ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9250, 25 July 1912, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

NAVAL 'AND MILITARY DRAMA AT

FILLERS'

'■ ■' The change ■o." programme which takes •. place fo-ni'glit, at lie popular picture huiu-u . . Aviil, tuvt'ui soniu, eleven of ihc latest uiuniphrof xinciratogrupll art. The naval ■'.Vlrama^ts:entitled "Liuucxu, Daunt; ami . the"i'lnp's mascot." Tins i« undoubtedly one i of.(lie finest'pictures that the Ji. ami I.'. Company lmVc produced. The scenes nre Suitl iii '.tho'. tic:igliboiirhoocl of Algieis, when ;;. Lieutenant Daring gors ashore, accompanied ■ by Jniiitfc, a' little black bov, who is called

uio -ship's mascot. In their peregrination 'Vi.umtli - two have many ad- ; vonluresoia minor clmact'r. and see mauv

■strange sips. Ultima!.'!.'- they sciiio in a cafiyUlnfe with utter disreji.nl for danger in any shape lie, the Lieutenan.. di-. plays a welJ-HlWd pocket-book when paying the bill. This inuu'ws the cupidity of a band of idl-favoured' brigands, whose hoadquarlcrs !*nv.''at tlie-cai'e The picture, which is very

interesting, ; i'.cav becomes intensely exciting ■ and CGiitmw.; w> right to the end, "War's ■:;■! llaYO(i' ! ;is:it Kalem military 'drama. Capt. . :iFnulknei', who lias only just been married. •is ordered up to the "fighting-line of the .Confederates. . Word is received that 'the • Federals mirt: advancing by rail. Mrs . Faulkner u-ab!e to scctirt a locomotive and -,forces il&ulrivur to advance to meet the ;renoiiiy's(!arnioiiral train, at full speed. A :.'<lftad!y. : collisidn occurs, but the brave •;■• wonian- and the engineer jump into the .-■ water, about thirty feet below, thus saving .their lives.'"Paying the Price" is a grand v.liubi.ir production showing how the horse .: ; thief; "pays' the price" for his mis-deeds. ■: "The; Lesser Evil," the fourth drama on , the list. is'a beautiful A.B. masterpiece. .;• '*A-rcllilHtld"'Chubbs ami the Widow/land ""The First Woman Jury of America" arc '.•■U-p^vcry''interesting uud -amusing long ■ comedies.-"The Fivo Sen-res" is a Vita-,-sraph-:Comedy, featuring the comical Mr :,Marshall Wilder. "The Funeral of the late ,: King .'Frederick of Denmark" shows the last ■honours.; paid by the grief-stricken nation ■i to: their! late King. Th ft latest "Pathe s IjOiidon.Gii7.clte," also "The Vallev of the Danube.. iihould prove items of real genuine interest.

'•THE RIGHTS OE YOUTH." AT HAYWAUD'S.

i 'ANOTHER NORDISK STAR,

...The Nordisk Company is now quite fain- : wis as producers of photo-plays of an elaborate and ambitious character. To-night, .., at Hajt.ward's, who have secured exclusive ■ New: Zealand rights, another of their bi<> I s successes-in "The Rights of. Youth," or ;■ "A-iWoinan's Weakness," will be presented. • .Ai Christchurch exchange referred thereto in , the followihg very eulogistic terms: "For • dramatic- strength, powerful acting, and :,i!. beautiful scenic backgrounds, we can safely , ■ assert that-this wonderfully fine photo-play ; ■■ is' quite one of the greatest productions t'o ,•' -date. TJic' story is one of intense human ;• interests and touches deep emotional chords, > ■ and! ■ pulsates ■" with life." Another press . opinion, -from Auckland, states: " "The Youth' is a Nordisk feature film of exceptional attractiveness. It is photo- ■• graphically perfect, and is naturally and .; decisively actocl. It contains a delightful /• .'-lovo'story, showing how youth triumphs in the end. -.- The play contains some brilliant • scenic .'effects, including a great limiting a "brilliant hunt club dinner, and a ■ most exciting fire rescue. Tho environment . 'of tho'nplofc'-'is laid amid exceedingly pleas- .. ant. and pretty surroundings." e The star film will be very strongly sup- '•■ . ported; Max Lintlcr, the inimitable Paris-..'■iah-'icomedian, will reappear in "The Coni■;■ jurer's Triumph." It is hardly necessary to .- that. "Tes, Schoolm'arm of Stone ; .Gulch,''/.'idJa typically Western American > ;:>subject-.»i/.Thq fact that it boars the Kalom trademark • is a strong recommendation. -■••.•Vaudeville-'will be represented by "The

:> clever artists. Scenic lovers • -'wilL hiivo'picturesque viows of Saldersdale (Norway)-shown them. A trio of comics . will.include a *Yitagrapb one, "The Five .•■ Sonscs.";;-« The latest Australian Gazette t will -filso.-bo screened. Cimino's Lyric Ori ■■ chestra -will play soino twenty selections, ''.■■spiritedly;*.aud tunefully. Such a liberal i-■ i-bill-oMard'should result in extensive patronage,. /■ 1 .:■>"»!.• RICKARDS'VAUDEVILLE. Lovers of the bright and breezy form of ' ' entertainment were treated to a first-class

•" show 1 of the kind an the Opera House last : wening, when Harry Rickards' new vaudei - ville>! company made their appearance. _ The .. bright-, particular star of the constellation is Rinaklo, billed as "The Wandering Violini' ; ist.'.';/ Attired in the picturesque dress of the "' ''ltalian vagabond, he provides a surprise—ulmost- a.revelation—when ho commences to .'"•■■'..ilayJ lie,;throws his whole being into the •;execution,.;and his accomplishment is that of the truci artist in whom the temperament : lies near the surface. His rendering of

' :tho--."Poct''- and Peasant" was a speaking • achievement, and created a furore of applause.- In return he gave a composition of i his own,- suggesting the homeward pro- '•■ Hress of -a: midnight- reveller. Mr Will II Fox made a very favourable impression with his' undeniable originalities of monologue ■■ and:■ ipiano'.- sketches. The Tcstros performed'some novel and thrilling juggling ■feats, and Walker and Sluirm provided an .-'. irresistable turn in their eccentric racquet ; juggling.:. .Ronald George showed himself a versatile performer on a variety of bfearre ■ instruments. Melrose and Menzies. Maud : Granby and Gus Blake, gave of their best in comic ilbms; song and dance features were . ' supplied: .by- the Bright sisters, and Miss Monlo Mine, and Mr Marshall Crosbic sang in a-:baritone voice of strong quality. Alio:'gethcr tho'programme was one that caused the evening to be passed most pleasantly.