ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 January 1918, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S. ANXETTR KETJ.ETtMANX IX THE MILLION-DOLL All FOX FILM. A DAUGHTER OF THE GODS." The highly-praised cinematographic spectacle, *'A Daughter of the Gods," will he shown for the first time, in New Plymouth at Everybody's next Tuesday. Considerable interest centres upon the appearance of Annette Kellennan, the noted Australian swimmer, as the heroine of the picture. The story is said to contain fairy legends, folk lore, and mythological tales of the gods. The action is laid in various parts of the world, but the main incidents took place in Alriea. One of the best scenes of the picture is said to be 'that showing the country of the gnomes. Another spectacular sceno shows the destruction by fire of a complete Moorish city. This city was built especially for the production at a cost of £70,000. Apart- from the spectacular standpoint, "The Daughter of the Gods' is said to be particularly rich in beautiful scenery. The whole of the acting was done on one of the Bahama Islands, and the time taken | to produce the play win eleven months. The season is limited to two nights, next Tuesday and Wednesday, with a matinee on Wednesday at 2.30. The box plan opens at Collier's.this Saturday morning.

HAROLD LOCKWOOD IN "THE lIIDBEX SPRING" AT THE EMPIRE.

There is a splendid programme showing at present at the Empire, the principal film being a Metro production, "The Hidden Spring," with Harold l.ockwood in the lead. Briefly the story i s as follow*: Donald Keeth, a young lawyer, goes to a small Western city to make i his fortune. He finds that the town is in [tin) grip of Quartus Hembly, who owns the sine iter and most of the mines, having gained them by fraud. 'Donald does nut like Hembly, but lie does not feel that it is his place to interfere. Then llembly kicks his dog and maltreats a poor, old man, and the hidden spring is touched. Donald decides to kick Hembly out of town. Alone and unaided—except for the advice and trust, of Thorn Ericsson—lie goes into the fight. lie follows up clues die gives him, only to find that they lead directly to the door of lar own home. Her father apparently is A3 guilty as Hembly. He cannot break the heart of the «irl he loves, smd he must rid the town of the menace. "The Hidden Spring" tells the miraculous way in which the problem i 3 solved. Harold Loekwood is an ideal Donald Keeth. There w some capital supporting' pictures including a Chaphri comedy, "'Charlie by the Sea," the "See-ret, of Hie Submarine," and the ''tie* Beach Pietunl;'." KEXT MONDAY—"THE FLAME OF THE YUKON.' This remarkable Triangle seven-reel | super-feature will commence a threenight season at the Empire ne.\t Monday. No better picture has been seen for years than this story of the gold mad days in frozen Alaska, which even axcells tlv famous picture, ''The Spoilers." | "THE SCARLET LETTER" AT ; : EVERYBODY'S. To-night will bo the final showing of the- fine Fox drama. "Tho Scarlet Letter," at Everybody's. To-morrow at the matinee there will be a complete change of programme when Bobert Warwick and June Eividge will star in the World film feature, "The Family Honor." The sup- I porting films fticludo another chapter of 1 the fascinating serial, "The Iron Claw." i