ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1702, 16 December 1919, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

•*» - EVERYBODY'S. The clever Metro comedy-drama, " Fools and Their iSloney," i* the feature at livery-body's with Emmy Women as the star. The stoiy ia an original one with the ideas and ideals ot an aristocratic lamiiy on iue hand and the frenzied social aspirations ; of a munitions millionaire's wile on the other. Calmly ignoring the great deeps that divide the two families, Cupid goes calmly on his way as the great leveller ot all obstacles and the girl ot the blue blood inJ the boy ol the red meet and tall in love. The many incidents which combine m this breezy romance, and the comedy.] which arises through the unequal social j positions of the families, makes' a. play _ Ot decidedly clever and unlooked for originality. KOSY. ! ALICE JOYCE"IN""TIIE SPARK DIVINE." She was a poor little rich girl, and never knew what it was to have a mother s tender care. Her parents had always neglected her, and when die blossomed into a glorious womanhood, her spirit was crushed and she looked forward with a cold indifference. What awakened her and brought the divine spark into her life makes the most telling portion of the story in ''The Spark Divine," the Vitagraph feature in winch the principal role is played by lovely Alice Joyce. In setting, direction and acting "The Spark Divine" is very satisfying. Alice Joyce, with a. competent caste, makes the most of her opportunities. PALACE. "HEARTS OF THE WORLD." David \V<irk Grifliths, the producer of "Intolerance" and the great picture "Hearts of the World," stands in a class by himself as a producer of film stories. In the fine war picture, "Hearts of the World," now showing at the Palace, he has given to the world an absolute masterpiece that will be remembered for years, and with some will never be forgotten This picture was brought to New Zealand at the beginning of the year by the J. U Williamson Co., and had a phenomenal run at greatlv increased prices, the theatres in almost every instance proving too small to accommodate the crowds anxious to jee the film, and so the alert management o the local theatres has arranged to show it again in our town, but this time at ordinary prices When this becomes known the agestof our picture theatres is likely., ho voting throughout the Dominion will bo shown"on the" screen,, patrons will b well advised to book their seats on Wed nesday night. , ,