AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 April 1916, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

"TREY O' HEARTS" AT THEATRE ROYAL TO-NIGHT. The much-talked-of and highly-popu-lar Trans-Atlantic serial photo-drama, "The Trey o' Hearts," will open its fitst chapter to-night'at the Theatre Royal. "The Trey o' Hearts" constitutes a motion picture serial story of love and adventure, and it is aptly termed tlie "ladies' picture." From the pen of a popular writer of modern Action, the play has been enacted by several actors and actresses of international reputation, including the great favorites, Miss Cleo Madison and Mr. George Larkin. "The Trey o' Hearts" comes with a big reputation, and its previous successes will doubtless be repeated in New Plymouth. In addition to the serial picture, the programme contains other good things. "The Pawns of Mars" is a three-reel Vitagraph Broadway feature, a stirring story of adventure and intrigue. A highly interesting scene demonstrates the wonderful effects of wireless waves exploding bombs in mid-air. The operator gets the range of an areoplane, and the machine and its occupants are literally torn to bits when the rays strike the bombs stored on board. Lovers of good comedy will find much enjoyment in "The Song of Solomon," the latest Edison two-reoler, whilst other films include "Patlic's Gazette/' "The Si Sui Acrobats" and "The Cellar Spy." Special films will be shown to-morrow (Good Friday) night.

A REMARKABLE FILM AT THE EMPIRE. "Tlie Valley of Lost Hope," a stirring story of tlirill, love and adventure in the wild and lawless times of the early Californian mining days, is the chief attract tion of the new programme shown to a large audience at the Empire Picture Palace last night. It might well he said that this production is one of the best four-reel Lubin dramas that has been seen here. There is not a dull moment throughout the whole time the picture is being screened. Never before lias sitcli a scene been filmed as that depicting the head-on collision between the two trains. This incident alone must have cost a very large sum of money to produce. The wild scenery adds much to the effect of realism; in fact, it is all real, for this train smash does actually happen. There is no mistaking it. This is the first picture to hand from the new combination of four of the most famous film companies, Vitagraph. Lubin, Selig and S. and A., of which the Taranaki Amusements, Ltd., hold the exclusive rights. It is certainly a magnifl-i cent production, and further pictures by the same combination should be eagerly awaited. In addition to a pretty love story, it also gives one an ipxcellent idea of the great gold rushes in New Zealand and Australia about which our parents relate in a thrilling tale. The supporting films arc also good. The same programme will be repeated for the last time to-night. Special films will be shown to-morrow night (Good Friday).