EMPIRE THEATRE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17687, 26 July 1919, Page 10

EMPIRE THEATRE

A vivid story of the terrible trials of a r rench Rc j Cross nurse at tho hands of the Huns is told in " Vive La France, the Paramount production which features the new programme released at the Empire Theatre yesterday. Genevieve Bonchetto, a motor picture actress in New York, hears that her parents have boon murdered by German troops in their home in Deschon, France, one hastens to her native country, and on arrival finds that the French have recaptured Deschon. It is, however, quickly retaken by the Germans, and Genevievo is overpowered by a German officer. When she refuses to submit to him he shows her a procession of women who have been branded with "tho cross of shame." Hor-ror-stricken, she faints, and on. consciousness sho wears the cross. Jean Picard, formerly an actor in the same studio with Genevieve,_ but now soldier in the I'rench army, is severely wounded when carrying important despatches, but luckilv encounters Genevieve, who enables him to escape. Later Genevieve, in an effort to escape from her captors, dons tho uniform °l a dead but just about this time tne French again take possession of the village, and Geneviove is arrested and ordered to be shot as important maps made bv a spy are found concealed in tho uniform, but when tho officer-in-oharge sees tho cross on her 'breast ho realises his mistake. Jean Picard returns later, but his mind is a blank. J. ho eareful nursing of Genevievo ultiinately results in his health bein<r restored and the story ends happily. Good support mg pictures are included in tho screening.