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AMUSEMENTS.
LENARD'S NEW PROGRAMME
I "Tho Bohemian Girl," whidi i~ to be j
tho main item at Lenard's Pictui eland j
! to-morrow night, centres around the j
stealing by gypsies of Arline, an old j
Austrian aristocrat, Governor of Pres-
bury. Thaddeus, a Polish noble's son.
when pursued by Austrian soldier*,
take refuges among the gypsies, and
rescues Arline from a bear. For this he
I is invited to a banquet by the (lover
' nor. He refuses to drink to tho F.m
I peror, and this lead? to the incarcéra
j tion of Devilsfoot, the gypsy hine, in
the dungeon of the castle for interior
ing. Devilsfoot escapes, and carrie.«
off Arline, while the feast is still at its
height. For J'2 years the count lives
in broken-hearted solitude. At length
the gypsies return and Arline comes
back with them. The scene of the spot
where she was rescued by Thaddeus
from the bear brings back her memories
of childhood. She Bcreams, and Thad-
deus arrives and professes his love for
her. The implacable hatred of the jeal-
ous gypsy queen, win» loves the young
Pole herself, causes her to leave the
innocent girl to be condemned. Con-
demned by her own father, she reveals
herself to him as his daughter. Scenes
of splendour and merriment follow,
when the two young lovers become,
united. Thc featured players are
Gladys Cooper and Ivor Novello. The
! supporting feature will he "Mord
i Emly,'» starring Betty Balfour. To
! night "Watch Your Step." and "Tho
Five Dollar Baby" will be shown for
tho last time. On Tuesday week next
the main feature of the change of pro-
grame will be "Robin Hood." with
Douglas Fairbanks in the leading role.
Among the special attractions adver-
tised for the near future are:-"The
Strangers' Banquet." "Sherlock
i Holmes," "One Excitine Niglit.n "The
j Ne'er-do-well,'» and "Glimpses of the
i Moon."
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