ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 February 1918, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE EMPIRE. LAST NIGHT OF "A MORMON MAiD." The powerful dramatic exposure, "A Mormon Maid," lias attracted exiwptionclly.big ariljences the past two nights, and tl; (iiml screening should .tgam see the empire Theatre pacKed to .tu<rs as the o ; ,+ure :oii'.uins all tlie I'ifTiient; of a succtssfu: pv.fnplay, with a strong, well connected story and plenty of exciting incidents The eighth episode of ' 'The Secret Kingdom" is also showing on this programme. TO MORROW-HAROLD LOCKWOOD IN ''UNDlill HANDICAP." To-morrow will see the initial screen- I ing of tlie first Metro oight-reel superfeature "Under Handicap" in which Ha- i old Lockwood appears as the eon of a millionaire who is politely requested by j the "old mai.'' to give up spending money foolishly and go out and do something useful, To help him 011 the way his allowance is cut off, and for the first time in his life he is put to it to make a living. How he drifts to the West, works and fights his way amongst all conditions and 'classes and finally fights a big trust, and wins, makes a story that keeps tbg blood tingling throughout the eight reels, j Not the least interesting part is the final where tlie son discovers his big fight bus been against his own father, EVERYBODY'S. JUNE CAPRICE AND CHARLIE CHAPLIN STAR TO-NIGHT. The love, intrigue and bate of the old fairy story, Cinderella, have been wov. into the pulsing life of to-aay in "J Modern Cinderella," the William Fox feature in which sunny June Caprice starred at Everybody's last nifht. This delightful picture would surely win its way to all hearts, even without June in the lead, and with this gifted and popular young star in the leading part it is an exceptionally pleasing attraction. On the same programme the ever popular Charlie Chaplin appears in the Mutual comedy, "Tlie Shopwalker." This was Charlie's first coinedv under the Mutual contract and it is one of his funniest, the moving stairway alone causing shrieks of laughter To-night "will be the final screening of this programme-TO-MORROW. The chief picture on to-morrow's change will be the Triangle feature. "Borrowed Plumage," in which winsome Bessie Barriscale has the leading role.