ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 169, 16 January 1914, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THli Kill'lKE THEATRE. "Les Miserable:*" continues to draw big audiences to the Empire Theatre. This superb pictorial dramatisation of \ ietor Hugo's classic forms a complete evening's entertainment in itself, and the film is perhaps the best, both as regards production and acting, that has up to now been shown. The story of Jean \aljcan and Ooscttc is known to many, and the producers have pictured many of its stirring incidents in a realistic way. The scenes leading up to the Wench Revolution are especially well treated, but perhaps the most appealing scenes are those in which Vatican meets Cosctte, the. little waif, a child of terrible foster-parents, and takes her away to Paris. Their thrilling adventures on the road are many and various, but on reaching the city they find iwacc and happiness for many years. Then Gosette, having bloomed into lovely womanhood, is wooed and won liy Marius, and Valjean lives long enough to see his darling happily married. The film will he repeated this evening.

UOYAL PICTURE*. A powerful drama, entitled "HivalAdventurers." was tlie principal feature in the new programme which drew a large audience to the Theatre lloyal last night. There is also an excellent scenic picture of a great Jamaican river. Tli<> current number of the "Warwick Chronicle" is as full of interesting illustrated newo of the world as ever, mid a number of other good comedies and dramas make up an excellent programme, which will be shown this evening and to-mor-row night.