ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 September 1915, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

j, THE EMPIRE. I The management present again tonight for the last time "The Stoning," by the well-known Ediaon Company, The plot of this remarkable interesting photo-play has been admirably worked out to a grand climax. The principal character in the drama is Ruth Fenton, and the part is very well acted by Miss Viola 'Dana. Miss Fenton, wlio is a member of the church choir of the village, meets a young man, who persuades her to elope with Mm. They registered at an hotel as man and wife, and Miss Fenton innocently thinks it great fun. /Very soon the young man 'begins to maltreat her, with the result that she leaves 'liim. Miss Fenton'a mother is failing fast, and the girl is sought out by tie minister of the home town and persuaded to return and nurse her. On the following Sunday when she takes her place in the choir the other girls all walk out of the church, as also does a portion of the congregation. The next morning the poor girl's body is found in | the lake. The minister delivers a strong' sermon, taking as his text, "Judge Not!" At the funeral he brands the congregation as murderers. The supporting programme includes Charles Chaplin in "Mabel's Busy Day," which is screamingly funny, and kept the onlookers in the merriest of moods. "Cartoons in a Barber's Shop" (comedy), "Bill's Wager" (Vitagraph comedy), "Our Soldiers at Home and in Egypt" (to-pical), "The Channel Isles" (scenic), and the latest topical "Gazette." "The Might of the Alliea," the big educational film, is shown finally to-night. Pictures last until 10.15.

"MIZPAH." '•Mizpali," the star item at the Theatre Koyal last night, was a charming production. Being a scene from the Passion Play, it lost none of its effect by being put on the screen. All the parts were well acted and the staging was magnificent. The story in brief is that the Princess Zaga, tiring of her surroundings, resolves to get away from them. She finds diversion in watching Morum practising archery, and eventually the two fall in love with one another. Lotos, too, is in love with Morum, and schemes to get the Princess out of the way. She persuades a slave to try and assassinate the Princess, but Morum comes timely to the rescue. The Princess becomes betrothed to Ermce Lembel, but she escapes from this, and she and Morum endeavor to By away together. The attempt is frustrated, and Morum is brought before the King. His life is spared, but be and the Princess are not to see one another again. They resolve to make the supreme sacrifice, and they hurl themselves over the balustrade to the earth below. There are some fine ballets in each scene, and the picture is a most spectacular one. The supporting films are a splenfi<i lot. "Troubles of a Nation" show the bombarded town of Scarborough, Belgians preparing a captured gun for action, etc, "lie Red Monkey" is an animal study that is most interesting. It has been decided to show this programme again to-night to give people the opportunity of seeing the star item.

SACRED CONCERT. The sacred concert to be held in the Theatre Royal on Sunday next promises to be a big success. The proceeds are to be devoted to purchasing Christmas gifts for our gallant soldiers at the front. The following Qiave very kindly offered to help:—Mrs. Wilkes, Misses Peart and Rae, Captain Allen, Messrs Haslam, Day and Farmer, also the Taronaki Garrison Band. The concert commences at 8.16, in order to allow all church-goers to be present.