ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1630, 28 October 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

“OI L PICT DUES.’

A programme of extraordinary merit will be screened at the Town Hail to-night, and will include the world-famous Charlie Chaplin comedy, “The Shopwalker,’’ Unlike I lie a thleie wife requires I raining to reach the tup of his form .after ,a rest, Charlie Chaplin returned to the studio following a vaem I:i.ou during which he had nothing to do hut listen to salary offers, and in good lime completed a wto-reel comedy which, when screened, showed him to he in the pink of his fun-making condition. Using; all the available material for comedy business a department store Imasts, and it is considerable, and adding; a few of his own deft strokes, Chaplin succeeded in producing a comedy that will conic up to the expectations of his host of followers, as high as those expectations arc. The slapstick comedian’s material lias great limitations, hut Chaplin can do tilings that have been done time and Lime again and still he funny while doing them. When ‘‘The Shopwalker” is shown at the various lima I res it will be found that he will gel his biggest laugh while performing on the escalator, and yet it is probable that the majority in the audience have seen comedians on escalators in many other screen comedies. The amount: of comic business he goes through on the escalator is remarkablej (he episode is highly divoiding even if the idea is now somewhat old. Those who insist on novelty will find if in certain parts of this lUnlnal-Chap-lin release. Jn this picture Chaplin has an opportunity to become “Czar of the Aisles,” in other words he accepts a job as shopwalker in a department store. The manager attempts to rob the safe, and there is much ado about the bag containing the reams of engraved paper. Just what “The Shopwalker” is all about does not make much difference, its two reels are punctuated with laughs of number and quality to suit the fans. Edna Purvianee is the most attractive of the supporting east, and the others are good. An additional feature in this programme is a 5,000 ft. Metro production, “Pennington’s Choice,” a stirring tale of the Canadian backwoods. Supporting items are: “I u the Heart of the Californian Redwoods,” “Eyes of the Army,” etc.