ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 158, 10 December 1914, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL. On Monday and Tuesday next, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's widely popular "The House of Tem'perloy," (Rodney Stone) will be produced in'picture form at the Theatre Eoval. The picture is especially suited to the silent drama. Tt shows Sir Charles Temporloy. the reckless, but good-natured representative of the House of Temperley (who, by his gambling extravagances', has frittered away his entire fortune), the gallant Jack Tompcrlev, and the. unscrupulous gamester, Sir John Hawker, as real and lifelike characters. All the notable book scenes are reproduced. including the. famous scene in the Waiter's Club, the (Hit on Crawley Downs, and Sir John Hawkers' "try out" w;th Closter Dick. It will interest readers to know that the finhts are real fights and thrillingly exciting throughout. The box plan for this unique attraction _ opens at Hoffmann's on Friday morning.

EMPIRE PICTURES. To-niejit, tlio election results will be screened lit the- Empire Picture Palace as tlicv come to hand. Patrons are advised 'to reserve their seats, as there is sure to lie a rush. The picture will be over about 10.20 p.m. to enable the final lcoal results to be screened. The programme is a particularly strong one. "The German Occupation of Historic T.ouvain." should prove very interesting. Manv scenes of this flue city, before ami after its desniction are shown. The star ifVm is "When Lions a sensational drama by fiaumont. The remainder of the proj-ranimo is selected from the best on the market. Keats may be reserved bv "phone 3!ir>. Stalls Is 'Dress Circle Is (id, unreserved (id and