ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 190, 31 December 1912, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EMPIRE PICTURE PALACE. There will be a matinee at the Empire Picture Palace commencing at 2.30 this afternoon, when a new selection of films will be screened, and children will ibo admitted at the usual matinee price, threepence. To-night the pictures witr show as usual, commencing at 8 p.m., »,ho management are introducing a 3000 ft. star picture on to-n/ght's programme! /, brilliant and powerful dramatic portraval, entiteld "Gipsy Blood." To-momv night (New Year's Night) there willibc an entire change of programme, including the magnificent spectaci'a ? Edison film, "The Charge of the Li,"? : -it Brigade." The history of the Crimian War, and more especially the story. of the Battle of Balaclava is far too willknown to need re-iteration in these col : umns. The story has not been altered; in any way, a strict regard for detail*' and the closest adherence to facts has been maintained, throughout. " 1 ■ 1 /,'■ THE ROYAL PICTURES.

Dan Morgan), Uio notorious* Australian bushranger, whoso deeds terrorised Australia in oM. dajWhas again enacted his nefarious career,, but this time through the peaceful medium cinematographic film ,at the Theatre Royal last night. Tliefe was a very fair audience, and the bushrangcr v s virioiis exploits' were closely followed. The film was taken by the Spencer Dramatic Company, and is set on the scene of the crime, showing the wild nature of, the .country, . an 4 j%. [difficulty in capturing such 1 outlaws.' Ned Morgan showed himself to be a .-particularly blood-thirsty specimen., pot. possessing a fepnrk of liiimnn His first crime, the'sfealiijg of his .employer's horses, followed by murders, hold-Hp. hfusei burning*?, varied by hot pursuitsby the mounted' troopers, whom he.t/me and again out manouvres and ambushes, hold the audience spellbound, until 1 liis career comes to a sudden end, lie' being shot by the'troopers after a thrilling chase. The-other dramas are of nH order. "The Narrow Road,'' kliowwUan ex-prisoner's, ifucccssfu) tottempt to keep straight, thoiigh' 'stirojrly temptpa. flthtfj^e,.: !t<v>|he Natural" depicts a city morn's retjirh. to a country life from?wlli<ih-'MOtliing, oviVAfterwards draw him. "His Honor at Stake," and "Hawkeye Coast GttajVl" are other fine 'films. The Eclair Topical. Bay of Naples scenic, and.a trio ,of laughter-producing comics make up ' a capital programme, which will ba}"repelled to-night:- . ' j

VITASOOPE COMPANY. ■/ The Tivranaki Vitaseopp' Company advert too in this jssue a * splendid programme of carefully selected film's, which they are. screening oil Xew Year's Eve at ilie Good Templar Hull .for "one only. These picture,*;, are ibsoHitely ilickerless, as tlie-'lftiwliine is new *nd the first of its kind in New Zealand, and is in every way up-to-date. A new programme will be shown on Monday, Oth January, and from then pi>, every night with ft bi-weekly change q(„ ■'