ENTERTAINMENTS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 326, 7 January 1911, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EMPIRE LIVING PICTURES

On Monday evening next the Empire Living Picture Company will again visit Te Kuiti, and will present an entirely new programme. It would be difficult to improve upon the very excellent set of pictures shown last Monday night, to a delighted audience, but we are assured that the new programme will be just a "wee bit better." Among other subjects to be

shown is one of the finest illustrated biblical stories ever produced, namely, that of "Esther." This drama has for months past been played all over England and the Continent, and has won golden opinions. On Monday evening residents of Te Kuiti will have an opportunity of seeing it in all its lovely details, played by the original company of high class artists. Particularly fine is said to be the wedding feast after the marriage of Esther, also the scene where Esther is thrown into the lion's den; the miracle; Esther revealing to the King that she is a Jewess, etc. lt is a beautiful story, and the pictures of it are true to life. "Man and the Oath" is a thrilling drama, with its plot laid amidst scenes of the French Revolution, and abounds in pretty situatioi-s and stirring incidents. A very beautiful scenic picture- entitled "Picturesque Biarritz," will be shown, the lovely coast of Biscay, with the sea dashing against its rocky shores, the Virgin Rock, the Devil's Grotto, and many other lovely views tending to make this film an exceeding. l / fine one. Many other subjects will be screened, including "As it is in Life, an industrial drama; "The Sculptor"; "The Virgin of Babylon,"; "Phantom Ride," etc. The comic element will be particularly good: one of the most laughable picture?, viz., "Michael o'Grady (O'Grady is dead), is said to be a laugh-raiser of no mean order, whilst the evergreen Koolshead, in "Foolshead Marries Against his Will," will be seen at his best. The programme is a very fine one —every subject being well-chosen and well worth seeing, and the enterprise of the company in providing such a delightful and instructive form of entertainment for the residents of Te Kuiti should be rewarded by a bumper house.