ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1353, 28 January 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ROY AT v PICTURES

“The Race for Rubies,’’ an exploit of the great detective Nat. Pinkerton, will be shown at the Royal to-night. It shows how jewel thieves gain possession of a valuable ruby necklace cheating the jeweller by a daring ruse. Nat Pinkerton is commissioned to capture the thieves, and when pursuing his investigations he receives a mysterious letter advising him that the gang are going to Naples on an evening train. Nat determines to follow up the clue, and, missing the train, lollows by motor car until he is able to get aboard at a wayside station. Mexedo, the leader of the thieves, recognises Pinkerton, and sends a code wire to his confederates at Naples asking them ‘ ■ uop the train before it reaches ihat city. By greasing the rails in a tunnel, and starting a fire the thieves hold up the express and during the confusion that follows Mexedo and his confederates escape. Battled for the time being Pinkerton takes up his quarters at Naples, and the picture shows how he eventually rims the gang to earth.

MISS FLORENCE YOUNG, Miss Florence Young, the gifted Australian lyric actress, has, after a long association with the Royal Comic and other companies under the Williamson banner, got together a compact company of her own, and, touring under the direction ot Messrs Stephenson and Finley, will appear at the Town Hall, Foxton, on Saturday evening, February 6th. It is, perhaps, unnecessary to stale that no greater favourite than Miss Young has ever appeared in Australia. Her remarkable versatility has undoubtedly done much to create this lasting popularity, Miss Young’s successes in opera, tragedy, musical comedy and pantomime being well known. But it remained lor her appearance in “The Climax,’’ which the company will produce in Foxton, to form a crowning triumph to her career. “The Chmax” is a musical play in three acts by Eddward Locke, in which Miss Young has 0 part in wherein she sings several songs with great success. Associated with M’ss Young are several favourites, including Messrs Reg. Roberts, Claude Bantuck and Edmund Sherras, and they also have congenial roles. The box plan will be opened at the Town Clerk's Office on Saturday January 30. The local season being strictly limited to one night n big house is assured, and intending patrons would be well advised in book early.