AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS &G.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17004, 4 June 1917, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS &G.

EVERYBODY'S

"THE GATES OF EDEN" and "MY

OLD DUTCH."

"The Gates of-Eden,» a strikingly powerful five-part "Metro", production, is the star attraction of the, new programme to be presented this afternoon and evening. There is a boldness of conception and vigour of reproduction in this play that proves tbo kinoma has power to instruct as well as amu«e "The Gates of Jtfen" will have, perchance, to face the criticism of the narrow-minded, ecuallv perhaps with the broadly tolernnt. But the play heeds no one's ideas; it tells Its own story. It preacnes throughout the evil of the fanaticism of -the bigot. That good may come, not out of, but "n spite of evil, is perhaps the moral of this intensely powerful play. The Shaker community^yrhieh flourished" in America tor a brief space ot time, did not beft m marriage or the perpetuation of the race, but that t ne ideal was to live as brothers -and/skiers to establish a heaven on earth. It is the rebellion from these austere tchetes, by a-Vcune man and. girl who love each other, the brutal punishment-and'expulsion of the maa-that turjis him into such deadly hatred ot the community, as to lead h: m to spend his after life in accomplishing i&IJVV ?\ 9 Sirf' di«. l>u* leaves-S chid behind her U) carry on the story, in fact, to reiterate it. And behind it i;+i a ??T workin^ h°«rl.y and striving with a lllns powers, success, . wealth IH 1'^10'1? CrUsh the-iople who lashed hmv away from the girl hi loved. tuust from tnem, opened, the-way fco the hatred of hell. The burden of the play is borne mast excellently by Viola Dana, as Evelyn, the motherf Jd \££ as Eve, tho. daughter: Robert Walker lnte?- 111 L T' anf later ei^itfcered J atei and AugustuG Phillips, M - Joseph, the Elder of the Shaker com mumty. This i s h character study th?t musi force attention iponJvery thing.- The story contains sW?oto elements and gves Miss Dana exS tonal opportunities to dwplav her emo" tiona.l abilities, fitting perfectly IX the Wo parts allotted to her. Snoher star. feature will be the ma-nificent London tdealfUm,"My Old Sutch " The pictured a n.asterpiece To Albert Clievaher is duetue. distinction of hayUhv tW? i ■"■ A f s P&ndid photo: inJ&V bn n"t]lUlg but :«;Bource wie oi<i story of lV man and woman ny

LECTURE TO-MORROW. NIGHT,

Zealand soldiers- on active service. DirilntuF*7 T°? T Uths on a troop: fehip, and also had the opportunity of BJ£ g'i°V ur LH' ys are «™d for m JSS "?' i T ent * and i;riends of our soldier lads. fihptiM not -fail, to hear tlxli v onderful Seats are free. Cot WarWorl b6 takeil «P f<* Y.M.al.

h»u'S " ! P^Menau Band of H ol >e held their forciughtly meeting last Friday evening. .The attendance VL smaller than usual owing to a misun! derstanding about the night of^.mg. lh.B,toUo-.rang itemi were given :— Recitation, Decmur Wood, Eric Ansley, Beitie Glasgow. Riding, Miss Bla-ck A short address on the keeping of our pledge wa 6 given by the leader Arrangements have been made for a social evening next Thursday, June 7th. All member,, of the Band*of Hope are expected to be present.