ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1605, 31 August 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

“OUR PICTURES.” TO-NIGHT! The first of the new Triangle dramatic plays will he screened at the Town Hall to-night, in “The Lamb.” How a proven coward turned hero. When America goes crazy about a moving picture —it’s time for you to see it. The speed of the story with hundreds of people and hundreds of horses; the tightness you have in your" throat when “The Lamb,” all by himself, makes a stolen quick-firing gun spit hellfire and death at a howling mob —all these help. But when lovely Seena Owen crawls up into Douglas Fairbank's arms —and smiles- —well, you are so glad you went that you go again, and take your friends. The supporting pictures are of the usual high standard, and include dramatic, comic, topical and scenic items. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. Another stupendous week-end programme has been arranged for Friday and Saturday, featuring as a special attraction a 5,000 ft. com-edy-drama, “Marrying Money,” with Clara Kimball Young in the leading role. Theodore Vandeveer and .lames Sweeney are two young lawyers without clients. Things are going badly with them, and when they arc at the lowest ebb, Theodore Vandeveer gets a notice that he is one of the heirs to his rich uncle’s estate. Theodore .Vandeveer is not the only heir. He has a rich cousin Archie, who is also named as an heir. Though the will was a great disappointment, Theodore and Sweeney are far from being discouraged. They pay their creditors and find that they still have 700 dollars left. They determine, then, to go to Rockville, a fashionable resort. They arrive at Rockville and apply for rooms at (he hotel. They find that a magnificent suite has alrcday been engaged by Cousin Archie and his mother, who have not yet arrived. The hotel clerk, believing that Theodore is to be in Archie’s party, gives Theodore and Sweeney part of the suite. This fact causes everybody in Rockville to believe that Theodore is rich, and therefore the ambitious mothers of the pretty girls at Rockville consider him a great catch. Among the girls at the hotel is Mildred Niles. She is the daughter of a man known in all the papers as “The King of Wall Street.” He is reputed to be worth a fabulous sum. As it happens, Mildred and Theodore are immediately drawn to each other, and Mrs Niles looks with favour on Theodore, thinking him rich. Meanwhile “The King of Wall Street” is engaged in some disastrous speculation in New York. Another suitor of Mildred’s is a Count whom Mildred’s mother also likes because of his title. He, of course, is principally interested in Mildred's money, but Mildred does not care for him. Sweeney, when he sees how matters stand between Theodore and Mildred, urges Theodore to elope with her before she finds out that he is penniless, Sweeney is in a particular hurry as his cash is fast dwindling. Matters go from bad to worse in Wall Street with Mr Niles, and finally he loses every cent. He comes to Rockville to break the news to Ids wife. She is prostrated. By this time Mildred and Theodore have become engaged, each one thinking the other rich. When Mrs Niles hears of her husband’s failure she insists on Mildred eloping with Theodore before the news is made public. Meanwhile Sweeney gives Theodore the few remaining dollars and tells him he must elope or go broke. So it happens that Mildred and Theodore elope in Mr Niles’ car, each having a false impression of the other. The remainder of the picture story is comical to the extreme, situations becoming very awkward for both parties, and {he end is as good as ope could wish.