ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 July 1918, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ANOTHER GOLD\O r N SUPER-FEA-TURE "THE SPREADING DAWN." Another of the marvellous Goldwyn pictures was screened at the Empire last evening in the form of a powerful dramatic story, entitled "The Spreading Dawn," with Miss Jane Cowl in the lead! Hiss Cowl plays in this film quaint tricks with her winning personality, for at. one timo she is a grim, hard, unrelenting old dame, and at another alio flashes through the screen as first a maiden, then a disillusioned woman. The plot of the tale is not novel, but it is uncommon, and deeply interesting. There is a niece of the hard old lady, and this young girl wishes to man'y an aviator before he goes away to the war. The old aunt -will not hear of it, and in her unrelenting wisdom almost breaks the girl's heart. Then the lassie persuades her auntie to tell her why she is so hard, and the picture runs through a deal of the old lady's girlhood. It has a pretty setting, this

part of the story, and is well worth] a visit. ''The Spreading 'Dawn" shows Again to-night and to-morrow night. EVERYBODY'S. THE HINDENBURG RETREAT AT THE BATTLE OF ARRAS. The most spectacular ,and complete defeat ever inflicted on the German armies was shown at Everybody's last night in the, great war film known as "The Battle of Arras." Screened by permission of tho N.Z. Government, who share in the proceeds to the extent of one third of the gross receipts, half going to the sick and wounded and convalescent soldiers' funds. The admission money paid by every patron to the theatre helps the hoys and also gives the best evening's instruction and genuine knowledge of tho war ever offered. It is the best, most varied, most cheerful and fascinating war film yet shown. It includes hundreds and hundreds of views taken within o few yards of the enemy and his barrages. Town after town released from the grip of tho Hun. Engineering feats of the war-tanks actually in action—and the first views of the colossal concentrations of cavalry waiting for the inevitable break through. "The Battle of Arras" will again be screened to-night for the last time, and no one should miss viewing this record of the Allies' victory. .