ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 1917, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

LIONEL BARRYMORE AT THE EMPIRE. "THE MILLIONAIRE'S DOUBLE" A programme of far more than ordinary/interest was unreeled at the Empire last evening. The principal feature is ft Metro play, starring Lionel Barrymore, entitled "The Millionaire's Double" n play that is tense with thrills and heart interest. Briefly, the story concerns the doings of a'millionaire who, heart-broken over the elopement of his wife, closes up his home and makes a trip across the continent, in an effort to forget the domestic tragedy. A thief steals a sealskin overcoat from his home, is attacked by other thugs, killed, and hii body, because of the overcoat and the papers in it, is identified as that of the millionaire. A noted swindler takes advantage of the situation, and, the eloping wife is dead, compels a girl who is in his power to pose as the "widow." The. millionaire sees a notice of his own death, returns to his home, meets the pretty "widow," falls in love with her and pretends to imtor into the swindler's plot. At last the girl not knowing the real identity ff the millionaire, confesses everything to him, and he confesses .'his love. It is a, great story and the swindler gets badly "left." The programme also includes a further instalment of the fascinating "Rex Beach Travel Serbs"'' the fifth episode of the exciting serial, "The Secret of the Submarine," a fine topical gazette and a highly amusing comedy. The full programme will be repeated tonight at the matinee to-morrow and again for the last time to-morroV night. STAR. PROGRAMME AT EVERYBODY'S.

"THE MAGNIFICENT MEDDLER." Tn "The Magnificent Meddler," a rattling story of the exploits of a bold and brilliant reform journalist in the "Wild and Woolly West," Everybody's Theatre has again secured a photoplay that is a "sure draw." Antonio Moreno, who scored such a great success- as "Aladdin of Broadway," in the title role, and, as the enterprising young journalist hero, he has a part absolutely to his liking. In his paper, the "Horizon Sentinel," he stigmatises Iko Murphv the "bad man" of the town and a noted "gunman," as a braggart and a bully; and makes good his words by knocking out Ike after four or five very lively rounds, in the course of which the office furniture suffers no little damage. . He exposes the "boss" of the town as a "grafter," receiving the greater part of the profits of the low down dancing saloons and gambling 'hells of the town, and incidentally makes love to the "boss's" daughter, though hot knowing her as such and she not knowing him as the editor who is attacking her father. Headed by the "boss" the boys raid the "Sentinel" office, smash up the whole place and finally set it on fire. But the young journalist escapes, to discover, just in time, that his sweetheart has been earried off by a gang of Mexican desperadoes; and, after a series of thrilling, adventures, he finally rescues her, restores her to her home and "all's well that ends well." Miss Mary Anderson, beautiful, charming, and a most daring horsewoman, makes an ideal "Wild West" heroine, and the cast as a whole is a very strong one. There is also au equally good Fox feature, on the programme, entitled "The Battle of Life," starring a charming actress in the person of Gladys Coburn. To-night will be the final screening of this programme, which to quote a, regular patron, is a "hummer."