ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1607, 7 September 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

“OU.B PICTURES.”

TO-NIGHT!

Another Metro star picture, “The Heart of a. Painted Woman,” will figure as the principal attraction at the Town Hall to-night and tomorrow. The story tells of how Selma, daughter of poor ]fcirents, leaves her Lome in Pennsylvania to go to New York to take up her career as a singer. Unsuccessful, she abandons singing and secures a position as model in the studio of a rich artist. After a few sittings, inode! and master become infatuated, and before the first painting is finished Selma succumbs to his wiles and becomes his paramour. Later, Selma is abandoned, and the artist becomes the husband of a prominent heiress. Desperate and discouraged, Selma sinks lower and lower in the human scale, and at an entertainment she meets Young Spendthrift. Enthusiastic over Selma’s rare beauty, her latest admirer suggests a game of cards, the slakes to he Selma herself, the winner, to accompany her to her home. Disgusted at (he affair, Selma flees, hut is followed by Young Spendthrift, the winner. Spendthrift' offers Selma large sums of money, but to no avail. Selma lectures Spendthrift, tells him that if she had his oppoi'tunities in life* she would have accomplished things, instead of being the “sort of woman she was.” Struck with an inspiration, Spendthrift decided to give her a chance, and presents her with one hundred thousand dollars. Later, Wealth, father-in-law of Selma’s former lover, covets the fortune of Spendthrift, and uses the artist to bring about his ruin. By means of underhand methods, Wealth gains his end. Spendthrift is ruined. Selma, in the meantime, has devoted her money and time to creating a hospital for 'the care of abandoned children. Visiting among the poor families lakes much of her time. Spendthrift, learning that (lie artist was responsible for his downfall, as well as Selma’s plots revenge, and with this end in view invites all his friends to see him bury his past life. Artist comes to the affair with Spendthrift, becomes intoxicated, and at the end the two lie down to sleep off the stupor. Wealth then appeal's, tirades against Artist’s inactions and the treatment liy him of his (Wealth’s) daughter; while Spendthrift, in the throes of a drug passion— See the rest of this magnificent allegory in “Te Heart of a Fainted Woman.” SATURDAY. An exceptionally good programme ■has been arranged for Saturday afternoon and evening, in a 5,000 ft World Film production, “The Little Mademoiselle." Lilt Brevel, a. charming little French girl, goes to New York from France to make her home with her. uncle, Henry Breva 1, a wealthy automobile manufacturer. Her uncle decides to open a Boston office, and starts lor that, city, taking his family with him. In the party to make the Journey is Etienne, sou of Henry, who, the elder Bveval is determined, shall marry his niece. Eetinne, unknown to Ids parents, bus other matrimonial ideas, and is in love with Gahrielle D’Ornay, with whom his parents are not acquainted. Soon after leaving New York Uncle- Henry and his son go forward into the smoker and Mrs Breval and her maid fall asleep in the Pullman, '('he train stops at a country village, and Lili, who is out on the platform, sees several children playing nearby. The French girl leaves the'observation platform to play with the children and crosses the tracks to reach them. A second train passes between her and the one on which she was riding, and while she is thus cut off the first train [mils out, leaving her In the middle of the (racks. As she stands there, bewildered, she is startled by the approach of two tramps. Lili runs and (he men follow. To escape her pursuers the now thoroughly seared girl lakes to the open country, and finally reaches a small village. Space will not permit the whole of the story to be related here, but. magnificent, photoplay constitute one of the finest drama tie pictures yet screened at the popular picture theatre.