AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, 23 September 1916, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

PERMANENT PICTURES. "THE JUGGERNAUT." At the Empire Theatre to-night and this afternoon will be screened "The Juggernaut," which has been described as "the colossus of modern dramas." Against a corrupt railway corporation, j John Ballard, district attorney, fights with all the power he possesses, and succeeds, but not before a most awful catastrophe had happened to the express upon which the daughter of the president of tie combine was travelling. The inspector had vainly warned; the authorities that a trestle bridge was in a most dangerous condition, (but on account of the expense, the necessary repairs were delayed. However, fate takes a hand, and- the express, with its hundreds of human lives, dashes headlong through the weak trestle bridge into the water below. This catastrophe is j shown with l remarkable realism. The picture does not depend on this one incident, for it is full of dramatic situations, and the acting, especially of the popular artists Anita Stewart and Earle William's, is of a very high order. A good supporting programme has been arranged! Country tour: Motucka tonight. PEOPLE'S PICTURES. "Oh, what a tangled web we' weave, when first we practise to deceive," wrote Sir Walter Scott in "Marmion," and no more appropriate lines could have been chosen to tell the story in brief of •'Tangled Hearts," the five-reel Blue/bird photo play to be screened at the Theatre Royal to-night, presenting for the first time to Nelson audiences Louise -Lovely. The film is beautifully produced, 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 of tho child, is chiefly instrumental in unravelling the tangled skein caused by the mis"understanding of two married couples. This part is played to perfection; by Louise Lovely, an appropriate if not an accidental name for so charming a screen artiste. Others who help to carry the play to success are Hayward Agnes Vernon, Lon -Chaney, May Alison, and Jay Belasco. But the cleverest actress 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 foe. more than three years old- at most—•who plays the part of the little one whp ■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 -olay is by no means small or easy, and the little one comes through the ordeal with flying colours. The film would be quite worth seeing- for this remarkable example of juvenile ability alone. _ But this is only one out of -many incidents which help to make "Tangled Hearts" a highly attractive and excellently produced subject. The fifth episode of "The Broken Coin," Wir;Topicals, comedies, and the latest "Hazards- of Helen" (Helen- Holmes) series, entitled "The Rescue of the Brakeman's Children," which is indescribaibly -sensational, will complete an excellent programme. Patrons are advised to book their seats at Jackson's. No extra, charge for booking.