ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1389, 22 April 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

FULLER’S PICTURES.

There was a good attendance at tbe Town Hall last night, the attraction being a highly interesting romance presented by the Kalem Company, “Mystery of the Sleeping Death,” a real love story embracing a legend of India which covers thousands of years. The whole story is impressive, and the end delightful. The Keystone Company are again represented in a roaring comedy featuring Charlie Chaplin in “His New Profession.’' Other pictures of exceptional merit are ; “Preach Battleships,” “Little Mischief” (.drama), “Price of a Lie” (drama), “Summer Resort Idyll” (comedy). “THE DANCER.” On Saturday, the outstanding feature is another magnificent production by the Kalem Company, “The Dancer,” replete with exciting and stirring situations, visualising some beautiful dances. The story tells how De Forrest, a millionaire, falls madly in love with Evelyn Wade, an interpreter of classic dances. Determined to win her at all hazards, the millionaire succeeds in having Evelyn’s vaudeville contract broken. Her aged mother seriously ill, Evelyn, needing money, is in despair. Just at this time, De Forrest makes her a flattering offer to dance at a reception he is giving, Evelyn accepts and scores a triumph. She later becomes the millionaire’s wife. The social whirl goes to the dancer's head, causing her to forget her old mother. A year passes. Due to Evelyn’s jealousy, De Forrest’s love for her vanishes. Because she believes him in love with Helen Morris, an actress, Evelyn decides to return home. It is then she learns that her mother had died in dire poverty. The realisation oi what her butterfly existence had brought about fills Evelyn with remorse. A policeman patrolling the waterfront that evening finds the dancer's hat, purse, and gloves lying on the pier. Tbe Keystone Company are again to the front with a merry feature in a Keystone setting, “Killing Horace.” The fuu in this rollicking farce reeks with the contagion of laughter caused by two Irishmen loving one girl. Of course, there is a fight in it. Where there is a fight there will always be a happy Irishman. The Lubin Company

presents a beautiful two reel [ drama, embodying Alfred Tenny- , son’s poem, “Girl at the Lock.” This story is founded on the { vagaries of the artistic temperament, which clings to those who

dabble in the "poetic side of life.” Their imagination is educated 3 till the real facts of everyday ex- ; istence become obscure. It is 1 only when the emotion that controls their lives becomes stirred that their real selves burst forth.

-In this case the grief of the artist .at the death of his wife is very .real and poignant. These excellent items will be supported by a complement of topical, dramatic, and comic items. There will be a

special matinee at 2.30. Owing to the Hall being otherwise engaged, there will be no picture show on Friday. ROYAL PICTURES. “The Indian” the renowned American play, will be presented in picture lonn at the Royal tonight. To see this play acted on tbe stage would cost from two shillings to half a guinea, but Foxton patrons will be afforded an opportunity to-night to see it for the modest sum of sixpence. A special caste of artists was engaged to produce the film, no expense being spared in order to have the minutest detail true to the author's idea. To miss the picture will meau after regrets. To-night and Saturday’s matinee will be the only opportunities. On Saturday night don’t miss the “Romance of the Saw-dust Ring ” and “ The Derelict.” “WITHIN THE LAW.” Written fay Bayard Vellier “Within the Law” is generally acknowledged to be one of the best constructed of recent American dramas. In Loudon this production has succeeded better than any other previous American play. The author first wrote the drama and upon it proving an enormous success brought it out in tbe form of a novel as well, which has commanded an enormous sale. The play deals chiefly with the injustice of plutocrats, and the brutality and cruel “third degree” examinations of the New York police. The story is about Mary Turner, an exceptionally intelligent shop girl, wrongly convicted of tbe theft of a hundred dollars worth of old lace. Notwithstanding all her protestations of innocence, her wealthy employer unrelentingly presses tor a conviction, as an example to tbe other girls. “Do you call it fair to come to the court this morning and tell the judge that I ought to be sent to prison as a warning to tbe others, Mr Gilder as God is my judge you are sending me to prison for three years for something I didn’t do.” On tbe girl’s release she is driven through police interferences to become associated with a band ol New York forgers and blackmailers, and by the aid of her brainy ideas they manage to keep “Within the Law.” She is determined to have her revenge on Edward Gilder, and eventually does so by marrying bis only son Richard, on whom the father dotes. She sends for the father to the crooks headquarters, and in a dramatic scene reveals her identity. “Four years ago,” she says, “you

took away my name and gave me a number, now I have given up that number and I’ve got your name.” The succeeding acts are full of Intense interest with duels of wit and forces between the girl, her associates, the detectives and old Gilder, which sustain ttie interest right until the final curtain. There is a burglary in Edward Gilder’s home into which the burglars are led by a stool pigeon, who is killed with a shot there from a “Maxim Silencer” revolver, consequently the whole gang is arrested, and in the last act there is a remarkable scene at the police inspector’s office of the “third degree” between Joe Garson and Inspector Burke. The company will be appearing at Foxton on Tuesday next, April 27th, in tbe Town Hall, for one night only, and the box plan is on v'ew at Mrs Teviotdale’s, where seats may be reserved without extra charge.