AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15505, 16 November 1914, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

HAYW r ARD'S POPULAR LYCEUM.

During this time of national stress, it may be that many picture-goers are given to thoughts oi : a gloomy nature. Hay ward's provide the necessary corrective in the form of three rollicking comedies. . "When Ruben Fooled the Bandits" features Mabel Normand and Charles Choplin (the funny man). In "Bunco Bill's Visitor." Farmer John Bunny goes to town and returns with rolls of money. Bunco Bill decides that Bunny will be his next victim-. Mrs Bunny (Flora Finch) decides very differently. The story is uproariously funny, and crowded with tickling "situations. .* "The Burlesque Football Match" recently played at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, for charity sake, although short is very laughable. The.leading dramatic star is a power- | ful Kalem production, and in brief be- i ing as follows. Captain Lanning and Lieutenant Osborne are stationed atan Armv post in the Philippines. Lanning conceives a deadly hatred towards Osborne, when--the latter wins Gladys, General Field's dano:hter; The officers are sent to the south of the island with ». detachment. Osborne steps into a bed of quicksand, crossing a stream, Lanning jeers at the man being drawn to such "a horrible f?te, and returns to the camp, announcing his rival's death An' Island girl rescues Osborne, and takes him to h»r native camp. Some of her tribe discover he is a soldier, and they try to kill him. Again the island girl. Bonita saves him by planning their escape. Overcome by remorse Lanning returns to the bed of quicksand where he believes Osborne to have perished and leaps into it. Osborne and Bonita arrive in the nick of time -to save him. The savages discover Osborne's escape and persue. Soldiers come to the rescue r.ud beat the savages off, but Bonita is killed. Other films are •"Australian Gazette," "A Proposal Deferred," "In the high Alps," 'The Mexican Gambler." To-night will be the final screening of "The Ruins of Termonde." ' .Appropriate music will accompany the films. "THE SOCIAL GHOST." Fullers' programme for Monday and Wednesday evening comprises a list of hisrhly interesting. subjects. "The Soe'al Ghost" is an arresting-domestic drama. It is a romantic story'of a bov and girl acquaintance. Tom Banner is the hero of the play. His mother is an invalid and in poor circumstances, and young Tom therefore sets out to find work. While resting with his faithful clog in the park h-D sees a young girl drowning. With stfoo aid of his collie Toin rescues the girl, just in time, and earns the gratitude'' of her father. The- father goes with the boy to his home to tell the- mother of her son's brave deed, and finds that the wife that deserted ! li'm years ago is Tom's mother. Ex- ! planations' follow and reconciliation is brought about. The story gives some powerful scenes and introduces ,n wonderfully trained dog. Another fine drama is "The Secret of the M.11," a Kalem melodramatic production which depicts a gripping tale of a man's wrongdoing to secure, the property of a" young girl. The latest "vvar Gazette" shows t?he late Lord Robert;; reviewing troops, and a lot of up-to-date war news. Anions the comedies "Mandy's Chic-ken Dinner" is a rollicking t coon contribution:-; JJJhe Lubin 'hegfoesi! "a.re'i famous laugh makers, and this film keeps their good name in favour. "Hubby's Surprise" and "Thee Bingville Fire Department" are both out of the ordinary in fun spreading compositions. "Picturesque Japan" is radiantv coloured, and the beauties of th's Eastern country are splendidly revealed. Mrs Hurdley will enhance the pictured features with entrancing musical melodies. j BARTON.BROS' CTRCUS. X The popularity of this circus enterprise, which opens hero on Wednesday night is sufficient guarantee of a successful season. The Barton management have attained their laurels by devoting their attention to variety and wholesome amusement. All people have a desire to be amused in some form pr another, and it appears that the .circus arena, with the high standard prevailing to-day, lias attracted many amusement seekers, there appears to be something distinctly interesting and entertaining about a circus when the show is worthy of the name and in this respect Barton Bros, are to be commended, inasmuch as on the occasion of eadh of their visits to Timaru -a new programme is presented. It is stated that the organisation this year is superior to any hitherto attempted by the Barton people. The show is described jby a northern contemporary as a bright, clean, clever combination of exceptional merit. The stand will bo on Sefton Street onoosite Hewlhi" Street.' McGRATH'S PICTURES. For this week's tour McGrath's pictures have as their principal drama a strong story of the lower world, the chief characters being found among the poor and criminal class. The suoporting films have been well selected, and include an uproarious Keystone.

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