ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 112, 5 October 1914, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EMPIRE PICTURES'. A DAI "V DAYS. Pride of place in the new picture programme at the Empire Theatre undoubtedly g ocs to the dramatisation of the well-known book, "A Day of Days.'* [ Those who have read it will remember it'-i.- »wi:u? and abandon with) which the situations move along, and the Hlory lo«iH none of its bright features an its picture form. Of necessity, the plot has had to he slightly modified, lon« explanations being out of order in a film, but on .the whole the boot ;*' very closely followed. Oyril Scott takes the star part, that of Perceval Srbar t rite., the gentry-raised society man whom eircu)nsi:inee s compel to work .as a clerk in a hide and skin merchant's establishment. A gift of tickets to Kismet introduces him to the Eastern idea of eaen man having his day of days, on which . everything moves prosperously for him (Anglice-, "every dog nas his day"). His day of days commences the same night, and Perceval becomes the hero of a chain of fantastic and fascinating adventures, aids an heiress (who stays- in (his boardiiwhmw under' the guise of a shop girl' to escape • a villain, finds a card in the villain's hat that sends him to a notorious gambiia» house, where he breaks the hank, and wliere 1 later an attempt to rrVb him is frustrated by timely aid. He- effects escape .from the'gambling house in ir- clothes of one of the officers, and finds himself in a woman's bedroom, explains his presence by telling her he is after a burglar, his. uniform corroborating the story, breaks away, and turns up again in a secret dive of the underworld, re-escapes in time to discover the villain's plot to abduct the heiress, confronts the villain in. disguiim at the fancy dress ball, rescues the heiress a second time, becomes involved in a f'ylit with the villain's hired man, forces his way- into a garage, dash/is throu"li the garage doora with the heroine '.v his arms, makes his way to an auto, mobile and liberty, and in the final chapter thwarts the, villain's- schemes by marrying Die heiress, just as the /■lock denotes the end of his "Day oi Days." As in the case of the novd, the spectator forgets the inorwlihulitv of the succession of adventures in the excitement that the hero's success arouses. The first part of the programme eomtaims »l Pathe Oazotfft "Winter Sports in Sweden." and ■•■■ ••■■ trembly interesting natural history picture, entitled "A Fresh-water Aquarium." Comedy was represented by "A Boardinghouse Romance," and "Closed at Ten." The pianiste plac.'ed an appropriate and well-balanced musical programme during the screening, which will be repeated to-night for the last time. Kescrvcß-f-'plionc 305. LEROY, TALMA AND BOSCO. TONIGHT.

I Mirth, magic and mystery have been the trade-mark of many visiting illusionists to this country, but whcii the curtain goes up at the Theatre Rova] tonight the public are promised an entertainment to which these terms poorly apply, as bewilderment will follow astonishment as illusion after illusion is j performed by these remarkable rntorI (liners. Se.rvais I.eroy has invented j'irany striking illusions"-since his last , visit Rome years ago, roicf of which j might be mentioned the Hindu rone I trick, the secret of which was secured [ by Lerov in India, after manv inerediWe adventures; a strange disnnipear. a nee, and a sequel, and the ma.<*ic of ' silk, etc. In addition to the illusions. Mdlle. Talma will demons') rnte Hie art o! coin manipulation, an art in which ! .-he in the onl.v lady exponent in the world; and Bosco, a clever comedian, will introduce his famous problem' in ■poultry, which is claimed to be one of the. cleverest feats in necromancy ever attempted. The company also includes Napoleon, the limit in canine intcllir;fnce;. Warner and White, American greatest eccentric dancerr-: and the Crcat Sanlucci, with his eliromi'tie ac-f-irdcoii, a novel inßtrunifrv! with over : .:'.vi ;<frs. which is' said to hr .-< v■! to ':-. brass band in both volum,- an.l mclcdv.

The box plan is now on vi> w a! Hoff nvmn's, where seats may be reserved.