ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1918, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE EMPIRE. "SWEETHEART OF THE DOOMED." LOUISE GLAUM IN A DRAMATIC TRIUMPPH. Commencing a three-night season tonight at the Empire Theatre will be screened the brilliant triangle superfilm, "Sweetheart of the Doomed,'' with tlie brilliant star,, Louise' Glaum, in the leading role. The picture shoW3 how the lure of the casino is a glittering, evil thing, and among the strange fast cinations of Monte Carlo ikmtisiiod Honoro Zonlay (Louiso Glaum), beautiful, mercenary, and seeking only to revenge herself on all mankind, seared to the soul by her memory of bitter betrayal. Then came the man wno recreated her; but there followed grim war, and she courted death for a sight of Paul Montaigne. Among the deluded victims of her past was a French general, and in the storm-wrecked northern fields of France they met. Thw was the command lie gave her: "Make love to the lying sons of France. Be their sweetheart, sister, wife as they die. Yours will he a power for good, as ii'> man will live to suffer after." How tlie enchantress became a power for good is a glorious story that will enthrall the onlooker and bring a tear to many an eye. The screening will 'be limited to to-night, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and the supporting Blr:'S are the Patbe Gazette and the eleventh episode of "The Secret Kingdom."

EVEYBODY'S. LAST NIGHT OF THE BIG WORLD > FILM. "THE ALMIGHTiTDOLLAR," Love, of money and the dangers of too much devotion to mouey-makiug are the themes of "The Almighty Dollar," the splendid iForld Film drama shown to an overflowing house at Everybody's on Saturday night. The cast is particularly strong, Frances Nelson, E- K. Lincoln, and June Elvidge playing the principal roles, and the supporting parts are all filled most capably. The story is about two orphan girls who arc left to face the world alone. One of them is merry and light-hearted, and becomes infatuated by an unscrupulous doctor. However, reissued from a subway fire, she falls in love with and marries a young Westerner, who is rapidly becoming a power in the world of finance. Then the trouble develops. Absorbed in his money-making, the young husband leaves his young wife a good deal to herself, and the ascendancy of the doctor again resumes its sway. Only by the noble action of the elder sister is the young wife saved from disgrace and dishonor. The settings are superb and there are several wonderful spectacular ocencs, among which may be singled out for notice the fire in the subway, which is almost too vivid and realistic. The action all takes place in modern New York, and is an illuminating picture of present-day conditions in that money-mad city. The IRth episode of the fascinating' serial "The Iron Claw" is also on the programme, which shows for the last lime to-night.