ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 July 1915, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EMPIRE PICTURES. The feature film on to-night's programme as entitled "His Son's Accuser." This picture, which is described as a masterpiece, is by (Pathe Ereras, and is said to contain a strong moral lesson, while a charming romance is interwoven with the main theme of the story. The story ibears on the influence of heredity. >raong a strong budget of supporting subjects are: "Australia's Sons" (en route ,to Berlin), ••Helen Intervenes" (a charming child study), and "Hogan's Annual Spree" (a. great Keystone comedy). THE -LIGHTS O' (LONDON

On Monday and Tuesday next the management of the Empire 'Pictures will present tlie great dim adaptation of George R. Sims' -fine drama, "The Lights o' London." A private screening of the picture was given at Me Empire Theatre ye -icivliiy morning, and witliout hesitation it can ;be pronounced one of the lim-t pictures of its Icind ever shown locally. IJeorge Sims' great play is familiar to many theatre-goers in sta«e K.-.ni, and now its adaptation (under the !«'!'.-,omvl supervision of its author) to the screen lias been attended with singular success. The acting-several wellknown as-tors and a.etivs--es from «ie Lv-i-r.iii Theatre take part—is excellent. A- to the ipiioiographing of the picture, it- l- w.dl nijrb perfect, and the plot of the- story gi.ves -scope for the introduction of incidental scenery most inter-'-iuiL'. Many London scenes of especial interest an- introduced, and the ma.u-•i-"'i:.-iif, ;:ntici;'afe a-big run fm- the t-'.--tli'e. Seats .should be reserved, at Moll - -