ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 205, 6 February 1915, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

! EMPIRE THEAT!.!-.. | At the .Empire to-day, a complete ■ change of programme is announced, which will incii.d... as a star subject a Keystone comedy, entiled "The Knock- . out." The popular Keystone comedian. commonly known as "Fatty," as a pugj ilist, is considered to be more than a | white hope, and enters the ring with the object cf defeating ali-comer.-s of his i own weight, or even double, with Chats. ; Chaplin as referee.. Other films arc | "Rathe liazettc," topical; ''Sparrow of the Circus,'' drama; "On the Maritime , Alps," scenic; "Pair Cull's," drama; ! "Wanted—an heir," comedy; and "Battle iof the Weak," drama. King 'phone :)lio I for reserves.

! ROYAL PICTURES. Til,, star on to-day and to-night's new collection of films is from the Vitagraph studios, and is entitled, "The Sacrifice of I Kathleen." The first friend that poor I Kathleen, a poor slavey ever has, is Arthur Jordan, a struggling young playright. From him she hears the iifst j kind words ever spoken to her, and lis glad that he has taken a.room at the J boarding house where she works. ConI trary to the landlady's expressed wish, i Arthur lends Kathleen a book to re?.'] j and tells her lie will defend her against . the 'rp.te niiritross i f she scolds lier. I Kathleen is filled with gratitude. When I he finishes writing his play and takes it to the manager only to lie told that it cannot be produced, she tries to cheer him up. One day, not long after, Kathleen receives a message that her brother has died, and left her £SOOO. Without letting Arthur know, she goes to the manager and makes an arrangement with him, whereby he will take her CoOOO and. produce his play. The, play is put on and is an immediate success, •lordon now prospers, leaves the cheap boarding-house Mr better lodgings—in a more fashionable part of the town. He does not realise that the. heart of the poor little slavey is almost broken oyer his going away; not that it is due to her that he is so prosperous. A year later, Arthur, now famous, hears " Brandon! the theatrical manager, (idling a friend of how "The Toilers," Arthur's first play was produced. Deeply moved, Arthur returns to the old boarding-house to seek out bis benefactress. He finds her very ill. In her arms is the book ho had given her to read. When she recognises him, a wave of joy envelops her. "in a fatherly manner, Arthur fervently clasps, the happy girl i„ l,i s arms a „.i whispers sweet and comforting words of love There is also a Keystone comedy. '•Hie Fatal Sweet Tooth." In this picture, a man steals some honey, and a detective is set to catch him, but the only clue the detective gets is catching ; two httle bears stealing the; hone," | -.veryone gets chased by the bears. Other films arc advertised in another column.