THE EMPIRE.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 August 1916, Page 6

THE EMPIRE.

A KEYSTOXE-TRIAXGLE COMEDY. I THE GREATEST LAUGHTER FILM EVER PRODUCED. ►THE SUBMARINE PIRATE." "Tim Submarine Pirate" which will be the star item at the Empire to-night, is the first, mid it is said the best of the famous Keystone Triangle feature comedies now the rage of American and Australia. It is announced that no picture yet screened lias such a remarkable combination of humor and thrill as "The Submarine Pirate'' lias in its four thousand feet of comedy. The demand for thrills in comedy is as great as in drama, and Mack Sennell, the producer, has specialised in that branch, so the sensational comedy in the feature is well worth seeing. Syd. Chaplin is featured in "The Submarine Pirate," and has the part of a raider, and lie proves conclusively in this character that as a laugh-ter-getter he is unrivalled. The plot of this four-reel comedy is rather unique, showing as it does Syd. Chaplin stealing a submarine, starts on a joyful, gay career of piracy. He fights a battleship, holds up passenger ships, and generally lias the time of his life until mistaken instructions leaves him floundering in the water while the submarine submerges. The comedy is full of laughing features. Supporting pictures include "The Baron," a strong Edison, drama, "Gauinont Graphic" with the latest topical news, and "Waterfalls of Africa." There is sure to he a big rush to the Empire to view this picture and patrons would be. wise to reserve their seats at Collier's.