ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 September 1915, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ROYAL IPICTURES. An interesting drama of the old smuggling days is featured on to-night's new programme. "The Pirate's Revenge," at the film is named, is an adventure of the sea, and is one of those perfectly-present-ed Italian productions with a plot that is all that could be desired. Besides this feature there is a grand array of preceding Alms. Seats may be reserved at Hoffmann's. THE EMPIRE THEATRE. Stories of the Indian Mutiny always grip one's interest, but never more than at the present time, when the splendid nghting troops of India are warring in deadly earnest on the side of Great Britain. At the Empire Theatre there is told on the screen a thrilling story of the mutiny days, "Shannon of the Sixth." Much of the drama is true, with the pames of the chief actors carefully readjusted, and the whole story is strong and interesting. "Australia Will Be There" (a historic farewell ceremony), "Dr. Smith's Baby" (comedy), "The Fashion Shop" (comedy), "The Latest Topical." The topical pictures are particularly wel'l selected, and contain glimpses of Europe's battlefields and scenes from other lands. The programme will be shown finally tonight. To-morrow at tlie Empire, "1914, or Scotland for King and Country," will be the star picture. This picture is Btory of war and red ruin, and of the desolation that follows in the trail of the Germans. The title of the film serves as an indication of its topicality and the fact that the scenario is from the pen of "Rita" (Mrs. Desmond Humphrey, a novelist of distinction and wide appeal) will commend it to picture patrons. "1914" is a story of the present war, told in a series of hignly realistic and very ambitious incidents admirably carried out. Some of the scenes showing the fighting in the trenches and at close quarters are said to be better than any war film produced since hostilities commenced. To these war-like scenes is added a story "of real interest, in which sentiment plays its allotted part t'o th« complete satisfaction of all concerned. Excellently acted by Miss Jane Gail and Mr. Gerald Ames, among others, and produced by the London Film Company, makers of "On His Majesty's Service," ■'England's Menace," etc., this film is described as one that will prove an irresistible attraction.