ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 131, 27 October 1914, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EMPIRIC PICTURE PALACE. "David Copperlield," one of the greatest lilms ever produced in New Piymou.h, was shown at the Empire Picture Palace last night to a 'packet house. Kveryone is familiar with "'David Coppevlicld." It is considered by a gical many to be Charles Dickens' greatest work. .Many of the characters, as those of Micawber and I'riah Ileep, have been immorialif ,'d an.l these names have become part ami parcel of the English language. The llepworth Company were engaged for nine months in iproduc'ng the cinematograph pictnro which is now presented to the public. Most of tile scenes were citiematographed in the homes from which they were taken by Dickens. Wherever this picture is exhibited, an immense amount of interest is sure to be aroused.

Tho story deals with the I'IV of David Copperlield from his earliest days. 'We follow him in his unhappy lie with his siepfathor, and his still more wrcldicd experience at school. We see him in Canterbury, haunted bv t'lio villainous -machinations of Uriah llcep and accompanied by his faithful admirer, Micawiier. Again we see the elo])eineiit of Little Kmily with Pleorforth —Prggoly's vain search--Lit'tie Emily's rescue from the anger of J'osa Daill,. and Steeriorth'd unhappy end'. The story is followed in natural sei|iienee, bringing in (very character and incident that is depicted in t,he novel showing the delightful scenes with tile child wife, and then the subsequent calmer and happier days with David's devoted and faithful helpmate, Agnes. Tlw final scon."! depicts an old time. Yulctide gathering, witli the Old Year rang mil, and the New Year rung in. The final screening take.-, place on Wednesday evening. Reserve your seat, 'l'hone liliu.