ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2785, 16 September 1924, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ROYAL PICTURES. Hoot Gibson’s latest production “40 Horse Hawkins” will be screened at the Royal Theatre to-morrow night. It is said to contain more laughs than any in which Hoot has appeared, for a long time. It tells the troubles of a man who is the entire staff! of a village opera house and hotel. You simply can’t miss it. Extra: “The Leather Pushers.” A rattling good comedy is also listed for to-morrow entitled “Pretty Plungers.”

An announcement of uncommon interest-to theatre goers and book readers alike is that one of the year's output of extraordinary attraction, involving lavish iilrn produeton is the latest translation of Mrs Henry Wood’s famous story of love and adventure, “East Lynne,” which has been modernised and is booked for presentation at the Royal on Friday night and Saturday's matinee. Forty millions have read the book, sixty thousand newspapers have published it and “East Lynne” has broken records wherev er screened. Do not confuse this production of' eight reels with any other him of the same title. Notice is given of the early appearance of the Rev. Frank Gorman, the wellknown singing parson from Fuller’s circuit. “DON’T. CALL IT LOVE.” “Don’t Call It Love” the leading seven reel feature at the Town Hall Cabaret td-morrow evening is the story of,, a young man who in bis quest for life tried both kinds of love the real and the unreal and of a woman whose peculiar outlook is summed up in her statements.

••Wliy should I be beautiful if not to be loved and; “No man in the world is on the level, they all skid.” The leading roles are played by Agnes Ayres, Jack Holt, Nita Naldi and Theodore Koslolf. A comedy “The Handy Man” and the latest news complete the programme. Cabaret prices. A drop from a speeding plane to the ground—a mad race for life down a log chute and au avalanche are only three of the thrills Tom Mix and Tony let loose in “Eyes of ihe Forest” at the Town Hall Saturday. , • - -i. ’ Ever since the production iinished in Nelson, IslandJiay, Wellington, and other local scenes New Zealanders have been looking forward to seeing Annelle lvellerman’s piplure “Venus of the South S ea s,”

Foxton people will have this wish gratified at the Town Hall on Monday next.