ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2786, 18 September 1924, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

TOM* MX AT TOWN HALL,

“Eyes of the Forest,” the Tom Mix feature which ffereens at the Town Hall on Saturday next, has that exceedingly scarce article —a new theme in motion pictures. The story, written by Shannon Fife, deals with the Forest Air Patrol of California, an organisation of army aviators whose duty it is to watch the woodland for fire and lumber thieves. Pauline Starke plays opposite Tom Mix, whilst, his famous horse Tony is also prominently cast. Saturday's comedy ‘‘Monks A La Mode,” will serve to introduce to Foxton a troupe of famous monkey comedians. The latest News and President Wilson’s funeral are also on the bill. Prices will be as usual. See “Shona the Pearl of the Tropics” dive to the sea floor in desperate pursuit of the pearl thief —watch how she gains upon him, her knife poised to strike. A sudden thrust and the knife has done its work —the pearls are safe. One scene in Annette Kellerman’s picture “Venus of the South Seas,” screening at the Town Hall on Monday next.

ROYAL PICTURES. Among the few novels of years ago which have survived the modern change in fiction taste, can be numbered Mrs Henry Woods’ “East Lynne,” which is well-known in book form, to theatre goers in the dramatised version, while it is now included in the list of super-cinema features. The famous story has been modernised and clad in new settings which greatly enhance its appeal. It comes to the Royal Theatre to-mor-row night, from a three-nights’ capacity run at Everybody’s, Palmerston N., where the silence which pervaded the Theatre during the screening was in itself indicative of the power and grip of the story. The story portrays the human passions in their basest forms, yet relieved by an inner lining of silver which discounts in some measure for the painfulness of the story. A Charlie Chaplin comedy provides a lighter touch to the programme. On Saturday might “The Girl of the Golden West” will be screened, with ai Mermaid comedy “F. 0.8.”