AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CIII, Issue 15743, 30 August 1915, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS.

FULIJ:ES' I'lcrrnzs

For th s evening only, patrous of the Theatre KoyaL wi.l liavo the opportunity oi seeing the striking li'ni series

Loaded by ••Ann o' tho _\luic6, : ' n speviai two-part Y'tugraph dra:na that pjurtrays lilc in a \vpsutii milling townsliip. To satisfy li:s revenge, because of his exposure aiul .ejection by Anne, Arizona K.d (a desperate plans to kill her intended husband. He arranges a premature explosion of dynamite, so Uiat his intended victim wi.l be caught in the nine and instrntly killed. Anno learns of his villainy and descends into the mine :n face of the impending explosion. 1 o-scu-'s her lover from liis perilous )>osition and escapes herself, just as the dynamite explodes, and the p'aco is b'own to pieces. Tne man who desiened the dastardly plot loses his ifo by the instrument- with which he had intended to slav li s rival. The starring of the 1!m is particularly roa'istie. ih<> mine .-conn bein™ splend illy carried out l' in support 'nrhide tho latest ' Topi.al Budget."' Som- of the snapshots ■Jiown are —T?ouinania s fine army., war scer.es in Itajy, s ones on tho Be-'.cian ■-■ oast, and others. Dainty Lilian Walker plays the lead in "Arthur Truman's Ward " A young girl uses th<> papers and letters of another frirl and pis-ses herself off as the ward of Arthur T-innan. She is piven tverythin:.; that wi'l make for happiness. The n she lneot-s the other c.irl, and on>"> wtne-sses a series of happenings of uit.rn.se power. Tho clever Coon comedians tic lire hi "B'.a.'k Art-," a most amusing fun-maker- An interesting domestic d-ama is "Indiscretion." A youncr mn flirts with a pretty flower cr* who im.icrnos that, he : s sincere. When tho crirl di*rv>vvs t'n" truth t-li n rpnri meets with tho frurprse of h's hfe. >vd. ChiWin is tho nrinoipal in "Tho T?onr .T':mriers.The cforv is '"■ id in a. hoi-din-' house and the irrden+s result in fift f f"l minute--' r.-llick-in" fun. Another nmedv 11 rhe same "Tlie F">sh A well p'-wnni""> of mininl items will he phiyrd by Mrs Hu'd'^y.

RAY WARD'S PICTTRES. Tho of t.lia popular Lyceum nuiv be rel.od upon to do all in the-ir power to maintain a high class euterta.nmmt. The programme showing to-night will p.ease all who soo 1 1. Tli.ro are two powerful twoaoc dramas, ono is ' An Affaair for tho l'ol.oi - .'' a Yitag aph S'-cicty drama. stoi-y of the flu ft of an almost priceless i:eck.a..-<« timer tho v>r. eyes of a clcte t.vo .i lio wat> chosen to guard the wedding presents of Yvono \\ hclan. I'lie guests are searched but tho whole thing remains a mystery. Xext day ail at h mi' dinner is given aiul plots are la d to c:ateh the thief. 1 hitime a scar. -p n di >appears, but, no ono is su-.peeted How the thief was tracked k> ops the on.ookors in a st;Uo of burning intcivst. The other cwo-a; t drama is by the fam cms Domino Coy., and Is ent tied 'The Shoal Light." An oid lighthouse keeper is asked to retire through old age. 110 has been in charge for over tli'irry ycars and detects the new man. Ono night a mats of a fishing vessel in oider to wreak a revenge overpowers the watchman and puts cmt the light. How tho o.d hghthouso keeper fees tho i! mger and saves a catastrophe is delightfully tod "The Australasian Gai'ciro contains interesting items, including cartoons bv Harrv Julius. "Making Steel Ra'ilV "a (Pa the Fi-eres; industrial film; "Rover tho Pe;.ccmaker'' (ilopworth oomedyl; "'Mild and Matrimonv." a bright comedy by tho A B C-omp :my. ratty 3 taitliiul Fido' J is a most mirthful comic in which Fattv's little dot; plays a prominent part. " A suitable mus cal programme will be provided by Miss Brown.