ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 291, 18 May 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"WHO'S THE LADY?" Flirting taught in one lesson, might be the motto of "The (Had Lye" Company's return to New Plymouth, for Oohctto, the French actress •portrayed by Miss Ethel Dane in "Who's the Lady?" is held to be quite irresistible. No one really has the heart to blame Tricointe, president of the Court, for introducing <iobcttc to the Minister of .Justice as bis w :f "- he positively couldn't help himself, and then .Madame Tricointe being absent in IParis, what harm could come of such a passing episode? Nor had Clobettc hec-n less charming, more would certainly not have been heard of it, but when the .Minister himself falls in love with the BOi-disante Mine. Tricointe, and in order to sec more of her promotes Tricointe to a post nearer Paris—well, then, complications were bound to incur and involve a number of people, including the real Mine. Tricointe. in a hugely,entertaining series of farcical situations. Box plans now open at Collier's.

EMPIRE THEATRE. The star attraction .it tin- Empire Theatre to-night is what is described as a truly remarkable masterpiece of society drama and war romance, entitled "The Fringe of War," by the famous London Film Company, who were the producers of that triumph, "Ihigland's Menace." "The Fringe of War" is said to be one of the most thrilling and sensational war dramas ever screened, glittering with patriotism and overpowering love episodes, surrounded by realistic battle scenes, intense in their human appeal. The central figures in the story are Captain Herald Anstey, an English army officer, who has been sent by the War Office to examine plans of a new siege gun, and Captain von Endig, an officer of the Herman army, who meet

as guests in the home of Heneral Marlowe, the inventor of the siege gun. Von Endig is endeavoring to steal the plans of the gun, and he is assisted by the fierman butler in fieneral Marlowe's service. The efforts of the Hermans to steal the plans lead to some highly sensational and interesting situations, in which the General's wife and her sister

Amy become complicated. Finally Amy, von Endig, and Captain Anstey are seen in a cottage in France, round which the tide of battle rages. The cottage becomes the centre of violent fighting, and von Endig drags himself, badly wounded, to the house. Amy temporarily bandages him, and sets out to find Anstey, whom she discovers staggering about blinded by an exploded shell. She leads him indoors, and there between these two men, one blinded and the other fearing to move lest the bandages on his leg slip and he bleed to death, » dreadful groping duel occur.-!. In his eagerness von Endig over-reaches himself and collapses. Just then reinforcements arrive, and Anstey and Amy arc conveyed in safety to the back of th" I firing line. Time in due course brings j to the world peace, to Herald Anstey • restored sight, and lo Ar.iv happinev with the man she loves. A feature of. the. production is said to be the strikI inly realistic battle scenes. Other at- | tractions are "Wilful Peggy" (A.li. > comedv-drama), with "little" Mary Pick- ] ford iii the leading role. i-i.'d "Th- Hon- | ovineon," Yifayraph's hi- L. with .lobe. ! Bunnv to the fore. The bill also includes "The Folly of Ann" (Majestic). "Departure of the Maori ( 'out in.:;, ■■■■:< '. Third Expcditionaiies," ai;d the hilc.-t war topical. Seats may be reserved.