ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 429, 7 August 1915, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

HAYWARD’S PICTURES, NAPIER

The programme to be screened at the Empire Theatre, Napier, to-night, will provide a treat for those who love the “movies.” It contains, among other attractions, an excellent series of Dudley Buxton’s cartoons. The “star” picture. “A Question of Courage” is a thrilling story. A soldier s widow and her three sons comprise a happy family. Thu mother bravely decides to give her three sons to her country, (in the first list she sees the names of her two eldest sons as having died in action. Her grief takes possession of her. She seeks out her youngest son, and tells him if he continues any i’ui ther she will shoot herself. At last she prevails upon him to desert. He is arrested and tried for cowardice. He refuses to give the reason for his desertion. At this point in tbi' trial his mother breaks in and tells her story, hut the law of the country aliens no excuses. He is orderd to be shot. The General who is present at tlie trial, feeling that the man is a brave man. interests himself on tin’ lad’s behalf and ho is given a chance to prove his valour. How he does it is most realistic and beautiful. There arc man.v other films, none being without interest.

PRINCESS THEATRE, HASTINGS. An exciting, as well as charming. “Nordisk” drama, entitled “The Candle and the Meth" is the leading feature sot (Jown <!H to-night's programme at the Prims'ss Theatre. This powerful story coDcerns the lives of several people w ho came into the little world of John Raymond, a convict who became a clergyman. His redemption was destined to be the redemption of others. The photography is said to be wonderfully perfect and the a( ting extraordinary clever. Some episodes in art actor's life, eaii'ir.g cyclonic laughter, is depicted in a spirited Keystone farce comedy, entitled “Peanuis and Bldlets.’' “I’iie Nainele-s Eear" is a thrilling Lubin drama, whilst tno irresistibly I’miiiy comedies are depicted in “The Conjurer'.-, Assistant.” and “Too .Mitch Bur’dar.” The Australian Gazette, wliieli is aluays a pleasing feature of the programme at this tlieativ. will contain nous and tar-toon-s of the momet’.l.

KING'S THEATRE, HASTINGS. Tli<' story of a man’s ambiii.m, a big Lubin star drama, is the .main attraction tit tlie King's Theatre to-night. The picture i> entitled “The Attorney for the u. t m; .“ and should justice (:>me bti.iie ambition is the point t(> be decid 'd in this thrilling drama. A young lawyer know ing of a murderer's guilt, succeeds in obtaining his acquittal. The murderer afterwards nearly brings tibout the death of tin l lawyer's fiancee, it is the most powerful Lubin drama yet presented. Other splendii items on the programme are a sparkling Thanhous.'r comedy “His Sister's Kiddies.” a pathetic Edison drama. “The Portrait in inc Aiti'-.” and a Vitagraph farce-eomeily “The Ageless Sex.” “The Sait Industry” is tin educational iilm of merit. A number of exceptionally good subjects will be shim n in the' lates t “European Gazette.” The King’s orchestra wdl render one of their delight ful programmes of music during the screening of the various subjects.