ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10113, 22 October 1917, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

“THE IKIIESISTIBLES ” “The Trmsistiblos,” who are billed to; appear at the Opera House next Wednesday evening, promise the public .something quite now in the way oi ’ <>■ novelty, entertainment, and judging; by the booking at Mr Andrew Millar’s ii full house is anticipated. PALACE. | VAUDEVILLE AND PJ CTUR ES. | Borne! king in the way of a. novelty for Palmerston is being ini rod need to-night at the Palace. The management has made arrangements with ,). Fuller and Sons, Ltd., to permit, when occasion offers, sonic of their vaudeville artists io break their journey at this town, and show -for two or three nights. Tilton and West, singing comedians and patter artists, have a. long engagement on Fullers’ circuit, mid will assist to-night in the Palace programme. George Do Alma., well known throughout the music hall world as “The, Cold Banjo Boy,” is one of the finest banjo exponents over heard in the colonies. His turn comes on about- 3.25 p.m., and should lx- worth hearing - . The feature film to-night is the “Gentle Intruder,” a Mutual play starring Mary Miles Min ter in a sweet role. It. is a. story in which innocence reform* wickedness, hut. not before it- has passed through grave peril of being besmirched.

.ROSY > “TOE STOLEN PARADISE.” Ethel Clayton make? n. triumphant return to the screen in the powerful World Film drama, “Tim Stolen Paradise.” The plot is strong and ingeniously constructed, and full of interne dramatic moments. The hero (Edward Langford) loses his sight rescuing a mercenary beauty, whom ho adores. Bho cannot bo bothered with him in his state, and persuades Joan to impersonate her and marry him. Tims the Paradise is stolen, for Joan has lovml him for what seems a. lifetime. Then his sight is restored, and once more ),o comes into contact with the flirt who has jilted, him. Ethel Clayton is really great in every moment of her role, ami it is one- of her very best betrayals of intense emotion. Pina Nosbit, as the beauty and worthless Katherine, does good work, and the whole of_ the supporting cast, is strong. The sotting is lavish, most of the scenes taking place, in the society circles of Nov,- York, and the photography is unique. “The Iren Claw,” No. 8, brings out some sensational scenes, particularly the bigexplosion at Golden’s house.

“BATTLE OF THE ANORE.” A big film will be shown at the Opera House for three nights tin’s week, commencing on Thursday next. We refer to “The Battle of • the Ancre,” afilm taken by ollicinl operators of tho British War Office, and depicting the first big battle in the Allies’ great pu.-h. One of the leading English papers refers to the film as follows ; --“ There is no programme- in London which gives so complete and vivid a description of the war.” King George, after seeing the pietme privately at Windsor, said: “The. public should see these pictures that they may have some idea of what the army is doing, and what war means.” The exhibition of these films, has been arranged by the Government, not with a view to satisfying morbid curiosity, but in order that the people should have forced home upon diem ilii' truth about the conditions under which the soldiers are fighting, and the difficulties and hardships dial they are enduring day by day, in "mini, cold, hunger, and privation, as- well as the daily danger of death and .suffering by, shot and shell. Tho entire net. proceeds from the exhibition of these, pictures. which, as already slated, will open at the Opera House on Thusrday evening, are to go directly for the benefit of our lighting men in camp, trench, and hospital. The box plan will open at Andrew Millar’s tomorrow morning. The exhibition, of these, official war films is unde,- the cnmrol of the National Committee of tho Y.M.C.A.