THE EMPIRE.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1916, Page 6

THE EMPIRE.

(TRIANGLE SOCIETY DRAMA TONIGHT. "THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS." The usual high standard of the pictures shown iit the Empire Theatre is well maintained in to-night's change of Toga-amm.?. A powerful society romance by the Triangle Films entitled "The Edge of the Abyss," provides the feature of the evening, and is a splendidly-produced film. The leading character is Alma Clayton, a society girl, who becomes »'-Ty enthusiastic over Wayne Burroughs, a distinguished lawyer and eventually marries him. Alma later quarrels with her husband, and invites Neil, a rejected lover, to her home. The latter is about to induce her to elope, when Jim Sims, a burglar, breaks into the house. The latter ties Neil to a chair, and proceeds to point the road of virtue and happiness to the lawyer's wife. In seeing the lawyer made happy by the return of his wife, Jim the burglar repays a longstanding debt. The programme contains a beautiful scenic. "Rambles Round Surrey," also a good "Mr. and Mrs. Drew" comedy and other pictures. "1 he Edge of the Abyss" will be screened to-night and to-morrow. Seats for either night can be reserved at Collier's without extra charge. PROGRAM! 3 ARRANGEMENTS FOR * " ;THIS WEEK, 'COMPLETE CHANGES ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY- ~ Four of the inbst attractive picture i rogrnmmcs vet. introduced to local pic-ture-goers will be screened at *'*Tlio Em- | ire" ihis week. Commencing to-night 'here will be a Triangle society drama entitled "The, Edge of the Abyss," a novel and sensational story of life f.mongst the idle rich, wherein a burglar points the road of virtue to the butterfly wife of a lawyer who has saved him in the past, and incidentally upsets (lie plans of a. guildcd society youth bout whom (he butterfly has been flnt'ering. On Wednesday another complete change will be presented for that night tnly, tiie principal film being a splendid Vitagraph story "The Dawn of Understanding," in which the popular Maurice Costello appears to advantage. It is a sirong dramatic story in which a little child re-unites husband and wife afto» years of sorrowful separation. On Thursday another complete change will occupy the screen also foi that night, the feature film being that of "A Voice in the Wilderness," the second of. the "Stiiigaree" stories of . adventure made popular by Mr. E. W. Hornung in the Strand Magazine. On Friday night and Saturday afternoon and night the !u'st of the great "Triangle" comedies will be introduced to New Plymouth in the form of "The Submarine Pirate." If is not necessary to make any remarks ■about this film. The majority of local residents have already heard from friends iu tie cities that this "is the greatest comedy picture" ever shown in the Dominion. Seats for any programme may be reserved at Collier's. - .■ , =3