ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1591, 25 July 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

PULLER’S PICTURES

A particularly attractive programme was screened at Fuller s last night, featuring a big Lasky production, “The Governor’s Lady.” The story begins with what may be called a domestic idyll, the perfect union of two souls. Two. young people in the humblest station of life, but devoted to each other with a touching degree of tenderness, are both made rich by a lucky strike. This brings them into the world of politics and society. The husband is strong enough at first to enjoy his wealth without injury to his character, but after a while he becomes ambitious for political power. The struggle is wonderfully depicted, and in the end everything ends happily, and the audience, relieve their pent-up feelings with sighs of joy and satisfaction. The supporting items are: “Aar in the Air,” topical; “Cartoons on a, Yacht,” cartoon stories; “Gaumont Graphic,” topical.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY

The Edison Company will present a star drama featuring the sweetest girl on the screen, Miss Viola, Dana, supported by Robert Conness, Pat O’Malley, and a good cast, in “Gladiolia,” four acts of beauty and unusual interest. Mary Riderj author of Edison successes, has placed this story and Viola Dana, “Gladiolia,” in a wonderously beautiful locality, in the gladiolus country, ’midst acres on acres of that beautiful flower. The drama concerns the life of little Gladiolua, who has been loved by Ab, the farm boy, ever since they could toddle, but seeing that Ned, a city man, is able to give her riches, and, as Ab thinks, an honourable love, he stands aside and Ned marries Gladiola. In the city they are living in luxury. Then there arrives the woman who claims, and eventually proves, to be Ned Williams’ wife, from whom he ran away before meeting Gladiola. Simply to outline the story gives no hint of how Viola Dana rises to unexpected heigths in stronger scenes than any she has yet shown, in pictures against the beautiful background, the pure, simple village life, in the greatest misfortune that can befall a woman. Thei’e are a tine selection of supporting items, all of which are enumerated in the advertisement.