AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, 22 September 1916, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

PERMANENT PICTURES. "THE JUGGERNAUT." At the Empire Theatre tonight there will bo screened what has bc-en described as -th* "coiofsu.* n? modern drani,is ? . "The Juggernaut. a- it entitled, does not deal with the terruile , sacrificial ear el the H. ndu. but with { the gigantic railway combines or Amenivl It is a-a."nst such a corporation .that John Bulla id. district attorney, fights with all the power ho possesses, and succeeds 1 . but not before .a most a.\\ iu catastrophe h<ad happened to the expiess upon which the daughter of the president of the- combine '-vaf travelling. lhe inspector had vanuy warned- the authorities that a trestlo bridge was in- a most dangerous condition, 'but on account v?f the expense, the necessary repairs were delayed. However, fate takes a hand, and the express, with its hundreds of human lives, clashes headlong through the weak trestle bridge into the water below. This catastrophe is shown with remarkable realism. The picture does not depend on this one incident., for "t is lull of dramatic situations. 'and the acting, especially the ,popular artists Stewart mid I'-ailc "Williams, is of a very high order. A crood supportin.g programme has been arranged, which will include the charmino- Thanhouser comedy, "Helen's Babes." bv special request, as an extra at 10 o'clock. Country tour: Motueka tomorrow. PEOPLE'S PICTURES. "Bought," the much talked of World Eilm exclusive, drew a large audience t-o the Theatre Royal last night. 1 his splendid. picture and supporting films will be thown for the last time to-night. lo~morrow's change of programme will be headed bv a five-reel Blue Bird exclusive entitled. "Tangled Hearts," presenting for the first- time to Nelson audiences "Louise Lovely." The film isjbeautiful]vproduced, and the acting of the principals is remarkable in more respects than one. The outstanding figure throughout the story is that of Vera Lane. a- wealthy and beautiful young widow, who, with the aid 01 the child, is chiefly instrumental in unravelling the tangled "skein caused by the misunderstanding of two married, couples. This part- is played to by Louise Xovelv. an appropriate if not an accidental name for so charming a- screen artiste). Others who "help t-o carry the plav to success are Hay ward Mack, Agnes Vernon, Lon C-haney, May Alison and Jay Belasco. But the cleverest ac- ' tress in. the cast has to be content to make a nameless appearance, for there is no mention of her on the screen. We refer to the delightful child —she cannot be, more than three years old at most —who plavs the part of the little one ■who was the innocent cause of all the trouble. Never have we seen more natural acting in" a, mite of such tender Years. The part she has to t>lay is _by iio means small or easy, and the little one comes through the ordeal with flyinsr colours. The film would be quite wort.i seeing for this remarkable example of juvenile ability alone. Uut this is onl\ one out of manv incidents which help to make of "Tangled Hearts" a higlilv attractive and excellently produced subject. The fifth euisode cf "The Broken Coin." War Topicals. comedies. and others, complete a first-class programme. Plan is at Jackson's, whsre patrons are advised to book their seats to a\ oid disappointment.