ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 November 1915, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ROYAL PICTURES. A splendid western society drama, entitled "Breaking in," is among the supporting films on "The "Wireless Rescue'' programme showing at the Royal next Saturday. Jonci, a self-made millionaire, and his family are typical Westerners. After purchasing a grand home on Fifth Avenue, tliey send out invitations to various society people, among whom arc a clique known as "The Big Six," all Wall Street Financiers. The society aristocrats snub Hie Joneses, resulting in (heir reception being u failure. Jones finds his daughter sobbing bitterly, and swearing to get even, plunges into the Wall Street game himself, and beats the financiers, and eventually ha.i everyone of the "Big Six" in his power. Satisfied that his revenge is complete Jones and his family go back to their broad plains, where the daughter is re-united with her plains-man lover, and all is peace and happiness. "Human 'Rounds Triumph" (a Keystone comedy), features, the popular comedian "Ambrose," who takes the part of a detective—he acts the part very well only he is not so quiet as the ordinary detective, and, of course, that's where the fun comes in. Several other films are to be shown. Seats may he reserved at Hoffmann's

"THE SPOILERS." Apparently the films which prove the most popular at the present day are the adaptations of well-known riovels, which, having demonstrated their capacity as good sellers, are snapped up by the big film manufacturers and turned to most profitable account in picturedom. In this way the public is having all the wellknown novels visualised in moving pictures, and every week ushers in some new picturised version of the quick-sel-ling novel. The latest filmic adaptation, that of "The Spoilers," Rex Beach's great Alaskan romance, as shown at the Empire Theatre last night, can be easily ranked as one of the most successful and satisfying films seen here for some time. Selig Company, the producers, have caught the atmosphere of the story, and the large audience present at the Empire last night were transported to Alaska to live again the wild surging life of the goldfickls as it was away back in the 'eighties. The story is such a one as the public loves to read, and loves a great deal more to see so powerfully enacted on the screen. Olenister anil Dcxtry, two typical Westerners, ruggedly honest, yet having an almost primordial savagery coursing through their veins, are co-owners of the richest mine in Alaska. There comes on the scene one M'Namara and a rascally judge, who have schemed to juggle the laws of that clime (an easy tiling in those days), and so convert the mine to their uwn use. The hitter's niece, Tleltm Chester, is an innocent partner to the conspiracy, and when Olenister falls in love with her his task in thwarting the conspiracy of the M'Namara gang is made all the more difficult. Cherry Malotte, a dance-hall girl, who, in spite of her wayward passions, has a good heart, loves Olenister, and when she sees her love unrequieted, her passions at first overpower her better self. Later, however, her real nature triumphs, and she is a powerful ally to Olenister, in overcoming the scheming of M'Namara. All the thrilling incidents of the great duel between Olenister and M'Namara make a powerful story. The lawlessness of the miners, the storming of the Alaskan Bank, the efforts to overcome M'Namara first by law and then by violence, the dynamiting of the mine,' and the final uniting of Olenister and Helen are ail incidents from a great story. Miss Kathlyn Williams.'as Cherry Malotte, (lie fascinating adventuress, is the central figure in the story, and her interpietation is a particularly fine one. The other leading parts are capably interpieted by Messrs. Thomas Santschi (as M'Namara), William Farnum (as (lien-I ister), and Frank Clark (as Lextrv).