AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1916, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL PICTURES. An unusually attractive entertainment was given at ttie Theatre Royal last evening in the presence of a large audience. The feature film of the evening was the production of H. A, Jones' story, 'The Dancing Girl," This picture, which is from the studios of the Famous Players Film Co., gives a pleasing and faithful portrayal of the work. The story ; opens where Drusill(i Ives, a Quakeress j of the Isle of Endollion, leaves the island for London, and enters into the services of the Duke of CJuisebury. the owner of the island, and, through his influence, becomes Diana Yalrose, the dancer. She declares to her amazed and angry old Quaker fathc v , who comes in search of her, that she wants to be "the topmost rose on the topmost bough, and live in the sunshine." The'father lays her under his curse. After many months she wakes up to the havoc she has made of her life, and the shame she is to her: people. This is followed by a splendid scene, in which occurs the meeting of the penitent Drusilla and the nobleman whom her extravagance has ruined, who both journey to the island to seek death, and where they decide instead no rebuild their shattered lives, and to share a newer and purer lift-. A supporting programme, containing mam- items of interest, was also shown. The same series will be repeated again to-night and, tomorrow night.

EMPIRE PICTURE PALACE. A programme that promises to be extremely interesting will be screened at the Empire Theatre to-night for the first time in Xew 'Plymouth. The main attraction is a Vitagraplitstar feature, entitled "Tlie Evil .Men Do," produced by the favorite picture actor, Maurice Costello. He ami his two clever children play the principal parts in this strong drama of Xew York social and business life. The story is said to be an impressive illustration of the old saying, "Be sure your sins will find you out." The plot is woven around the love of a lioy and girl, who in after years are separated by duplicity, but with whom the fates deal kindly in the end. Many powerful, and even tragic, incidents are shown, but through it all there is an undercurrent of romance, that lends a charm to the story. A quiekly-moving comedy-drama by the Majestic Company, entitled "A Ten Cent Adventure," a story of schoolboy life that is said to be exceedingly clever, will also be shown. The otljcr pictures include a faivical comedy, "Shocking Stockings"; a further series of the clever and amusing Edison cartoons, "Cartoons on n Beach": an exquisitely colored scenic study of "Picturesque i.iguria"; and the latest Pathe Gazette. '