ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 19, 23 June 1913, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL PICTURES. The Royal Pictures are to-night introducing a new programme that ha» been termed "one of the finest all-round selections ever screened" by both the Manawatu Standard and the Wanganui papers. Its chief attraction is a leng Gauniont detective story "T.Jie Escape, of the. White Glove Gang!'' Theatre Royal patrons will remnnjer the tlrilling drama presented some time bock, icntitled "Iron Hand and the White Glove Gang," with its absorbingly interesting incidents and beautiful settings. The present picture is a continuation of that thrilling romance, and shows thecapture of the desperadoes, with the. exception of the leader, and the lady secretary. The hunt after the two leader*-. introduces some of the most sensational happenings ever introduced into the motion pictures. The supporting programme is exceptionally strong, and will" • be screened for to-night and to-morrow ) night only. EMPIRE THEATRE. The programme of films submitted at the Empire Picture Palace on Saturday,. was well up to the usual standard, and merited praise from the most exactingof patrons. A complete change of programme was screened, including several star dramas, some interesting scenic- -' films, and a good supporting programme, The Nolax masterpiece, entitled "Don the Equine; Spy," has been lightly stvled a luas'ernieee. It presented an example of j the highest possible equine intelligence, f Don, the dumb hero of the piece, is a I pet horse, lent by the heroine to her; : sweetheart, whose horse has been cap- - hired by his enemies, in the American: ( North v. SoTttlr War." Don proves an-' invaluable ally. He steals important: '• papers for jiis master, lights a beacon fire, brings water, and carries a blood' written message. He is at last instru-. . mental in the rescue of his master, who*' is on the point of being shot as a spy; I and the concluding scene shows Don; the pet and idol of his young- master;' and mistress who are once again hap-- | mlv united, The Lubin drama, "The* ! New Ranch Foreman," is a stirring story of the machinations of a villainous "bail urn" of the West. He obtains the no- ■" sition of foreman on a ranch owned by a rich widow, and betravs her trust ;i». ~ attemptng to obtain possession of ,V j ■>rge sum of money. The daughter of, the house, who is in love with th« late ruieli foreman, who was "sacked" onthat account, is able to frustrate his d<>- ' i"' S i' .^ n ( '>' i , tin '-' W(, l<' eventuates. •■* ' w hud, the g.rl-s lover pretends to rob t lie widow, and thus obtains possession of the money she intended to give the villain. The last scene shows the «i;,. comfiture of the impostor, and the ha, w , !"■'";" of the lovers. Several scenic*; <- <whHhn;r one particularly good one of ef amniiß wh.eh was that dealing with e a,lv,„t„res of an -aviator" helpe* gramme': " P : " " , ° ,t * P™>