ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 March 1918, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE EMPIRE, *A WOMAN'S WAY."

The dangers of the life of the modern smart set are treated with merciless candour in "A Woman's Way," the society drama made by the World Film Company which commences a three-night season at the Empire to-night. Ethel Clayton is the heroine, and the role is one in which she is supreme- She portrays a country beauty ■ who marries a city man of wealth, and is bored by the life of the gay circles into which he takes her. Slowly they drift apart, until the husband becomes entangled with a clever adventuress. A motor car joy ride leads to an accident, and there is a prospect of scandal. The little wife resolves to fight' the woman with her own weapons, gives a dinner party, and dresses in a way that amazes everyone. Her wit and beauty make her the admiration of the party, and she carries on a deliberate flirtation with a man friend. The husband, disillusioned by his discoveries about his last infatuation, endeavors to reconciliation, and is treated to plenty of cold facjfc. The story is cleverly told, and is full of dramatic moments. Montague Love is splendid in the role of the lover, while Carlyle Blackwell is excellent as the straying husband- The settings are something to be wondered at, being examples of the most lavish and costly surroundings of the rich society idlers of a modern great city.

EVERYBODY'S. MADGE , EVANS IN "THE LITTLE DUCHESS."

"The Little Duchess," featured at Everybody's on Saturday, has a nicely varied plot. Little Madge Evans, the captivating child actress, has the big part. Written round her doings, the plot changes from a quaint and pretty story to a melodrama of strange intensity. She is first of all a wayward little child, who has run away. Here she is simply a little waif, but one with a fascinating naivette. -ifiater on she is found by the agents of an earl, her grandfather, and has many a thrilling adventure before she is able to fill her true position. The story and its settings are of a vivid realism, and this World production has every right to a place among the best. The suppbrts are in good variety, and describe, modem doings in other lands. An item of special interest is the 19th episode of "The Iron Claw," which concludes next Saturday. Intending patrons and those who could not secure admission on Saturday night should note that to-night is the final screening of this programme.