AMUSEMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 24 November 1916, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

! THREE STARS. i To-night will be a red letter day for i Taihape in the picture line, as the : greatest picture yet produced will be shown. We would advise all who intend going to book their seats not lat- . or than five o'clock, as at the time | of going to press the seats were filling 'up fast. The screening will take about | three hours. Of all the wars the world | has known the greatest is now in pro- | gross. Until August of 1914 the greatj est war in history was the terrific i struggle between Rome and Cartilage, j Germany now fights for the dominion of the world of the 20th century after Christ. As though they had gained some premonition of the terrible events which were to shake the world the foli lowing year, one of the greatest pic- | ture concerns —the Itala [Film ComI pany—undertook in 1913 the eonstrueI tiou of a mammoth film depicting the J extraordinary events of the Carthage- ! nian wars. It was necessary, of course, that a thrilling story should be woven into the history of those stirring times, and to Gabriele D'Annunzio, the most famous of modern Italian playwrights, was entrusted the task. He revelled in it, and evolved a scenario which at first seemed-impossible of production. It seemed too enormous,, too vast. Armies had to "be marched through the snow and ice of Alpine passes, cities had to be beleaguered and sacked, fleets had to meet in the crash of battle, and had to be destroyed by flames. Volcanoes had to belch forth. Soldiers, sailors, priests, princes, rulers, elephants and horses, temples and palaces had to be introduced in bewildering numbers. But the great work was undertaken and was successfully carried out. .-* EVERYBODY'S. At Everybody's Pictures in the Town Hall last night, a very good house witnessed an excellent programme. The star drama, "Tangled Hearts," is an unusual picture, t-he pretty scenery being a special feature, while the star comedy, "Married on the Wing," was a scream from start to finish. This programme will be shown for the last time to-night.' To-morrow, commencing at the matinee, an exceptional attraction will be offered to picture-going people in the six-reel feature film "Temptation." Geraldine Farrar, one of the best known picture actresses, will take the principal part. Writing of its initial production in New York the "New York Times" says: "We had thought that there was nothing- left for picturing to do. We were mistaken, for "Temptation," now being shown at the Lyric Theatre (New York) mands respect. It is a thoroughly human and wholesome study of a phase of life that is far too common, and, apart from its living interest and its sane humanity it has an educative bearing that is most impressive. We do not as a rule accept the responsibility of recommending one picture as against another, but in this case we have no hesitation in saying that this particular photo-play is one that every one should see.