ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1917, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"IGNORANCE" BLAMED FOR MOST OF THE MISFORTUNES OF MANKIND. That vice is like quicksand, innocent looking btt relentless once the victim is in its f g. jsp, is the dominant idea in the new six-reel photoplay, "Ignorance," recently produced for the Young Women's Protective League, and commencing" a two night season at the Empire to-night. Co-operating with the League, Jame3 A. Fitzgerald has directed the production for the Private Feature Com* pany of Cleveland.

This photoplay with a definite, purpose presents and forcibly, emphasises a phase of vice, its masks and deceptions, often under-estimated, namely, the young girl's idea that the sorrow ar.:l misery are visited upon'erring girls' in some far-away place, usually New York, and thus they are indifferent to evil influences all the more dangerous because they are not recognised in their true meaning. How many young girl 3 know that the ranks of the underworld in big cities are recruited from small towns and even country villages?

As to the cast, no man bettor fitted by long experience and artistic ability for the leading rolo of the District Attorney could have been secured than Earl Metcalfe; who for four years was leading man and later a director with Lubin. Scarcely loss important are the two leading female roles in whicn Eleanor Black and Ethel Tully do work of big star calibre together with other members whose conspicuous successes assure a strong production of a strong

story. This above-the-ordinary feature will 'only bt- screened to-night and to-morrow night. The League plans to extend its campaign throughout the world, this photoplay being only the opening gun in its big- drive against the subtle lure of vice. ,•

A MAGNIFICENT BLUE-BIRD t : PICTURE. "SECRET LOVE" A delightfully interesting feature;, drama "Secret Love" \va3 the principle' attraction at Everybody's last evening.; The drama is from the'novel "The Lfl9» O'Lowrio" and the story runs as fol< lows:—There is trouble in the mines because the precautions against the explosion of "firedamp" are continually violated by Old Man 'Lowrie. After vainly attempting to enforce compliance with the rules, the chief engineer takes the matter of discipline into his own hands, a fistic encounter subdues the recalcitrant Lowrie —but stirs his vengeful hatred. Old Lowrie, licked but vengeful, attempts to murder the engineer. "The Lass" thwarts his purpose. In a later attempt, Lowrie manages by feUing his opponent with a stone, to severely injure the engineer. The stay in hospital of the wounded man serves to ripen his attachment for "The Lass" into perfect love, and the rector's daughter takes the girl of the mine in hand to educate and St her to be the wife of the engineer. Meanwhile the love ali'air of the "little missionary" goes on apace, and ends with '"happy ever after. To-night will be the last screening,of this splendid picture.