ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 197, 28 January 1915, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EMPIISB PICTURES. % To-night>, at the Empire Picture Pat oce, the management present a new prQ« gramme of picked photoplays, featuring ''The Mystery of the Stolen a drama that keeps the shrewdest guessers on the alert. Max Linder pears in "The Statue," a iPlathe comedy. Lubin's drama. "Latin Blood" is ■#l story of an Italian sister's strange "Topical Budget" as usual contains eiiiS/i less news. "Fjords of Norway" is (i beautiful A;, K. scenic. «A ' FootidW Agreement" and "M. 'Gaston . from Paris" are two highly amusing Coms> dies. Seats may be reserved. Ririfl 'phone 365. • M ROYAL FaOTURIS. The following as the short story of ou of the dramas to bo shown at the Koytl on Saturday next:—"The Car of Death* Deeming Kat,e of too frivolous a dispo-! s;tion, the Hopevilln School Committer, headed by Hev. Haskins, request the gjrl's resignation as teadher of the village school. Fond of her work, cvmg her little charges, she feels tM» ikeenly. She plans to attend the out* ing of the Hopeville Sunday School. Tbfli attitude of those in charge is so twstila that she decides to stay at home. Sha imparts her grievances to her s-weetfi heart, Ira, who is employed as a line* man. While they are conversing, Adatbs the station agent, informs Ira that ft break in the telegraph wires down tha line demands attention. Whilo I«| searches for the break, the picnic train leaves Hopeville. A dynamite can breaks loose from a freight train and runs wild. Ira sees the death car ruslbk ing to meet the picnic train. Cutting in| on the line, he wires Adams to sidetrack the runaway. Terrified, Adqma endeavours to reach the switch, 013 and stiff, he realises he cannoti make the switch, which is some distance down tho track. Calling Kate, he apprises her, of the situation. She runs down the track and pulls the switch lever, ing the runaway along a sido-track iust as fhe picnic 'train flashes (by. Tfca dynamite car is derailed, and a terrifio explosion ensues. The picnic train come# to ii lalt and the members of the school committee rush to leam the cause of ,iibe explosion. Adas tells them of Kafe'B bravery. Filled with gratitude, the men b, e & Kate to return to her old position. She is about to accept when InS claims her for his wife, '