ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2887, 23 May 1925, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

CHILDREN’S BALL. The annual children's Plain and Fancy dress Ball under the auspices of All Saint’s Church will he held in the Town Hall on Friday the 29th May 1925. Every care has been taken to make the Ball a success, an excellent, supper being provided. Doors will be opened at 7.0 p.m. Grand March at 7.30 p.m. At 10 p.m. adults will take the lloor. An enjoyable evening' is assured to all “HONOUR AMONG MEN.” “Honour Among Men” starring Edmund Lowe heads a line programme at the Town Hall to-night. This picture is based on Richard Harding Davis novel “The King’s Jackal.” The picture is distinguished by beautiful photography, against which is imposed the Royal grandeur of a tiny kingdom, and the exciting action of revolutionists who attempt to restore an exiled king to his throne. Lowe is seen in the well remembers part of the “Jackal” whose service to the king ends when he suspects his former lord of trying to steal the affections as well as the money of a beautiful American girl of millions. Max Pep and Moritz the monkeys in “jie’s My Pal” supply tu-nights laugh with, as an extra attraction "Fordage" a remarkably complete and fascinating production showing the activities of the Ford Motor Company, together with descriptive scenes of the company's tremendous plant and the manufacture of their cars. Usual prices. On .Monday evening the programme will be headed by “Women Men Marry" a thought provoking story of men, wouieiij and matrimony. Other films are “Quick Vacation” (comedy) Masterpieces of London and Pathe gazette. Prices as usual. ROYAL PICTURES. A first. National Picture is to be the feature at the Royal Theatre to-night, entitled “The Woman on the Jury,” which was directed by Harry 0. Hoyt, from Bernard K. Burns’ stage play of the same name, tells of the story of two women and a man. Both of them have been spurned by him; one of them tries to forget; but the other takes the matter in her own hands, with disastrous effects. A feature picture unique in. its power lo make creepy sensations of horror and fascination run up and down one’s spine is scheduled for appearance at the Royal Theatre on Monday. It is a new Goldwyn melodrama, “A Blind Bargain,” founded upon a story by Barry Pain called “The Octave of Claudius,” a pseudo-scientific story of a half-mad surgeon who believed he could prove the truth of evolution by transforming man back into his early simian characteristics through transferring into his body the glands of monkeys.