ROYAL PICTURES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2165, 19 August 1920, Page 3

ROYAL PICTURES.

The programme screened last night Avill be repented to-night. On Friday night, the programme will be bended by a strong drama of "the East, entitled “The Alan who Turned White. The story covers a period In the life of Captain Rand, an English officer, after he has allowed himself to be dismissed from (lie service to protect from justice Captain Beverly, avlio previously saved his life in battle. Assuming the garb and outward appearance of an Aral), lie becomes known- As Ali Zaman, and finds an opportunity to avenge tho bitterness which rankles in bis heart, Avhen on a moonlight night on the desert, lie steals from Beverly the Avoman that In* loves. The woman, Ethel Lambert, discovers that her captor is a white man, and inspires in him the Avliitc man’s heritage of chivalry, Avhich causes him to release her. A restaurant in, an Arabian toAvn is the scene of their next meeting, where the hero appears in European garb, and overcomes by force a quartet of ruffians avlio attack the girl’s father. In the days that follow the romance between the pair groAvs, and Rand is about to tell the girl of bis love, Avhen Beverley appears on the scene and tries to strengthen his own cause by repeating the story of Rand’s disgrace. Rand gives Ethel a Aveek to think ever the affair, and give him her answer. In the meantime a conspiracy to kill him and to kidnap Ethel is put in motion by Ids enemies. A dancer, in love Avith Rand, is a party to the conspiracy, and helps to lure the heroine out on the desert in search of Rand, avlio has departed in the belief that she has refused ■to forgive his disgrace. Beverly repents of his action, follows them into the desert, and is killed in the battle that ensues, while the lovers are rescued by European soldiers, and left to go their happy Avay.