Entertainments.

Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 13523, 6 October 1916, Page 6

Entertainments.

THE PALACE. "THE EXPLORER." Manly beauty is the quality especially distinguisning Lou Tellegen in "The Explorer," and it is not the over-refined, almost feminine grace with which the matinee idol is usually invested, but a look at his virile and handsome face would lead one to believe him capable of high adventure and great exploits. His love-making is superb, and his work in the tense and savage forest fighting is convincing and altogether great. The play holds a far greater variety of action than most, and one gets a glimpse of the power of scene creation that has placed Maughan in the foremost rank of the world's modern dramatists. The photograph, as is usual with the Lasky productions, is clear and artistic, and the scene of the African night in the jungle is weird and majestic. The supporting programme is of great merit- The Bray Cartoon is preceded by an engaging animal study called '«Toto 's Supper,'' and is a wonderful depiction of ourangoutang antics at a meal. The cartoon itself is based on the enormous horn-backed monstrosities that roamed about the Stone Age forests. "The Two Columbines'' is delightful. A most ingenious new idea is the one introduced which shows the working of the lighting of the stage at a big London Christmas pantomime. The acting of the little bird principal is genuinely sweet, and her maiden grace is most bewitching. The plot of this drama is a very telling and original creation.

KOSY THEATRE. '"EMMY OF STORK'S NEST." The Metro 5-act drama, "Emmy of Stork's Nest," in which the clever little Mary Miles Minter acts the title role, is a splendid picture looked at from any point of view. The story is <*ood and well sustained/ is excellently connected with good photographic sentences. The photography is quite vup to the Metro mark, while the background of mountain scenery is par excellence. The picture is a screen adaptation of J. Breckenndge Ellis's great novel, and with the usual Metro thoroughness the actors and actresses have been chosen for their special adaptability to the parts assigned to them. Mary Miles Minter has all the "fat," but her acting; is so natural as a mountain maiden that there is no wonder the Sydney "Sun says that Mary Pickford must look to her laurels. "Trey o' Hearts No. 7 " entitled "Stalemate," introduces a new note into this fascinating serial. The nation's food supply of fish is another interesting picture, the like of which is all too seldom seen m the picture programmes. The other pictures were equally interesting, and assisted in making up a good all-round programme. SUBMARINE PICTURES. The Williamson Bros.' submarine pictures, which have created a sensation in the picture world, will be presented at the Kosy on Monday next under the direction of Messrs W. and F. Williams. The mystery of that which is secreted in the depths of the ocean has heretofore been beyond human investigation, and science has failed to reveal the impenetrable region of mystery and wealth of beauty which lies beneath the mighty ocean. The marvellous oeeanograph pictures taken by the Williamson Bros, depict in indisputable reality all the' wonders of the deep. The waters of the West Indies, wheer these pictures weTe taken, are infested by sharks, and a liferisking fight to a finish under water between one of the Williamson brothers and a tiger shark is photographed while in progress, which must surely be recognised as the most'remarkable moving picture ever taken. This wonderful submarine picture may 'fee described as amazing and of absorbing interest by rea'son of its educational and scientific value, thrilling incidents, weird marine mysteries, and adventure. The season in Palmerston is limited to three nights, and should prove a powerful magnet, especially when they are to be shown in addition to the ordinary programme and at no increase in prices. .

EVERYBODY'S. BESSIE BARRISCALE IN "JEALOUSY." Possessed of personal charm and marked ability, Miss Bessie Barriscale has always been successful in heT screen appearances in Palmcrston, but probably' she has not been seen to greater advantage l than in the IneeTriangle drama, "Jealousy," which is being presented at Everybody's. As the jealous wife, she reaches heights of dramatic power, and is withal most convincing in her work. Miss Barriscale receives excellent support from Bruce Mcßae and a strong company. Two extra features were screened, "The Offending Kiss," a dramatisation by the Vitagraph Company of the celebrated novel of that name, and "The Great Pearl Tangle," an excellent two-act comedy by the Triangle-Keystone' comedians. Among the other pictures was a very good little comedy enticed "Her Bad Quarter of an Hour,'' some fine views of the work of the Royal Flying Corps in France, a new series of those remarkable pictures taken by the now Pathe slow process, which analyses most curiously how a man walks, jumps, pole-vaults, etc. The Pathe Gazette shows the news of the world in brief.