ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2689, 31 January 1924, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

ROYAL PICTURES. In the annals of English criminal law instances are to be found of where a person has been convicted of a crime of which he or she was innocent and in some cases the conviction has carried with it the last dread penalty of the law by which the persons expiated the offence for which they were condemned to suffer. The life story of John Lee is a story of just such an incident. Lee, an innocent man, was convicted of a crime which he did not do and sentenced to capital punishment tut for some unknown reason it was impossible to hang him. See “The Man they Could not Hang," at the Royal Theatre to-night. On Friday night “High Speed" will be screened. The plot of this picture is laid around the world famous automobile races at Santa Monica, U.S.A. The author of the story, Mr Stagg, himself is a famous automobile enthusiast, and lit was killed in an automobile accident similar to the one he describes so vividly in his story. “DOWN HOME." Such pictures as “Over the Hill," “Silver Wings,” aud the “Old Homestead" have proved that what [ icture patrons want are the true-to-life stories of home. “Down Home" the big lilm screening at the Town Hall on Saturday is placed in ilie great production class simply because, like the iilins mentioned, above it reflects true-to-life characters. "Down Home" is a powerful piay of human passions and desires with the pure unswerving devolioo of a young and beautiful girl for her weak and decrepit father as the central theme. How with her aid aud tender cure and the inspiration offered by the kindly village minister he is lifted to a better and higher life, forms a story that will hold your interest from beginning to end. The liberal support guaranteed these better class pictures enables the Town Hall to screen

“Down Homo'’ at usual pi'iees, adults tkl and l/(i, children 3d and (id. On Monday next Rex Beach’s story, “The Ne’er Bo Well” will be .screened.