ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 March 1918, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S. K CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY STORY "SUNLIGHT'S LAST RAID." Commencing at Everybody's to-night, a "Western'' story occupies the prior position on an attractive list. The film goes by the title of "Sunlight's Last Raid," and"is a story of a desperado of the over-polite, hat-lifting, deep-bowing tvpe, who is used as the central figure (if a swifter-moving and thrilling plot, in which there is plenty of gun-play and ..rood horsemanship. Mary Anderson, who is generally credited with being the best horsewoman on the screen, nils the role of the heroine, and does it admirably. She falls into the hands of Sunlight, and is threatened with a terrible fate, but her ingenuity enables her to make a sensational escape. She nici'ls the robber again in different circumstances, and the plot is carried to a highly-satisfying climax. Other titbits on the list include a laughable comedy called 'Jerry's Big Doings,'' the latest'"Oaumont Graphic," and an educational film "American Deei" The screening nights for this selection are to-night and to-morrow night only.

THE EMPIREVIOLA DANA IX A "METRO 1 ' FEATURE, AND "1>E(! 0' THE RISC." There will be a big double attraction programme presented at the Empire theatre to-night and two following nights when the winsome little star, Viola Dana, appears in. the ''.Metro" wonderplay 'The (iirl Without a Sou!," and the first adventure of the big Circus picture "Peg 0' The Ring," will he intioduced. The part of "Peg" is Uken by Lucille Love, the girl who first made serials famous and it is .« fifteen weeks series of'unique and startling adventures connected with.the sparkie and fascination of the circus ring. This picture will be continued each Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and will be an extra to the already brilliant "Metro" programme which has been screening at tliis popular house for the latter part of each week for the past nine months- \ THE EMPIRE.

NEXT MONDAY. "SWEETHEART OF THE DOOMED." The enthralling iplot that runs through ''Sweetheart of the Doomed," the drama that is the feature of the programme coming to the Empire next Monday, has been taken from a stirring Belgian war poem. "Sweetheart of the Doomed" tells of a woman who was once betrayed, and has her whole life tilled by thoughts cf revenge on men. Tims she becomes a, sinister adventuress, until she meets a strong man whose influence turns her into the paths of right. Then war breaks out, and, searching for him on the battleliehl, she encounters a fine old colonel who was once her victim. Sh.- expects to hear him banish her from the place, but instead he commands her to use her charms to lighten the last hours of thosir who have been maimed for France. Then the woman becomes a new being, and hundreds of the brave fellows who are lying at death's door have reason to bless her. The drama is full of thrilling moments, and the introduction of actual typical w&r scenes lends a greater power and more, intense interest to the remarkable play. Louise Glaum is the heroine whose character is made to change in such a degree, and through the whole course of the action her personality makes of the character a living reality. The climax comes with the meeting of this soldier's sweetheart and the man whose influence first turned her from her evil ways. This man is everything to her, and in the last great scenes she plays sweetheart to him while he lies on the bed of agony. Tlie play makes n fine heart apepal, and is backed by the latest news films, a clever comedy, and a brilliant serial story.