ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 April 1918, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE EMPIRE. LAST NIGHT OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN IN "THE CURE." To-niglit will be the last opportunity of seeing Charlie Chaplin in his funniest comedy to date, "The Cure." This clever and amusing picture has drawn big bouses at the Empire for the pa£t two nights and is certain to attract a big crowd again to-night. On the same programme there is a fine Triangle feature drama "The Bond of Fear." COMING TO-MORROW. FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN *ND BEVERLEY BAYNE IN "THE ADOPTED SON." The popular Bushman-Bayne double will be featured in the .Metro super-fea-ture "The Adopted Son" at the Empire to-morrow, and continued on Friday and Saturday. The good description of "The Adopted Son" is a play that makes you catch your breath and which sets the pulses beating. "The Adopted Son" is as full of thrills as an egg is of meat. It ig a story of mountain life and mountain love, of the feud of two old families of Eastern Tennessee, of the amazing way in which the feud was bitterly fought and the equally amazing way in which peace was finally won. Throughout this six-aqt super-feature, stress is laid on the fact that character counts. EVERYBODY'S. LAST NIGHT OF "TANGLED LIVES."

To-night will to the last occasion on which the powerful Fox dramatic feature "Tangled Lives" will be screened at Everybody's. This fine photo-drar;m proved very popular with last night's audience and the new star, Genevieve Hamper, delighted everyone by her natural and winning personality. The supports include a humorous comedy and a splendid industrial picture of "A Modern Port, Copenhagen."

TO-MORBOW, ELIZABETH RISDON IN "THE MOTHER OF DARTMOOR."

Commencing a two-niglit season tomorrow the big London film success, "Tim Mother of Dartmoor," will he f.ho chief attraction at Everybody's. Elizabeth Hisdon i s featured in the profound drama of mother love, which has been adapted from Eden Philpott's famous ntvel, "The Mother."

COMING SATUKDAY—"BASPUTJN, THE BLACK MONK." What has been freely classed as one of the greatest and most wonderful motion pictures ever produced is the World film super-feature, "Rasputin, the Black Monk,' and this remarkable portrayal of the history of the "Black Czar" will be screened at Everybody's next Saturday and Monday. Prices of admission will remain as usual for this special attraction.