ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1413, 19 June 1915, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

FULLER’S PICTURES

A special feature of to.night’s programme at the Town Hall is a superior Kalem comedy romance, featuring Tom Moore and Marguerite Courtot, in “The Girl and the Explorer.” This stirring story of an explorer, who, desiring to complete the narrative ot his adventures undisturbed, slips into America on his return from South America under an assumed name. Milicent Beldon, daughter of a publisher, knows her father is desirous of securing Carlton’s story. An impulse leads her to call at Carlton’s home. There she is mistaken to be an applicaut for the position of housemaid. A spirit of adventure impels Milicent to accept the position. The rest of the story is brimful of heart beats and surprises and the end is unusually amusing. The Keystone Com pan* provide the comic clement in ” Leading Lizzie Astray.” Everyone knows that there is lots ot tun with amateur theatricals. Considering this is a burlesque on that amusement you can imagine what “Fatty” will do to the subject. Also a very interesting and semi industrial theme “Raising a Sunken Yacht.” A pathetic domestic drama by the Thanhouser Co., “My Baby’s Voice.” Matters of moment in the “Australian Gazette, No. 25.” The Lubin Company contribute a very convincing romance “Love Triumphs.” A lively and merry comedy from the Edison studio, •The Court ship of Cooks.”

TUESDAY, JUNE 22N0. An outstanding feature of Tuesday’s programme is “Caught in a Cabaret,” featuring your great favourites, Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand, Charles Chaplin plays two parts —a waiter in a sixth rate cabaret, and also passes himself off as the Prime Minister of Iceland. Mabel Normand is the foil. For halfan hour the audience is kept in a state of delirious laughter. The comedy is absorbingly interesting. Other items of interest are : A Pathe subject, “Wild Birds ol Scotland.” Another series of clever animated cartoons, “Hesanut Hunts Wild Game.” A significant drama produced by A.K.C., “Coward’s Sacrifice.” Probably the most absorbing feature of its kind—“ Food for the Dogs of War.” —This film shows the manufacture of ammunition supplied to an army. A ticklesome subject where Bunny is funny, “The Old Maid’s Baby.” A new series of animated topical cartoons, “Bully Boy.” A vital Majestic western drama, “Every Man Has His Price.” An arrogant, wealthy New Yorker is pauperising a small community. Do they submit? Well, the sheriff has a say ; but the community ask the sheriff a question. The answer is illuminating. ROYAL PICTURES. The programme at the Royal to-night will be headed b\’ a spirited Indian—Western drama of love hate and reve uge, by the Vitagraph Company, “Brandon’s Last Ride.” Briefly the story is as follows : Jim Wade is passed aside by Alice Thompson, and she marries Tom Brandon, his friend. Jim goes west and makes money. Tom Brandon remains an employee till his firm fails, leaving him with no savings. Jim offers Tom a partnership in a ranch. He accepts, leaving Alice with her father. He eventually becomes enamoured of an Indian beauty, who, finding Tom has a wife, after leading her to think very differently, hires him with “one last ride,” and then leaves him to die in a snake trap. The continuation of the story concerns Crazy Bull (an Indian chief), Jim, and Tom’s wife. Tbe conclusion is excellent. Other films are: “Trip Through the Dark Continent,” “The Upper Hand,” a story of miners and gambling. “The Chinese Fan,” “The Joke on Yellowtown,” a very happily thought out comedy, and “His Halted Career.” Also “The Trey o’ Hearts,” Monday “Romany's Revenge,” Wednesday “Tipperary.” THE ROSARY. .The famous “Within the Law” Company, which scored such a success on their last visit here will appear again in the Town Hall on Monday night, for one night only. “The Rosary” is another American drama which has met with great success in America, England and Australia. The piece is es sentially a comedy drama, written by Edward Rose, the well known American dramatist, who also wrote “The Prisoner of Zenda,” “The Adventures of Lady Ursua,” etc. “The Rosary” will be played by the full strength of the company, and the outstanding character is easily that of Father

Kelly who dominates all the important situations. Mr Lionel Walsh, who will be remembered as “Joe Garson” in “Within the Law” will be seen as “Father Kelly” in the present production ; and Miss Hilda scored such a triumph in “WCTin the Law” will be seen as Vera and Alice, the twin sisters in “The Rosary” round the whole story centres. The plot of “The Rosary” is simple and opens in Bruce Wilton’s country home, Wilton is a wealthy young stockbroker with an idolized young wife. In celebration of the second anniversary of their wedding he gives her a Rosary of Pearls. On the same occasion, although an atbiest, he presents a chapel to Father Kelly, his former tutor, to be called “The Chapel of The Rosary.” As time goes on Wilton finds that somebody is revealing information which affects his business affairs. In the end he suspects his wife, bis business is ruined and his wife is repudiated. But Father Kelly sets to work with the aid of commonsense and discernment, as well as faith, and is at last able to reconcile the pair, and to prove that the mischief was innocently caused by Mrs Wilton’s twin sister. The reconciliation takes place on the steps of the chapel of “The Rosary” on the day of its dedication. The b;autiful song “The Rosary” is sung oaring the action of the play and various lines are taken from it as mottoes for the several acts. The beautiful new scenery is by Mr Leslie Board, chief J. C. Williamson scenic artist. The box plan is on view at Mrs Teviotdale’s, where seats may be reserved without extra charge.