ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1915, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

KOVAL pictures. "Tlu. MisFTiel' ..Maker." a stylV.uy mounted "feature" drama In- t!'.'.■ Vitagraph Company, is the leading item of the new programme .it tin i!..yal today and to-night. Dolly, a society young lady, is visited by Anita, her (hum, who falls in love wrdi PcUr, Dolly's comrade from childhood Peter is attracted by both young ladi.'s, but eventually proposes to .Dolly, an.l is accepted. Anita joins a, h/juse party given by Dolly after" her -m-.irriage. Anita directs .Peter's attention to Do.'iy, who is apparently ilirting with- one ot the guests. Peter becomes madly jealous and leaves the house at an early hour in the morning to visit his iawyer in town. Anita also 'proceeds to'town by that train and accompanies Peter. Dolly becomes aware that the l.to are travelling in the same train, »o she hurries to town in ji fast motor and-in-tercepts her husband and Anita, the station. Peter's protestation's I ''of' innocence are futile, for J)oIlv- motors away, leaving him in despair: ' lie hastily returns home and on Dolly's arrival mutual explanations result' in a' reconciliation. Among the supporting films are: "The Australian Gazette," "Caught in the Park" (.Keystone comedy], "The Taming of Sunbrook Nell" (F'h'ing.>A.' drama). "The Groom's Boom"" (farcecomedy), '-Wyan's Prize Horses" (Kjneto interest), "Night Operator at Buxton" (draima), etc.

THE KILEXCE OF DEAN MAITLAND.

The following are some excerpts from last sermon of Dean Maitland, from '•The [Silence of Dean Maitland," to be screened at the Theatre Koyal on Monday and Tuesday:—"The darkest 'blots upon the sftul of man-impurity, bloodshed, treachery—l have stained 'my soul. Nineteen years ago, when in deacon's orders, I led an innocent girl astray. I was the tempter, I, who fell because I deemed myself above temptation. The father of this girl discovered my iniquity, and fell upon me with violence, hi the struggle, I know not how, I killed him. But even that is not the full measure of my iniquity. I had a friend; I loved him more than any mortal man. Suspicion fell on him .through my fault. . . 'He was tried for the crime, found guilty, and sentenced to twenty.' years' penal servitude." "Two days ago lip came fresh from prison—to worship In this holy 'place—l saw him—l. recognised all the terrible changes that aw'ful misery wrought upon him. jMitTdid not repent. Blind was I with self-love and pride, nay, ,[ refused even to look my sin tlie face. I stilled 'memory—l never realised what I had done. This, man wrote to me and (forgave me—that broke my stony heart." "I declare 'before God and man, I repent and desire as far as possible to make amends. In a feiv days I shall be in a felon's cell—l shall lie happier there than I have been in the brightest 'moments of niv prosperity." "These are my last words—ponder them, I beseech you, as .men ponder dying words."

.THE EMPIRE THEATRE. A new programme will be presented at the Empire Theatre this evening at S o'clock. An adaptation of John Reed Scott's novel, '"The Colonel of the Red Hussars," by the Edison Co., will be the leading feature. This story of the Court of Vularia Is one of the great romances of the, world. In rlehness of settings, as well as-in the dramatic values entailed, thc.-fijrta is said to be a splendid offering, f Tlie plot centres round the daughter of a king in the Old World States of the Ihlkans, where war, mystery, intrigue and romance have held sway for many centuries. Princess Dehara falls in love with a Major Dahlberg, and the King confers on him a firand Dul.'cship. Subsequent incidents, lending t-> a happv conclusion, are well fold by the film. Other films ivill he the great -Earthouake in Italy," "After ■a Snowstorm in Denmark," "Latest War News," '-netting Father's Csut." "The Love ( >f Pierre Larosse," etc. Intending patron,, are requested to reserve their seats. .. I