ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 246, 26 March 1915, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

; THE GLAD EYE, Miss Ethel Dane as "Kiki" will on Tuesday next, by the direction of Mr, Beaumont Smith, give everyone the Glad Eye at the Theatre Royal. Miss Ethel Dane has given the Glad Eye to many publics, she practised on the London public for fifteen months, and then prior to her transferring her attentions to Australasia, traversed Africa, up and down, attracting and amazing all and sundry. "The Glad Eye" as a term, was passed into the language and the Glad Eye as a play has passed, into the list of those few really delightful comedies which live, and will always live—in fact, it is even now within quite a short time of its revival in London. "The Glad Eye" lias been endorsed by the Press in all countries. "The Glad Eye" is a play which no press agent can or need lie about. "The Glad Eye" awaits .you all.

EMPIRE PICTURES. A well selected and very interesting programme was screened at the Empire last night to a fairly largo audience. Tanhouser's drama "The Guiding Hand," is a line photoplay. James Stevens, a wealthy manufacturer, has a frivolous wife, and a son who lias drifted into bad habits. Mrs Stevens sells lier jewels to pay her gambling debts, substituting some paste stones in their place. Later, when John is caught by his father hi the act of robbing the family safe, the whole wretched situation is laid bare. Stevens is on the point of leaving his wife and son for ever, but Mignon, his blind niece, who lives »n the household, dissuades him. She proves the guiding hand which leads the family back to self-respect and happiness. "The Devil's Dansant," Kalera drama in two reels, proved to be very exciting, and was much appreciated. In Keystone's star comedy, "The New Janitor," Charles Chaplin interpolated a lot of his funny business and had the audience shrieking with laughter.

FRANK MORTON'S WAR LECTURE.

rm, 1 lk Morton will appear in the ineatre Royal next Wednesday evening to deliver his war lecture, "The Lord lligh Hypocrite." While the .subject I implies that the Kaiser will receive a ! certain prominence, and much of his ; mode of living explained, a great deal of now and interesting information will also be supplied. Mr. Morton is a very close observer of international polities, and, being also a writer and critic at ■prominence, he may be accepted as one well worthy of treating in a masterly manner any subject which he may select. The- present great world conflict, the plotting and intriguing which led up to it, and various celebrities of the moment will all be dealt with in Mr. Morton's forceful manner. The "ore.it war talk" will be illustrated by a Targe number of views, amongst them being several cartoons showing how Hie war is viewed through 'Gorman -spectacles The box plan opens at Hoffmann's' tomorrow.