AMUSEMENTS.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13495, 15 June 1914, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

PERMANENT PICTURES.

Both performances at the Theatre Royal on Saturday recorded bumper houses, and, judging by tho applause meted out to each item, the audiences appreciated tho excellent bill .of fare. To-night Solig\s wonderful animal star feature entitled "Alone in the Jungle* will be repeated. Jack Arelon, son of an English painter, has fallen in love with Helen Brown, v but hor father -discouraged the lovers, saying that she was too young to be married. Some time later Jack comes for another shoot. On his way to tho Browns' house he knocks down Concho, an overseer, for being cruel to oiie of the slaves, in honour of Jack, the family start on a lion hunt. The next day, Jack going away, Helen accompanies him a little way down. Concho follows. On her way back, Helen stops to pick 'some- wild flowers. Concho accosts her, and at tho moment when she scorns to bo at his mercy a leopard leaps from tho undergrowth and attacks the villainous overseer. Helen makes her way to where she^ loft her hor so, and finds a leopard devouring tho remains of her mount. Con-, cho escapes from the leopard and crawls to the plantation, and declares that Jack Arden has abducted Helen The boys overtake Jack, only to find that they have boon tricked. Jack returns with tho party to search for Helen, who in the meantime lias been chased into tho river by Irons. She falls from a cliff into the stream and swims to the opposite bank, the lions following. Jack sees them and opens fire. Reaching Helen, a lion is found lying across her body, dead. Helen has been only slightly scratched, and soon recovers. Ascreamingly funny Keystone covers. A screamingly funny Keystone laughter loud and prolonged. lias picture is well worth seeing.