ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 9, 29 May 1914, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"THE MmAOLE." On Saturday afternoon and evening next an important screening takes place at the Empire Theatre, when Reinhardt's great 6000 ft wordless religious mysteryplay, "The Miracle," or "It wag a Dream," wttl bo shown for the first tiime in New Plymouth ia animated pictures. When .first done alt Olympia, London, the dtama was played by a caste of living actors, actresses and auxiliaries which it in claimed is the strongest on record, few numerically there were thousands of persons concerned in the presentation. The success achieved is described as electrical. The undlertaWng was found to be too huge to tour, with the result that the play was accurately reproduced in motion photography, and in that form was ■presented at the Kioyal Opera, House, Oovemt Garden,

stated to have ouitiivalled th« success gained at Olympia, Humupansdlinck's famous music 100 been retained in ito entirely, and when construcibi.ng uhio film care, was taken hbat every chord shiauJd synchronise perflectSy wWi tho notion in the pictured sboxy. The Austnailian tour, which was marie undlar tho direction of Mr. Beaumont Smith, who purchased the rights at a high figure, began at Sydney on Decembea- 20th., where the picture is still eiontinming a record run. At Auckland it is said they are taming hundrouß', away nightly. Saturday's sweening will be embellished by tJic vwalisoitioai of a large choir of trained- choristers and the Empire orchestra, <ha« bran tatrgeJy augmented to enaWe justice to be done to the special music. Box plans for the season are now open at the Empijrtt, and sewts may be boclced for any ever, ing.

THEATRE ROYAL PICTURES. Tli* mid-week change a$ the Theatre Royail brought along with it some very pjiiod films, including an excellent production of Conan Doyle J » celebrated detective story "The Speckled Band..'' The picture proved a good dtow, and. tliie subject was admirably misted for a cinema presenlfeition. The theme opens with the mysterious death of at the h'ooiKe of her guardian!, Dr ltoylwth, on the day of !i!er befthrofclitU, and as a large sum .of money was <ke to Juiia on her marriage, which Dr Roylofch has control of, foul play is siKpeoited. Tier sister, with Khxsrlloek Holmes, 'the great detective, set about to amravrf the mystery, and sonne starltliing sensations were dix-overed. A fine anidienoe fifled the Theatre Royal to witness this faiscinatimj «t«ay, and greatly .enjoyed its production. One of the most laughable of the Keystone eomaWeg is included with other first class •inem.o3, which, make up an evening's amiwcmient thalt will draw hie; Mouses. Vonular prices rule —ls and 6d.