ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 73, 15 August 1914, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL PK'TURES. An enircly new c-elleclion 0 f cine"'•'in W 'i ,"' scl ' e( '" wi t-liis afternoon at _..fU, at tli<! matinee, and for th» last time this evening, at eight o'clock. IVo special attractions are included, the \i.agrapb. Company presenting "TL> ."Men Pathway,'' a ailOOft drama in two parts, wit I, a most interesting p l ot , and the. A.H.- Company's "The Trap/ an exciting lr:<haii drama, Mauv other gems will be seen in a Topical ;>Hlg"t. a dehghtful scenic of 'tie Botanical Gardens in Java," and several lirst-class comedies to support the lighter side. Popular prices: Children. ■hi at matinee, and.ls and tid for even.r.g performance. Uox plan at Collier's. PATRIOTIC RIiNKFiX IN THEVfRF. ROVAL. The Kmpire Picture Company management, is now busy arranging wlwt promises to he a record bene':;, for the Patriotic Fund it, the Theatre Royal next .Monday night. Mr (.;. 11. Saunders n.itifies lis th.it all.the stfti" are giving (.he.- services free, ilie Empire Picture Company providing the Theatre Rovil!. lib graph plant, pictures, etc., free " of any charge, so that the gross receipts can be handed over to the. fund. The members of the T ew Plymouth Volunteer Fire Brigade and lie Town Rand are also giving their assistance in arranging a torchlight procession from the Red ilou-e lintel to tiie Theatre, Royal. Mv .-annder- will -be pleased to hear from any clizciis who can assist in any way to .na'-i: Monday nigh.'s benefit a huge st«-e.-s. -TDK FORITXE-IIC.Y.rF.R.*' "The Fortune-Hunter" is announce.; by the J. C. Williamson management for Friday evening next c.s the opening attraction of the season by Fred Nibla and .10-epnine L'obim and the clever company i.f comedians which lias given thiiin such brilliant support in Australia. Wincllel Smith, the antliov, is saiil to have exceeded the stage dexterity he .showed in "Brewster's .Millions." The story siirounds the fortunes of .Nat Duncan, who has had a college education, which has proved of little use to him in his business career. lie has succeeded in nothing, but eventually starts off in search of an heiress. Rut Nat meets a dunned and broken druggist, Sam (i valiant, who has a remarkably prettv daughter. lTc becomes engaged to an heiress all right, but the old druggist's daughter really holds his heart strings, lie spends all his borrowed m< uey paying the old mail's debts and setting hi«» up in a new i-tore, eventually forsaking the heiress ami marrying his real love. Then the old man comes out on iop with a great invention, so "Nat gets holh'bve and 'money after all. Mr Xiblo is said to stand out even more than in "Walling ford.'' "Officer 6150"' will be presented on Saturday night, the last night of the season. R. x plans will be opened at Collier's on Wednesday morning.