ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10111, 19 October 1917, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ROSY. "CLOVER'S REBEIJLION." "American,heiress arrested for murder of a tipwi suitor," "Held prisoner until her livai admit* crime." These are. the two ■ ;aatliny headlines which make their appear,uce in the dailies after the death of Count ."•'oris, the worthless aristocratic suitor 1 of .-VtUta Stewart :ad the heroine ot\ "Clover--Tfaa is a pjirfieulaxly clean lid h'lee 'storv, arid is being shown with "The, secret ol the Kumbaiine" and a. Rex Beach Travelogue (well worth seeing}. At tlie afternoon sessions, Charlie Clifaphu «i "The Rink" is shown in addition. PALACE. A CAPITAL SHOW. There is a naturalness and charm about 'Sowers and Reapers" that is all too rare -l modern productions. Much..of tins result is .i-.iicrht about," not only by the excellence .->( the storv, but 'by-the acting of the pnn:ipds. None, of the work seems to be iiCtmjj. The hnrtrayals are clean cut, forceful, artistic, an.l always perfectly natural, tris fibiitg panioulurly true o( Miss Emmy Vi'ehlen. * As' usiuil with Xtyt-ro .productions, tie play is .lavishly mounted, bcauli•id..aml effective scenes hemp; used to the A-catest advahta/re. 'Everybody, even tlic in'oit melancholy, ; will find their eyes wet with' hopeless laughter when thev come \ipdn'CWlie Chaplin'in "The Rink," iho last, a'nj best* of "ijjis! Mutual ■Chaplin comedies, Ho Y.aa a splendid supponinsr company lominiscpnt of his old hey'sumo days, and ih.; fiui is iijirbjirious. THE IRRESISTIBLE.' - . A novelty entertainment- is b«-in;r prototed bv a number of talented young ladies i W effort 'to'raise, funds.for the All Saints liuldren's Home,, and will take place m the Opera. House On , Wednesday.next. For some lime, past the Irresistible* have been re hearsinn tho performance, and it is hoped th'a,t'. thev will be greeted with a packet! houSe. Iho l>ox plan is now open at .Mr (ijidrcw Miliars and is being steaddy filled.