AMUSEMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 2 November 1916, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

THREE STARS. To-night will be presented for one night only, an inspiring and exciting drama, entitled "The Devil's Toy." The soul-firing story of a man who '' sold his soul to perdition for fortune, fame, and love." Three great stars, headed by the beautiful Adele Blood, Montagu Love, and the famous Edwin Stevens. Scores of magnificent gowns (each a creation of fantastic loveliness), huge and massive sets, hundreds of people m the big ensembles, marvellous spectacular scenes of unbelievable splendour, a powerful, vivid story, and unforgettable production throughout. Realistic revels actually photographed at the Biltmore Ice Gardens, NewYork 's most recent craze, scenes in a packed and splendid Metropolitan theatre during a mad riot of wild enthusiasm, scores of other notable features, in five great, ever-memorable acts. Inspiring, exeijting, unforgettable, big drama, presented in a big way. The strongest, and most sensational society screen-play of the century. The topical gazette contains the leading generals and premiers of the Allied countries. Owing to the special star pictures arriving this picture will be shown for one night only. " THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME." By the last London mail there arrived what is claimed to be the most realistic represntation of the present hostilities in France. "The Battle ,of the Somrne," the opening assault or the great offensive begun by the Allies on the morning of July Ist, commenced with a sustained bombardment for five days, at the culmination or which a simultaneous advance was made all along the entire front under heavy fire. The attack on the village of Mametz is pictured in a remarkable series of scenes that could only have been secured at grat personal risk to the man with the camera. Trlbse films were taken by the British War Office and the Secretary for War, Mr. Lloyd George, instructed as follows: "See that this picture which is in itself an epic of self-sacrifice and gallantry, reaches everyone." Many hundreds of copies of the film were immediately shown all over England, and forty of London's largest cinema* screened them simultaneously to crowded audiences. It is said that nothing so comprehensive as these pictures has. been previously in the metropolis. A most awe-inspiring sight is the explosion of a subterranean mine under the enemy's lines. Later when our troops swarm over the ground searching out the remaining Germans in hiding it is seen that the explosion left a crater forty fee; deep, and must have buried many of the enemy. A wonderful sight is the sustained bombardment by the monster howitzers in the rear. For mile upon mile great masses of earth ancr smoke can be seen erupting along the Huns' front trenches like a hundred Waimangu geysers placed in line. The picture is to be screened at the Three Stars to-morrow night, November 3. One night only.

"EVERYBODY'S" PICTURES To-night, at the Town Hall, will be screened that beautiful and thrilling picture, "Home." It is adapted from Mr. Frank Lindo's famous drama, "Home, Sweet Home." It runs into four engrossing acts, and features a girl's life in a fishing village, following her career from poverty to plenty and from cottage to mansion. Some of the scenes are sensational, particular ly that of the wreck of the liner on the Cornish coast, where the subject of the drama is laid. In Wellington this picture ran for several nights, and was seen by thousands of people. In support of this drama, on the programme are several other excellent cinematograms. On Saturday night the long promised "Within the Law" is to be shown by arrangement wit!i J. C. Williamson, Ltd. This film has had such a run and has been so profusely praised by the press and public that further comment is superfluous.

CRUEL AUSTRIA. Dr Hinkovie, a former Croatian Deputy, speaking at a meeting of Slavs recently held in London, declared that the internal peace of Austria was the peace of a graveyard. A Magyar minority odiously persecuted the alien Slav nafionalities under the Habsburg rule Francis Joseph had put himself outside the pale of humanity by his exploitation of millions of his Slav subjects in a fraticidal war. The Magyars and the Germans had plotted together to provoke the present war. On the ruins of Anstro-Hunenry must be erected strong; dykes to resist the Pan-German tide towards the East. Sert'ia merely restored would be 'incapable of surviving. Something more than a restored or even an iffgrandised Servia would be required. Their ideal was the unity in single- State of all the Serbs, the Croats.and the Slovenes, who were one people with one language and. one religion.