ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 November 1917, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EMPIRE.

. "EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS" AND "THE GIRL GLORY" TO-NIGHT, At the Empire theatre to-night the Ince production, "A Girl Glory," is being screened, with interesting supporting items. "A Girl Gk>ry" tells the etory of a girl's original method of rescuing her old grandfather from drink. Enid Bennct plays the central figure of Glory Wharton, and Walt Whitman is moat artistio as tha old army veteran for Whom liquor is so potent a lure. The climax of his disgrace is the occasion of the veterana' parade, when, tempted by the local saloon keeper, he appears intoxicated in uniform before the town. His granddaughter then takes up with "Sport" Morgan, the barkeeper's reprobate bod, and at the expense of disgracing herself by being found apparently intoxicated in the saloon, she contrives to secure its closing. Her character is afterwards cleared, and she finds happiness with the local minister. "Everybody's Business" is a film pointing a lesson concerning present food conditions at Home. The cast of English actors and actresses is ft star one indeed, including Norman McGinnel, Gerald Du Maurier, Matheson Lang, Kate Rorke, and Renee Kelly, all originally of the legitimate stage in London. Mr. Briton dreams a dream, in which he sees peace proclaimed, as the ultimate result of economy in food, oh satisfactory terms. On waking, his wasteful habits prick his conscience, and household reforms result. The Pat'he Gazette shows very clear pictures of the stranded sailing vessel at Wellington, the V.A.D. Ambulance at Pevensey, Italian troops and American recruits enlisting.

|: EVERYBODY'S. I ANITA STEWART IN "THE COMBAT." This is without any chance of cavil a perfect photopky. Greater Vitagraph seem, to have an especially good series of plots lately, but never hiVe they screened a drama with so much "hurryup" in its composition. Incidents follow one another with headlong speed, and beautiful Anita Stewart in no time is in such a position of such poignant distress that the hearts of the audience are troubled to-find a wa-y to happiness for her. This is a great emotional role for the girl who has become "America'* Darling," and who bids fair to oust some more considered favorites from their supreme positions. The cast is strong, tve of the men being revelations in power and manliness, Richard Turner as Graydon Burton, the hero, and John Robertson as Philip Lewis, the ricii man to whom a scheming mother sacrifices the dainty heroine, unljuwins that she is secretly marrie(L. .. Xlle Combat" will be screened for the last time to-night, with a fine Gaumont Graphic and a Keystone comedy, "Her Cave Man."