THE EMPIRE.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 October 1916, Page 6

THE EMPIRE.

A SWEETLY BEAUTIFUL PICTURE . TO-NIGHT / "THE ROSARY." Solid's magnificently beautiful classic film, '"The Rosary," will be screened for the first time at The Empire £o-night. Quite apart from the story, which is an exceedingly interesting one, the photographic art displayed in the film makes it a series of beautiful pictures, ranging from a rustic farmstead in Ireland to the lavishly-furnished mansion of a New York stock-broker. The picture is introduced by portraying a night on a widespread plain, and the gradual appearance of a myriad of stars which glide into position to form a rosary. In the centre of this is seen a rude building, showing the cattle in their stalls and the Child-Christ lying in the manger. After this introduction the scene changes to a farmhouse in the Emerald Isle. Brian Kelly, the only boy of a widowed mo.ther, meets Father Ryan on his way home. Brian tells him he wishes to be a priest, but Father Ryan reminds him that he must renounce everything. Although he loves his sweetheart dearly, Brian gives her up and becomes a priest. Some, fifteen years elapse, and Father Brian Kelly is in a New England town, when lie is given the care of Bruce Wilton, whose both parents have died. Father Kelly learns that the boy is the son of his childhood sweetheart, and he gives him a good education, which well fits him for life's affairs Bruce becomes a prosperous speculator, and on going west meets an old college friend, Kenward Wright. They both meet Vera and Alice Wallace, who have a charming home in the West. In the end love has its fray. and Bruce marries Vera. Soon afterwards Bruce hears of his old mentor, Father Kelly, who is preaching in a tent, and eventually builds a worthy chapel for nim. Father Welly .is invited to the Wilton's home, anil Kenward Wright also makes a visit. Unknown to Bruce or Wright, Vera's sister Alice, whom Wright has detrayed, is also in the house. On learning of her presence, and on the promise of marriage, Wright inducer Alice to get him particulars of Bruce's big scheme, and as a result Bruer ruined. Be thinks his wife has given the information tc a man who was seen to rush out of the house, and the wife and husband are .separated. After a year of dissipation Bruce Wilton makes him way to the church of "The Rosary," (which has just been completed. He meets Father Kelly on the steps of the church, and soon Vera emerges from the building, where she has been playing the organ. Just at this point Kenward Wnpht appears, and on the accusation of Father Kelly, admits that he has been the cause of all the misery. In an agony of remorse Bruce kneels before his wife, who lifts him up and leads him into the church. Wright implores the priest to take him within the sacred prescints, which he docs, telling him to "go and sin no more." The programme also includes a fine "Pathe Gazette." Special music will be played by th? Empire Symphony Orchestra during the screeni 10 of this pictuie. THREE EXCEPTIONAL ATTK ACTIONS.- s "THE ROSARY," "FIVE NIGHTS," and "THE WARNING." Three exceptionally big features will be presented to picture-goers at The Empire this \.'cek. To-night and tomorrow the beautiful story of "The Rosary" by Edwin Rose, will he screened. The film is 7000 ft in length and produced by the Selig Company, with Mi3s ,'fathlyn Williams in the leading role. '"The Rosary" is essentially a story for the motion picture. Its action >6 wide, gaining strength as it proceeds, and needing space in the development of its situations and climaxes. There are many of thjse, and tlity present wide fields of endeavor for Mis; Kathlyn Williams, arid they make "The Rosary." WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. Will see the screening of the much censored and censured but universally read r.ovel by Victoria Cross, "Five Nights." The story has now been adapted to the motion picture screen and has been passed by the British Board of Censors. The picture portrays a fascinating love idyll and five wonderful adventures in the career of Trevoi Lonsdale, a successful artist. The Melbourne Age said of this production: "'Five Nights' is not half so suggestive as musical comedies of the 'Girl in the Taxi' type. Anybody who is shocked at this film will be very easily shocked." The part of "Viola," a wealthy cousin of Lonsdale who unites her life to his is taken by Miss Eve Balfour, a C'hristchurch who has inn cle a big reputation in the picture world. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. The daring World film, "The Warning," will be screened 011 Friday and Saturday. This is another remarkable feature and one of the World's greatest successes, said to depict a vision of "Heaven and Hell" in a soul. From the days of Eden a women's power to sway mankind for good or evil ha? reigned potent and supreme. Her influence to raise to the heights or drag to the depths, however, has never been demonstrated vvith such blinding realism as in this powerful story, which strip the sham from human souls with a merciless hand. It is the story of it beautiful white devil, a fiend, a wrecker of lives, a she-devil, andanenace to mankind who succumbs to her wiles. Her slaves cost into the depths of Hades recoil in fear, and meet others who have also been slaves to vice and indulgence. It is a most powerful and wonderful film and has truly been named "The Warning." I J