ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 1918, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

m . THE EMPIRE. MADAME PETROVA TO-NIGHT. "The Silence Sellers" Is a drama of. til* gripping type, with Madame Petrova, tho famous emotional star,. In the leading role. Madame Petrova, always a great favorite in dramas of the more serious kind, wherein real lessons are threshed out upon the screen, needs no word- of praise in this new feature to insure her a warm reception at the hands of lovers of good motion, pictures. Her emotional acting is rated among the best in picturedom, and, with the supporting cast which has been selected to appear with her in "The Silence Sellers," is assured that a production worthy of the efforts of both. Madame Petrova and Metro will be seen. The. excellent acting and the unusual situations are the principal points of the feature. "The Silence Sellers" is an exposure of the methods of certain so-called society journals. It revels in dramatic incidents and provides a powerful vehicle for the superb talents of Madame Petrova. The editor of "The Tattle Tale" Is practically a blackmailer, and goes to great lengths to secure evidence against persons of wealth and position. The peculiar title is tins explained: Blackmailers put a pries on their silence for any scandal they may have unearthed, or else publish all details in their unclean Journal, which, unhappily, has a ready sale among a certain section of the community.. Supporting this fine feature will be the final chapter (No. 15) of "Peg o' the King," a duet of comedies, and the usual Weekly War Budget. EVERYBODY'S. The long-looked-for O. Henry story as a subject for film drama will be found In "I Will Benay," the Greater Vitagraph filraisalion of "A Municipal Report," one of the most famous of the American master storyteller's tales, showing to-night at Everybody's. The cast Is of extraordinary strength. The leading role Istaken by Coruine Griffith, the Vitagraph's blonde beauty who has risen so rapidly to stardom. She is dainty and charming from the first reel to the last, and her love story la most fascinating. The plot, as may be expected, Is most unusual. It turns on the adventnres of a. young newspaper man who is sent to a Southern town to make an exclusive contract with. a. young lady writer there He finds her to be an- I old lady with a worthless, dissolute husband. ' The murder of the latter, the exposure of a secret drinking den run by a Mulatto woman of great beauty, and the mystery surtoundiini the household of the gentle old lady, are all eleared Up through the wanderings of a onedolliT bill. The scenes are of great loveliness. Arthur Donadlson, in the role of an old negro coachman, does unapproachable work, and. Eualalie Jensen, as the proprietress of the negro den, is superb. Supports include: "Thev Girl and the Game," No. 14, "His Cool Norn"' (Triangle-Keystone), "The Copper Industry*"' and the Weekly War Budget.