ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1605, 2 September 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

“OUR PICTURES.”

TO-NIGHT! The current programme at the Town Hall is an exceptionally good one, and the reappearance of the popular and charming actress, Clara Kimball Young, in the 5,000 feet comedy-drama, “ Marrying Money,” was greatly appreciated by a good muster last night. Theodore Vandevecr and James Sweeney are young lawyers without clients. Things are going badly with them, and when they are at the lowest ebb, Theodore Vandevecr gets a notice that he is one of the heirs to bis rich uncle’s estate. Theodore is not the only heir. He has a rich cousin Archie, who is -also named as an heir. Theodore and Sweeney have a vacation at a fashionable seaside resort, and among the pretty 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 he 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 speculations in New York. -A bother suitor of Mildred’s is a Count whom Mildred’s mother also likes because of his title. , He, of course, is principally interested in Mildreds monej, hut Mildred does not care for him. Sweeney, when he sees how malleis 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 had to worse in" Wall Street with Mr Niles, and finally he loses every cent. He comes to Rockville to break the news to his wife. She is prostrated. By Ibis 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 Nile’s car, each having a false impression of the other. After the\ have gone, Archie Vandevecr, Theodore’s rich cousin, and his motlici arrive, and, hearing about Theodore having lived in their suite at the hotel, charge him with being an imposter. Immediately both Airs Niles and Sweeney try to-catch the elopers to prevent the marriage. They do not succeed, however, and Mildred and Theodore are married. By this time Theodore has no money, and he confesses to Alildred, and she confesses to him. They are in a quandary as to how they vill be aide to live, when the rich uncle’s lawyer arrives and tells, Theodore (hat there is a secret codicil to the will saying that in the event of Theodore marrying he should receive one million dollars) but this fact was to be a secret Until after (he marriage, so that no woman would marry Theodore for his monev.

MONDAY. On Monday, the Vitagraph Company will present Anita Stewart and Earle Williams in the collosus of modern railway dramas, “The dagger naught,” the greatest achievement in modern moving photoplay. “The Juggernaut,” as it is entitled, does not deal with the terrible sacrificial car of the Hindu, but with its powerful and oftimes equally dreadful counterpart of modern and civilised days —the gigantic railway combines of U.S.A. Of course, not all railway corporations are unscrupulous and inspired by the bloodlust for big dividends, but there is no doubt that many of the private-ly-owned railways of the I nited States are a disgrace and a deathtrap. It is against such a corporation that John Ballard, the district attorney, fights with all the powers he possesses, and succeeds, but not before the most awful catastrophe had happened to the New York express, upon which the daughter of the President of the combine was travelling. The inspector had vainly warned the author!)ies that a trestle bridge was in a most dangerous condition, but owing to the expense the necessary repairs were delayed. However, fate takes a hand, and the huge cypress with its hundreds of human lives dashes headlong through the weak trestle bridge into the water below. It is said that never before has such a terrific scene been achieved in motion pictures. The picture is full of strong dramatic situations, and the acting is of a very high order. There is a very strong’ supporting programme.