ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1614, 23 September 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

“OUR PICTURES.”

A program life of exceptional merit was screened at the Town Hall last night, featuring as a special attraction a 5,000 ft. Metro production, “The Bridge, or the Bigger Alan.” The subject vividly illustrates social life, and shows how serious trouble between an employer and his men was overcome. John Stoddart secures the contract for the construction of a gigantic iron bridge, but the men demand an increase in wages, which the directors are reluctant to concede. The employers are agitated by an individual named Luvinsky, and fearing a serious disturbance, the militia is called out. However, Stoddart proves himself a man whose welfare is in common with his employees, and a reconciliation is brought about. In order to bring about this settlement, Stoddart is forced'to forego his attentions to his fiancee, but ultimately they are united in the happy bonds. Henry Kolker in 1 til Is the role of the contractor, and his talented actingcon tributes in no mean measure to the success of the Him. This subject is ably supported by scenic, comedy and topical items, and will be repealed to-night. MONDAY AND TUESADY. On Monday and Tuesday the management will take great pleasure in presenting a 4,000 ft. star comedy, “The Goose Girl,” featuring the irresislable Marguerite (Hark. Marguerite Clark achieves a brilliant success in this charming play, investing the role of “The Goose Girl” with all the fascination of her own personality: Air .McGrath's story is this; Count d’Alcone, Chancellor of the Grand Duke of Alalavia, at the death of his secret wife, fakes charge of his lif tie child, determining to follow out his wife’s request that she be made “a great lady.” He therefore pays a Gypsy to abduct the infant daughter of the Grand Duke. Fifteen years later d’Alcone, who has sworn to (he Duke that he will eventually find the child, produces the Princess in the person of his own child, now grown to early womanhood. As proof he shows the baby clothes and the locket of the real Princess, which the Gypsy had given him at the time of the abduction. Quite deceived by the evidence, the Grand Duke adopts the Chancellor’s daughter as his own. Aleantime the real Princess has become a goose girl. About this time the young King of Cornelia, who is being urged to facilitate some Slate-matter by marrying the daughter of the Grand Duke of Alalavia, takes it upon himself to refuse the irksome matrimonial venture, and sets out upon (he road as a knight of the highway. As a vintner he (ravels naturally in the direction of the goose girl, with whom he falls in love. The supposed daughter of the Grand Duke meanwhile has become very interested in the young American Consul to Alalavia. Eventually, of course, the real princess is discovered, and the Chancellor is exposed, but pardoned on condition that he will leave the country immediately. This leaves the Chancellor’s daughter free to marry the young American, and the Prince is finally persuaded to wed the real Princess, who, he finds, is none other than the Goose Girl. Additional features included in the programme are: “Back to the Primitive,” a rousing Vita graph comedy; “Lizards,” a charming nature study; the latest “Pathe Gazette,” filled with news from the world over.