AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 28 May 1917, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

ASTARS. The programme To be screened at the Three Stars to-night andTto-mor-row night will form a landmark in the realm of moving pictures in Taihape, when Rider Haggard’s great novel "She” will be shown. The subject of this work, in which the human element is pre-eminent, lends itsfflp admirably to picturisation. To secure the most perfect interpretation of the various parts the services of the foremost actors and actresses of the day were enlisted, and Mdlle. Delysia, the great emotional French actress has been entrusted with the part of “She.” Miss Blanche Forsythe takes the part of Ustane, and Leo Vincey is’ interpreted by Mr. Henry Victoar. Following is a brief synopsis of the play:

Leo Vincey on his 25th birthday opens a casket left by his father. In it is a parchment written in Greek telling him that an ancestor of his, Kallikrates, had married a lady of the royal House of Egypt, whom they called “She.” “She’ ’became enamoured of Kallikrates, and in a fit of passion at bis faithfulness to his wife, killed him. Leo determines to follow his father’s request and find the land of the wonderful woman, next find them on a canal in an African ’ « swamp, and they are taken prisoner by a tribe under “She’s” rule. Lea becomes attached to Ustane, one of' the women of the tribe of the Amahaggej, and Bilalli, chief of fEe Amaliagger, goes to “She” for orders. In his absence the tribe determine to kill Mahommed by awful torture and Leois wounded. “She” orders Ustane out and bends over Leo, and administers the contents of a small phial to him with wonderful effect. Afterwards Leo and Holly come across Ustane* “She” discovers them talking together and questioning Ustane, flies intoa rage at her answers. She takes Leo to the tomb of Kiiiikrates, saying,. “Here I have slept by night for 2000 years in KallikraTes’ odd company,, faithful to my love for him, awaiting his return. Behold, let the dead and living meet.” Leo persuades Holly, and the three white men to Journey with him and She to the cave of the Pillar of Life. “She” kisses, Leo', and enters the flames, and instead of her beauty being intensified, ■to the horror cf the watching men she emerges from the fire shrieking in agony and crying “Forget me not; Kallikrates; I do not! I shall come again once more and be beautiful. T swear it.. Have pity on my shame.” The fifth episode of the Box” and a good supporting ' programme will also be shown. "V' v

EVERYBODY'S. “The Lost Bridegroom*” a comedy; dramatic photo-play adventure, -will| be finally screened at Everybody’s Id- 1 night. This is really a beautiful’ drama, of a class very much above the ordinary. It is full of compelling interested .there is not a dull foot of film in it, and at times it is distinctly thrilling, while being entirely free from low, vulgar, blood-curdling non-, sense. The leading picture on the programme for to-morrow is another Famous Players’ production entitled “My Lady Eileen,” in which the leading role is taken by Marguerite Clark, the film favourite of young andold.