ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1364, 20 February 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ROYAL PICTURES. As usual, the main attraction at the Royal to-night will be Lucille Love, but in addition to this a full programme of a very high class will be screened. ’‘Jobannah the Barbarian” is one of the Vitagraph Company’s feature films, and shows the struggles of a keen business woman. Nothing has excelled this fine story of an uncouth woman’s development into a lovable creature of sympathy and fine sentiment. Other films are : "Bignoro’s Suspicious Spouse,” comic ; ‘The Counterfeiter’s Plot, ” drama; ‘‘Topical Budget” ; "Question and Answer Man,” comic; ‘‘The Power of Woman,” drama ; ‘‘Qualifying for Lena,” copiic.

MUNICIPAL PICTURES. Patrons of the above will see a really first-class programme this evening. The-star drama, ‘‘The Weakling,” is a very powerful romance. The plot concerns Nancy, the daughter of Judge Berry, who is devoting her time to the education of illiterate mountaineers. She is a physically brave girl, and also possesses a high moral courage. Lilt Largin, ‘‘The Weakling,” like the other men of the mountains, is in love with the lady teacher, Litt’s brother, Dave, is forceful in his manner of showing it. Litt, on the other hand, shows a strong streak of cowardice in many of the stirring events which occur, but he has au intensely interesting personality. The audience will wait breathlessly for the denouement. The other items of this programme will be: ‘‘They Bought a Boat,” comic ; “Treasure Trove,” romance ; “Topical Budget,” war topical; “A Sentimental Burglar,” comic; “Jack Sprat, ’Bus Conductor,” comic ; “Wireless from the War, No. 10,” caricatures; "A Coat's Tail,” Keystone comic; “Scenes in the Belgian Capital,’’ special war topical.

The programme lor Monday evening promises to be one of the finest productions ever presented to a Foxton audience. The great love tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra is well known to many, and needs no recapitulation, but the gorgeous setting of this modern miracle of picture art is admitted by one and all to be the greatest cinematograph play ever produced. On other occasions picture patrons in this town have witnessed this story in an abbreviated form, but have never yet seen it in its magnificence as they will see it on Monday night. In connection with this great historical drama, one cannot help remembering the words of the poet Goldsmith, viz : “When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, What charm can soothe her melancholy : What art can wash her guilt away ?’’