ROYAL PICTURES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2190, 16 October 1920, Page 3

ROYAL PICTURES.

The wife of an artist, returning after a prolonged absence, might lie pardoned for being at least a little terse, on discovering a new model, with an unknown baby, installed in her home. Nevertheless the recriminations hurled at her husband were altogether undeserved, as the only guilt that, existed was in the distorted mind of an angry wife. As the little waif with the mothering heart, Anita Stewart is given great opportunities in “Human Desire,’' her latest. First National feature screening at the Royal to-night. On Monday night the William Fox' super-feature “The Jungle Trail,' will be screened. The hero of Ibis store goes to Africa to shoot big' game and is followed there by native agents of Ids rival in love. These agents underlake to lose, him in the jangle and bribe the natives, from whom he escapes alter a battle, finding his way thence, aft<-r many ■vicissitudes, to the strange city. Here he is. seized as an infidel. and sentenced to be burned at the stake. Iml pulls up the posts to which he is i ound and tliereaflei;. until he c vert urns the great statue of an idol, is worshipped as a god ,f strength. The picture is said to be strong in •■••am,antic intcest and to inc'udc several ‘William Fa.mum i-ami to hand lights, h firs; class comedy will also he shown. Prices .1/7 and 1/1, children half price.