ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1601, 22 August 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

“OUR PICTURES.”

TO-NIGHT! “BRIGADIER GERARD.’ :

Rarely has a picture so much to recommend it in advance as does “Brigadier Gerard," which was screened at the Town Hall last night. Every name connected with it is so well known. Who, for instance, has not heard of Sir A. Conan Doyle, (lie mighty magician of the pen who gave the world “Sherlock Holmes,” as well as the delightful “Brigadier Gerard,” and whose stories and articles of the great war are among (tie host published? The “Exploits of Gerard’’ have stirred and amused millions in hook-form; then (mine the wonderfully successful drama, “Brigadier Gerard,” in which Julius Knight was seen a few years ago, hut which was especially suited to the great English actor, Lewis Waller, who, with his beautiful and elm ruling leading lady, Madge Titheradge, produced the play with marked success in England, America and Australia. Lewis Waller, the handsome, dashing convincing actor, who had all London at his feel, and Madge Titheradge, the daughter of the one and only George Titheradge, pi<iannt and powerful in turn, stand out as a particularly strong stage combination. On the screen one can readily imagine both the play ami the acting would gain by broader movement possible. The picture will be repeated to-night, with the usual compliment, of topical, comic and scenic items. WEDNESDAY.

To-morrow, for one night only, there will he screened at: Hu; popular picture theatre, an intense, powerful, and realisin' photoplay featuring .Madame Petrova and .leaue Lefarge, in “The Vampire.” .Jeanne is aecidenlaily injured while tonring in an automobile. In her eonvaleseenee she meets a married man who realises he ean only win her hy offering marriage. An illegal marriage eeremony is performed, and later (be man abandons Jeanne, who heroines an outeast; ami a man-haler. Reeking refuge in Murope, Jeanne meets on the steamer two men outcasts, and they all conspire against the world. Jeanne becomes notorious as a scheming and heartless woman, and Ihe epithet “Vampire” is applied to her. Sin' enmeshes a young attache of the American legation, and afler securing valuable documents from him, she finds she is in love with him. Mveuts bring all back to New York. Complications involve Jeanne with both father and son, and the young man’s lianeee. The young man breaks his engagement, declares his love for Jeanne, and his father is forced to give his consent to their marriage. A dramatic

scene is introduced when (lie I'nlher discovers (lint Jeanne is none other Mum the women he married illegally and deserted. The father accuses Jeanne of being an adventuress. She wring's from him a confession before his son that he had deceived her. The son throws eonvenlion to, the winds and decides to marry Jeanne, but he is prevented by the woman herself, who is threatened with exposure of the part she played in securing the (State document. Jeanne brings about a reconciliation between the young attache and his tianeee, realising that a happy’ marriage could never have resulted it she had married him herself while he had full knowledge of the history of her past.