ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1916, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EMPIRE PICTURE PALACE

LONDON FILM TO-DAY.

A grand dramatic star, "A Garret in Bohemia," will be the head-liner of the Empire Picture Palace to-day. The Lonuon Film Company is responsible for this big story of London life. ''A Carret in Bohemia" is expected to be a popular picture during its season, on account of the real life characters it portrays. It shows how the poor help the poor, and a drama of power is worked around scenes in a squalid and sordid quarter of the world's metropolis The poor blind fiddler, .fallen on evil days, is looked after by a ministering angel in the guise of a .teacher of paint ing, and the love affairs of the composer and the young lady painter are helped in by the action of the fiddle in giving its composer an inspiration that brings wealth to him, and enables him to marry the lady across the road. The leading parts are played by Miss Edna Flugarth and Ben Webster, who have heen associated together in many dramatic successes. Other good pictures include "A Bath Tub Mystery" (Lubin comedy), Pathe Gazette, with the latest war notes, a real laugh-raising Vitagraph comedy. "She Took a Chance," an interesting industrial subject, and a further release of the popular ''Hazards of Helen," railroad drama entitled "The Girl on the Bridge."

"NURSE CAVELL.'?

FINAL SCREENINGS TO-DAY.

There wis a packed house at the Theatre Royal again last night to witness the Belgian war drama, "The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell," which has been filmed by the Famous Feature Co. of Australia as a biographical tribute to the noble woman, who gave her life for the cause of humanity. Well-known actors figure in the various pari?, including Miss Vera Pearce (Nurse Cavell), Mr. Harrington Reynolds (Rev. Gerard), Mr. C. Post Mason (Lieut. Renard). Mr. Ceo. Tortus, and others equally familiar. This splendid film will be shown again at the matinee to-day at 2 o'clock sharp, and finally to-night at «.

"From every point of view the picture is calculated to make a, profound impression. The entire presentation is Well-conceived, and the sacred features »lfe treated with befitting reverence. The effect on all sections of the community should be distinctly good. The faithful presentation of the callous brutality of German military official is graphically suggestive of what we might expect ii Germany wins." —Thus writes the Rev. G. C. Percival, of Sydney, referring to the motion-picture "The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell.'' The story of Nurse Cavell's death at the hands of the Huns stirred the whole of the civilised world as perhaps no other barbarous art of the common enemy had done, one of the results being that every eligible man in Nurse Cavell's native town enlisted the day after the news readied England, and it has been the spur to many thousands all over the world. Although the news of her death came through on October 21st (Trafalgar Day) last year, it was nome time later before the details reached here, and then it was dU'overed that the frightful crime for which she had been executed was the aiding of a sick and wounded soldier to reach his wife and family in England, and in helping a young Belgian officer who had ventured to Brussels to see his newlymarried wife, to return to his regiment. For these actions, prompted only by kindness of heart, she incurred the anger of the Prussian leader and died as a I felon, in spite of the protests of nations.

SECOXD TRIAXOIE FEATURE.

A "GRIFFITH" PIiODUCTIOX

"THE LILY AND THE ROSE."

The American producer of picture, plays is quick to realise all those lit tie emotional touclies in the detailed arrangement of situation and expression ir a picture, and gets a clutch -hold on m the interest early in the picture, and never l'-is go. Thu is the c.ise i. 'The l.iiy and the Rose," .1.1; lit I'.e T pa'.v.' Iv.y.il mii Mnnd'iy ;,'*: It icharming and human story, and if Die main features are trite and conventional tliev are presented with a freshness and daring that must have its cfl'eet. The Lilv in this case is very alluringly | acted by Miss Lillian flisli, whose quaint ■taceato actions and girlish grace are peculiarly suited to the prim little country flower she represents. She lives quietly with her two elderly aunts, and is about to interest herself in a young man next door, when she is thrown into cpntact with a strong, vigorous allconquering city magnate, who, charmed with her unworldlincss, sweeps her off her feet, and marries her before she has time to regain her breath. The girlwife learns to love her husband pasjionatly. but as the months pass he tire? of her'adoration, and, seeking new tensations, becomes entangled with Rose, the dancer at a roof-garden theatre. Lily, aware of her husband's infidelity, returns to the sanctuary of her aunt's home. In the meantime her Jmsband mid Rose lead the gay life, until the dancer finds pleasure in another nun's company. There ensues a scene of dramatic intensify, in which the man. desperately enamoured of the dancer, dares her'to plav him false, and then .ets a trap to catch her. When supposed to be miles away he returns suddenly to find her with (he other man Despairing utterly, he shoots himself, and is found dead under dramatically picturesque conditions. Tn the meantime Lily, in the quiet of her old home, conquers' her grief, and as the years creep on her boy lover from next door, now a successful author, woos and wins the pretty widow. S'uch is the outline of the story, but it scarcely conveys a proper appreciation ot the ski in scenario, the clever acting, and perfect photography. Tt is one of those productions which has to be seen to be realised. The box plan is at Colliers.