injustice. The rest of the programme will be seen in the advertising columns, and the three extra films that have been obtained lor the occasion should be sufficient in themselves to draw a large audience. It will be seen in the advertisement that the price has been fixed at is all over the house, with an extra charge of 3d for reserving seats in the circle and stalls. We would point out to patrons that the crowning of the Queen of the Carnival will take place sharp at So’clock before the screening ol the pictures.

To-night at the Royal the programme screened last night will be repeated. The star “ The Streets of New York,” is of exceptional merit, as indeed, is the whole programme.

In order not to clash with the Belgian Relief Benefit in the Coronation Hall, the management has decided not to show tomorrow night. The programme which has arrived- for to-morrow night will be screened on Thursday night, and Thursday night’s programme will be shown on Friday night.