ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 246, 3 February 1921, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MV.

TWO TINE FEATURES

All the thrills of the celebrated Drury Lane sensation magnified by the directing genius of Tourneur and the boundless resources of Parainount-Artcraft are seen in 11 The Life Lino,” now showing at the Rosy. You will see a heart-warming romance of young life, which blends the beauty and the passions of life into a stirring entertainment that you can’t soon forget. You will see the storm-driven ocean liner crash on the rocks—the thrilling scenes of the wreck. You will sec the great theatre fire—the breathless excitement—the terror—the pathos and heroism. You will see the ways of the underworld, the shameless intrigues of profligate wealth and the inner life of a gypsy camp. Marguerite Clark’s new Paramount-Art l craft romantic comedy, “ A Girl Named Mary ” is also being shown. The story has to do with the search of a wealthy widow, Mrs Jaffrey, for her daughter who has been missing since a railroad wreck in which Mr Jaffrey was killed. In the course of her seeking she becomes acquainted with a vivacious little person named Mary Healy, the role played by Miss Clark. Later it develops that Mary, who lives quite plainly with a fostermother, and who is loved by a youth named Henry Martin, is the missing girl. Mrs Jaffrey pours out her heart to her, offering her ease and luxury instead of her humble life of toil. Mary’s heart is torn with conflicting emotions. She hardly knows her real mother and she has learned to love her foster-mother dearly, The girl’s buoyant spirits soon come ‘to the front and she finds a delightful solution to her problem. Kathlyn Williams is Mrs Jaffrey and Wallace MacDonald, Henry Martin. Walter Edwards directed. Charlie Chaplin supplies all the laughter necessary in “A Dog’s Life,” the third attraction in this programme.

EVERYBODY’S,

“THE SPITE BRIDE.”

Ho married her just to spile the other girl who had jilted him for another. She was just a little stage girl and was to be his wife in name only. The trip to Reno was to free him from her afterwards, with any. morals that she might have had left undisturbed. And she was to receive 1000 dollars for going through the ceremony. She needed the money, but afterwards refused to accept the cash payment offered. Besides that- he wag actually drunk when they wore married in the early morning of foggy New York. ’Jins was really a complicated state of affairs. The young man was a clean young man at heart although a little wild._ And the girl was innocent and he had misjudged her calibre because of her iiivirbiimer.ts.. When true love begins to take hold ol a couple through mutual troubles if will find an outlet somewhere. But their paths apparently led far apart. After quitting (lie stage the little woman secured the position of secretary to a Countess who had recently married. How was she to know that this woman was her husband’s mother. And then the beautiful finale.

PALACE.

GOOD PICTURES AND SINGING

Many unusual angles never before embodied in any of her pictures make “In Search of a Sinner” the best that Constance Talrnadgo has done, in a series of world successes. As the young widow of twenty, she presents a wholly charming and delightful impersonation, to which zest is added by tho smartness of the clover story, and tho unusual excellence of the presentation, It tells of a. perfectly nice girl who was married to such a good man for three long, weary, dreary years. He was good; did many good things—for charity, for his fellow man, for the good of science, for purity, for honesty. And Georgiana, a widow, at twenty, pretty, full of pep. went out “to find the wickedest man in all tho world and marry him!” “The Bell Boy,” the latest Fatty Arbuckle comedy, is also to be shown. By all accounts the big comedian has made a good job of this one. The management have much pleasure in announcing 'that they have secured tho services of Mr Claude J. Moldrum, the grand opera tenor. Mr Moldrum has reached a very high pinnacle in the musical world and •stands to day absolutely the most . preeminent exponent of his art; and justly fills the title bestowed upon him by loading musical critics as being a brilliant artist. He will make his initial appearance at the Palace Theatre to-night. Seats may bo' booked at tiie Kosv Theatre. “THE END OF THE ROAD.”

AT THE PALACE FOR WOMEN AND EVERYBODYS FOR MEN.

A master film story, born in the fertile brain of Dr. Katherine Bcment. Davis, director of_ tlio section on women’s work, social hygiene division, will be presented at the Palace and Everybody’s on Monday and Tuesday next. It contains a. lesson for every mother, every young man and young woman. Discussions amongst prominent men and women in all professions as to the timeliness and value of the truths and lessons which are so vividly pictured in the have resulted in unqualified and unanimous endorsement of the film. Mr George W. W. B. Hughes, national secretary, Y.M.C.A., states:- “I have seen ‘The End;of the Road,’ and my opinion of the picture is; That it should Be seen by all young people. Its lessons are strong hutductive of'incalculable good. I cannot conother than the best results from its showing. In view of the conditions facing young men and women, the white light of day should bo thrown upon the problems of sex relationship. This picture does this with directness and wholesomeness.” The box plans for both theatres open at the Kosy Theatre to-morrow morning.

SWIMMING CLUB BENEFIT

OPERA HOUSE SATURDAY

At the Opera- House on Saturday at 2 p.m., tho manager of the Independent Pictures, Mr 0. Danahey, will give a special matinee for the Swimming Club, tho funds to go to the encouragement of the juvenile swimmers of the district. Mr Danahey has selected a special picture programme for the occasion—Charlie Chaplin in the film that made him famous, “Tillic’s Punctured Romance,” and “Tho Panama Canal,” an educational film than which no finer has come to this Dominion. Tin leading singers of Palmerston North will assist. The box plan, to all parts of tho house, has been opened at Oates’ musical warehouse. Patrons are invited to give additional contributions above the price of their seats.