ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1018, 10 November 1917, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

PALACE. & “THE MANXMAN.” The story turns upon the long and bit.tin r; -iffy of remorse, which follows the nnn.i 1- : ■ ved union of two lovers. A baby is horn . them, bat- Fate, intervening-, has given >i o-woman a husband who trusts and adores Oil—thinking the child is his. It is like a moC-io searchlight, revealing bidden places in ;ho human heart, and •flltiminal.mg the dan. •Dions of passion. “The Manxman is a underfill book, and Hie London I‘dm tom puny has made it into a stiMmore wonderful picture play. The outstanding features this fine London Sim arc die woiidnif i Manx scones, and Hie splendid acting of Ik rincipals, Henry Amloy. hliyalwth 11m - : ad Fred Groves. This can rightly be claim,d to be the picture of 'be year. EVERYBODY'S. William Desmond, who is well-known to ideal theatre-goers, will appear to-night m a pk-nu* entitled “The Paws ol the Real. This theme is stated to bo a splendid one fora plot play, and the picture lias iJroveca sure drawing power where screened, t harU ' haplln in “The Pawnshop will also he r Ho wit. ROSY. “The, Haunted Pyjamas" (Metro) and “Ihe rteeict of the Submarine are holding : lieir way against a big snpei-lealun- a, the Palme. This F a bright, chan, and good programme, and can be recommended. “LOOK WHO'S HERE!” Something now is ever a/.-eepiable now■>diivs. and in this respect “Look Mhos llefe!” which is to-be presented on Monday niglft, lor the first time at the Opera House promises to Iks distinctly acceptable. The production comes here with an enviab'e reputation, earned dining a twenty week’s -season in Sydney, in which the production proved eminently .successful. I>e Sydney Morning Herald, in criticising- the initial performance, remarked. _ ‘Look Who’s Here” bears the -stamp ol clever originality, and its rnedly of fun, frolic, and melody delighted a crowded house. ihe audience was alternately convulsed with laughter at .the witty dialogue and hiirles,nu, situations, or uplifted by the finished rendering-of excellent music.” Among other items to be introduced in the evening s proerammo are “On Hoard the Pianola, ‘Ragtime Operas.” “One Minute Plays and Dramas,” and the famous “1012" overture, which created such a .sensation when it. was present'd in Svdncv -otne few wc-ks ago. In Hie “1812'' item no less than five pianos are used in conjunction with the Purple Land, and a prologue is given in which Jack Waller figures as Napoleon. The setting of “Look Who’s Here” is'.a. distinctly, novel one, the- colour scheme being earned out entirely in blade and white, and the main scene is a. futurist representation of “Pierrot Land.” There_ a.ue twenty-five artists in the production, including, among others, Jack Waller. Wylie Watson, and Frederick Dennett (who will lie remembered by, their capital Hungarian band burlesque), Cecilia Gold, Gregory Ivanoff (the celebrated Russian violinist), Ada Smart, Marjorie Sims, I’at sic Hill, and Dorothy, Dick, end Leslie White (a trio of dancers who introduce a remarkably clever dancing novelty). Altogether '‘Look Who’s Here promises to be one of the most delightful shows seen here for some time. Box plan is now open at Andrew Millar s..