ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 80, 28 August 1914, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ROYAL HOTURIS. The Theatre Royal Picture* re-open on Saturday nexi with a, children'., niat>mee commencing at i:m. Tile star film, "The Dance to Deatdi," i s a drama of life and love in the South Sea Islands, and features 'a fine Hawaiian dance. This film is novel and charming, and should please all who witness its screening. A splendid programme Blipports the "st'ir."' Theatre Royal p-.vt-»oes are notiiied' that this theatre will open on Saturdays only, afternoon and [ evening. Ring 305 for reserves. | EMPIRE PICTURES. Marion Leonard, who pramjnently in tile drama, "Im lUie Still VVaMti<y of the Night," showing to-might at the Empire Picture Palace, is one ef the biggest favorites of the American screen stars. The story deals ■with tihe heroic efforts of a young actress to save the family name from) disgrace. The young man's fatlher bitterly opposed tine marriage of his son to an actress, considering it a. disgrace to the funnily name, and he ordered the son from his home. The union was a 'happy ■ one, however, and a. charming youngster comes to bless the homle. lit young tStookton was weak enough to use' some of Ms firm's money to carry on some of his Wall street speculations. The results were disastrous!. When he told his old father that he was a thief, the cldter Stockton refused to believ,e him, and insisted tihat he was only trying to get money to spend on 'that 'woman.'' The son shot himself. The mtinjier in which his wife (Miss Lsmard) rose to the occasion and saved the family name from disgrace is dramatic in the extreme. The drama is only one feature of a very strong programme. Commencing at the matinee to-morrow the management present for. three .screenings only, i-amous Players massnifiowit production "Caprice," with Mary : Pickford in the leading part. This is a • splendid film and (picture lovers axe ad- , vised not to miss it. (seats may be reserved now. {Ring 305. ~

MR. ST. UEORG-E-S CONCERT. Mr. Henry St. George has arrived in Xow Plymouth. Apart from his professional dulties-as examiner in Canada and New Zaland far Trinity College of Music, Mr. St. Oorge is a. finished performer on several instruments', among which is the vioia-de-gamba, and the public of New Plymouth arc to have another taste of his quality 'm the. Holland Hail i/O-miorrow evening, when he will give an: instrumental programme of nvual* similar to that given here last yea,f. The concert commences tit S ipjiit., and there is Ao be no charge for admassi.cn.