ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1705, 19 December 1919, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

everybody's. a geraldine~~~farrar in ; • "shadows." j " Shadows" is tho story of a woman who \ fought to keep down her past-a. past that Bho knew was innocent. It is the old, old / story of the triangle, the husband, the \J woman and the intruder, but set in a new form and told with vivid frankness and force. Never on the stage or screen has « such a. vehicle been provided for Geroldme Farrar Never has she had a role in which she so scintillates as this. Supported by / Milton Sills and Thorn Stanschi, and a V caste of universal excellence, tho versatile Miss Farrer shows up the many good uualitlea of the story l>y her splendid ppr- rf trayal. The comedy is also good and with a capita! Gazette makes a good week-end programme. / PALACE • "THE RAINJiOW TRAIL." ( William Farnum, starring in " The Rainbow Trail,?' is the stellar attraction at tho i Palace Theatre to-night. This lilm is re- \ nlote with tense and thrilling situations and proves that Farnum is easily the greatest delineator of Western types now playing ( before the camera. The story is a sequel to "Riders of the Purple Sage," but those; who did not see that picture will in no way be at a loss in viewing "The Rainbow Trail," as the incidents in the latter production are all in a separate form. Mr Farnum is again seen as Lassiter, the fear- ' ed rider of the range and the terror of the Utah border. Indeed, this sterling player portrays two roles in "The Rainbow Trail," that of La>.siter and of Shefford, who I searches the mountains for the girl he loves. !. The comedy by Sunshine, " A .Son of a j Hun," is a tip-topper, and with the bigFox film makes a good "movie" programme. KOSY. "BROKEN THREADS." First of all, "Broken Threads" is a British production with an all-British cast —a story laid in England and carrying tho atmosphere of England in every foot of it. This picture will be welcome for that fact, and because of its simple charm and convincing story. The acting strikes a different note; the performers are, real men and women, not merely actors: the story is unfolded with a clearness and naturalness that is pleasing; the many scenes of beauty and charm, particularly in the caves and fields of Devonshire, will delight the eye of everyone. The picture play was written and produced by Henry Edwards, a well-known English playwright and actor, and the author himself plays the leading male part in the picture, Jack Desmond, known to the little country village as "Dippv." Miss Chrisaie Whito, the beautiful English girl, who will bo remembered as leading lady with the Hep- ; worth Company some three or four years ago has tho part of Helen, the wife ol j Desmond. Miss White has been performins war work both in England and France | for some time, but on the signing of the armistice she again took up her picture I career with her old company. Chaster L of "Tho Fighting Trail" and several other pictures are being screened