ENTERTAINMENTS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 9154, 31 May 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

HAYWARD'S PICTURES.

There was a large attendance at His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday night, when ii new programme was screened. The principal picture was "He Never Knew," a drama full of stirring sitxiation.s featuring Anita Stewart. This drama is founded on the true story of a Parisian actress who married very young. Her husband dying of fever, leaving her almost starving, compelled her to leave her child in the care of the State. The child was adopted by some wealthy people, who eventually became politically prominent. The boy was sent to college and became very clever. One night, seeing a beautiful actress, he had himself introduced to her. In a. few weeks he proposed marriage.. His adopted parents forbade tho".marriage, but he-being- of age, they could not actually prevent it. In probing into, her past, in order to find something that would turn the boy against hor. 'the■■authorities discovered that the youthful-looking and remarkably pretty actre-.-s was a married woman with a son. Eventually they traced the son —he was the youth who was madly in love with hei\ The supporting programme included "Studdy's War Studies" (ciiriciiture sketches), "Unknown Country" "(dramii), "Topical Budp'ft," . "Dolly ps ' Dptoctivr." .(draina),, and^two good comios. , .Tho wi.nif rivr>/f»;a.nune will bo sererned a.j£»i-M thi-:-, ovening.