ENTERTAINMENTS.
EMPIRE PICTURE PALACE. To-night its the last opportunity offered patrons of viewing Saturday's fine programme, which includes "Constantinople," a beautiful scenic dim, iu addition to the brilliant selection of dramatic and comedy pictures. To-morrow night the usual mid-week change of programme will be screened. "THE SPHINX."
A sterling 1 kinematograph production was released at the Empire Theatre last " night, entitled "The Sphinx." It h a brilliant story of the French Revolution period, with strong dramatic situations, brilliant staging, vigorous episodes, apd fine acting. Indeed it is of a grand quality throughout, and a description of the opening scenes suffices to give an indication of its worth:—ln her stately home, Alice de Verneuil listens to thn Revolution rabblo ouu-iJu v.' ■: •. '.< ' louring for Mr life. '.l'le ■>■:.''' • round her, and it is the fricr':i:-i' 1 group which the ruffians see as they they burst into the apartment. Their onslaught is checked, however, by Alice, who, summoning all her dignity and courage, wit'i Hashing eyes waves tliera imperiously back; but* the crowd is quelled only for a. moment. A citizenes* goads the leaders on, and Alice is seized, roughly handled, and hauled away to the guillotine. But Santeuil, an officer in the army, intervenes, and succeeds in rescuing her from the crowd, and conducting her to liberty. In gratitude .she thanks him and presents him with a locket in token of her remembrance of his having saved her life. Time passes. Santeuil is now a General of the Republican Army, stationed on the frontiers defending Prance against her enemies. Outposts on the watch have a skirmish with the enemy, in which the officer next in command to Santeuil is wounded. The canteen-keeper, a woman, and other soldiers coiwey the wounded officer to a neighbouring farmhouse, and there designs to give him attention. The officer orders all but the canteen-keeper and the farmer's wife from the room and then confesses that she is a woman, none other than Alice, disguised as a man. A string of stirring incidents follows, involving some superb battlefield scenes, and the closing scene presents n, singular spectacle. Other excellent films are also included in the programme. Two industrial films show the manufacture of paper, and the manufacture of French almonds, while on the scenic side there are scenes around Bizerta (Tunis) and Genoa. Comedy and light drama are also well-represented.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 174, 10 December 1912, Page 4
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391ENTERTAINMENTS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 174, 10 December 1912, Page 4
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