AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 March 1916, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

I EMPIRE PICTURE PALACE. An entirely now programme of all the latest in moving pictures will be presented at the Empire Picture Palace today, at both afternoon and evening performances. The ntar film is the 12th instalment of the "Million Dollar Slystery," the now-famous Thanhouser serial d?ama, under the title of "The Elusive 'Croasure Box." Many melodramatic /scenes are portrayed in which the Black 'Hand gang are treated to rather a bad time by Florence and Jim Norton, assisted by Jones, the butler. Lovers of good comedy will find "A Rascal's Wolfish Way" most enjoyable. This is in two-acts, by the Keystone Company, and is one of their -new society plays. Other notable films include "Pathe War Gazette" (topical), "Views of Tunis" (scenic)," "For His Mother" (Edison drama) and "The Life Guard" (comedy). THEATRE ROYAL PICTURES. The usual mitince will be given at the Theatre Royal to-day in addition to the evening performance, when tlie current programme of photo-plays will be presented for the last time. This series is a particularly good one and should draw a crowded house. The star picture, "Queen of the Band," is a scries of quickly-moving events. There is a strong fascination in this vivid story, which concerns the theft of a valuable diamond and its recovery. A pretty domestic dra,ma by Yitagraph players is "Elsa's Brother," wliiht the 11th episode of 'The Master Key" supplies many thrills of excitement. In this instalment the sensational story develops quickly, attaining the momentum of an avalanche. The programme is completed by two of the latest to.picai war films and as many brilliant comedies. On Monday night a three-night season of Elinor Glyn's "Three Weeks" will commence. This film has been passed by the censor. The box plan is now on view at Collier's.

ELINOR GLYN'S "THREE WEEKS."

The management of the Theatre Royal announce for screening on Monday next the film version of Elinor Glyn's "Three Weeks," which' has been a triumphal success wherever shown. In Wellington over 11,000 people paid for admission to see it. In Auckland, where three theatres screened it, over people passed through their doors. The film is described as bfinjr unusually well produced, and the claim is made that the story shows to better advantage on the screen than in the form of the novel. "Three Weeks" has been widely discussed, and the fact that it has been passed by the National Board of Censors is proof that it is entirely without offence of any kind. The tragic story of the young Queen 'of Sevevia is new well known, and also the three weeks of adventure she goes through when she escapes for a time from the dissolute monarch who claims her as wife. The intricate story clearly shows Kie Queen's sacrifice to provide that only heirs of her blood shall reign in the State ol Sevcria, and her many trials are brought to an end in a dra-mntic manner. The mounting of "Three Weeks" is superb, and many gorgeous scenes add an attraction to the film quite npart from the story. The acting of the principal characters make them stand out as masters of their profession, and those who witness the film enter most sympathetically into the lives of the people shown. The box plan for reserved seats is now open at Collier's.