"WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN?"

Taranaki Daily News, 28 August 1917, Page 2

"WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN?"

TO-MORROW NIGHT AT EVERYBODY'S. A POWERFUL MORAL LESSON. In a lecture on the subject of race suicide entitled "The Enemy Within our Gates," the professor of pathology at the Sydney University concluded his address by emphasising the economic loss to the State by its prevalence, and reminded the audience that the subject Was one in the treatment of which the religious bodies and the educational and medical authorities might well co-oper-dte. "Where are My Children?" 'which is to be presented at Everybody's Theatre commencing to-morrow night, under the direction of Mr. E. J. Can-oil, does not shirk its duty in connection with the attempt to enlighten the ignorant and banish an evil because it might offend the mock-modest or shock the prude. "Where aro My Children?" -was produced by a lady with a fearless and honest desire to enlighten ignorant women and save innocent children and to prick the conscience of offenders. "Where are My Children?" is a message ef the first importance and of the highest significance for the furtherance of Its object. This engrossing and interesting picture has, in fact, brought to realization one of the most valuable opportunities for the fight against race suicide and the curse of quackery. Life in society, rural life, life in the law courts and life in the'surgery are shown, with startling and inoffensive realism. Young life, old life, middle age life, and infant life each plays its part. Grave and gay, the scenes alternate until the last net, 'when the one time society butterfly—now grey and childless—sits with head averted from the husband she deceived until it was "too late" and laments her Dead iSea fruit. The picture was passed for exhibition in New Zealand with the stipulation that no one between the ages of six and IS years should he allowed to see it. No picture has ever caused such a sensation in this country. Its success has been enormous at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and elsewhere.- It is stated that thousands (not hundreds) were refused admission nightly. The box plan at Collier's should be availed of without delay.