ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1645, 2 December 1916, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

“OUR PICTURES.” TO-NIGHT. “THE DRAGON.” The programme for the entertainment at the Town Hall this evening is a very attractive one, and is headed by the World-Equit-able live-part drama, “The Dragon,” a picture which has enjoyed wide popularity in the principal centres. The story of; “The Dragon” is rather off the beaten track of photoplay subjects, but it gives the producer a chance to screen some very line scenes of New York, its residences and business places, and the manneu- in which the interior of many of the business bouses of the metropolis is transferred to the screen is generally deserving of praise. The narrative is of an elevating and sound moral nature, and will be found to contain a theme of such a nature as will ap- ■ peal to the popular taste, 'fife rest of the programme is made up of films of good variety, a full list of which will he found set out in the advertisement.

MONDAY. Monday's change oi! programme is headed by a La sky-Para mount feature, “The Girl of the Golden West.” The Auckland Star says of this production : —“The qualities that made it sueh a .striking success on the stage, both a.s a drama and as an opera, lend themselves very readily to successful production on the screen. With a setting cast in the ‘Wild West,’ it was to be expected that the picture would make the most of (he opportunities for impressive revolver-shooting 1 displays and remarkably good horsemanship, but neither of these things is overdone. The hero, a splendid character, very ably portrayed by House Peters, is a ‘road agent,’ and a, figure of the American virile type, whose appeal to picture-lovers is usually irresistible. ‘The GiiT is a. charming young woman, who is employed in a frontier saloon of the most lawless sort, hut who preserves her charming qualities in spile of the riotous living of those a,bout her. Eventually her simple faith and love converts the outlaw from Ids badness, and the story ends ■with a satisfying pairing-off. The bill also includes one of (he ludicrously funny “.Mutt and Jeff” cartoon pictures, showing their adventure with a German submarine. A lively comedy, called ‘A Keyboard Strategy,” and one of the latest ‘Gazettes’ are also shown.”