AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4, 31 July 1918, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

THE RING'S CINEMA. "W6'MA\iiUO*D." Last night at the King's Cinema the'famous Yitagraph film "Womau- . hood" was screened, there being a • large attendance. "Womanhood" is ia special appeal to a nation and to point the moral lesson to all deals with one American family. The girl of Alice Joyce has known a. high officer of the invading- army before there was any sign of war; She is the sweetheart of mi active director of energies, bat she conceives it to bo her duty to b e pleasant to the alien officer, who is in love with her. Therefore she makes love to him, a nd, doing so, hinders the activities of the . invaders, whilst another of the nation's women, with Miss Naomi Childers in the part, becomes a modern Joan of Arc, and incites the people with the strength to reject the invaders. The one woman—a more girl j—sacrifices all Her: own heart's desires 'for the sake of her country, while the other i s strengthened by her nation's need to use her endeavors to spinon her fellow-men to victory. The many spectacles in "Womanhood" as a picture can scarcely fail to hold the interest of all, for there is first of all a mighty battle on the sea, then a giant struggle -wherein the weakened standing army of America is wiped out. The wholo plot i s a mighty imagination of what may easily hap- j pen when .tlie defences of a country are neglected. "Womanhood" will be produced again te-ttight for the last time in Stratford.

."THE BATTLE OF ARRAS." The first of tlio war films which are being screened under arrangement with the New Zealand Government will ho shown iti the King's OiiflinVa to-morrow at a matinee per forma nee at 2.40 p.m., and again in the even.' ing. After the Government has repaid the actual cost of the films, the whole of the net proceeds will he divided, by the Minister among the various patriotic associations. The film is a truly remarkable achievement. There can be no question as to the reality of scenes showing' some of our troops going over the top and across No Man's Land, where shellfire is so thick that it seems impossible for any of them to get through alive. There is a picture of a real advance that alone makes the film worth seeing. Special prices for school-children have been arranged.

NGAERE WELCOME HOME. A welcome home social will be tendered to Private 11. Boehart in the Ngaere Public Hall on Thursday evening next. PEMBROKE ROAD SOCIAL. A social and dance will be held in the Pembroke Road School on Friday evening next. The proceeds will be to provide Christmas Cheer for the boys at the Front.

MAKOE FAREWELL SOCIAL. There was a good attendance at tha Maiioe Public Hall on Monday evening, when settlers assembled to farewell Mr and Mrs "Whittington and family. On behalf of the district residents; Mr A'. Pryce made a presentation to the guests of a ease of pipes and a silver cake stand respectively. He referred to the. general, asteein in which the family were held, and expressed regret at their departure. Mr T. It. Anderson and Rev. Blair (Kaponga) also spoke. Miss jFlorrie Rylie, who is leaving Maiioe, was also l the recipient of presentations. Oii behalf of the settlors, Rev. Blair presented her with a pair of silver vases, and with a jewel case from the Sunday School children. During the evening Master Thomas gave two recitations. A committee of ladies were in charge of the supper arrangements. Mr C. H. Fox supplied the dauce music, extras being played by Mrs Pryce and Miss Rylie.