ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1918, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

LAST MGHTOF"THE AW&KEmm." "The Awakening," an unusual story of student life in a gay city, is the feature at Everybody's Theatre to-night. Montague Love and Dorothy Kelly are the stars. "The Awakening" is a good story,, vivid anil powerful, for it tells of an uncouth, disliked man, who awakens one day and becomes a really charming fellow, all in an instant, as it were. There are some good supports, including the twelfth episode of the fascinating serial drama, "The Neglected Wife."

" COMING, TO-MDHBOW. MARY .MILES MINTHLt IN '"HER COUNTRY'S CALL."

Commencing n two-night season to- J morrow, ~Maray Miles Minter will be;] starred in a wholesome story of a wild,:] little country girt who rose to great;; heigh!;?,\wiion. her country was ,in need.! The picture is entitled "Her Country's: Call,"'and is a, story that suits delightful 1 little Mary to perfection. ~ -,. :

, -THE EMPIRE. '",'.':". J XIUDYARP KITLTNG'S GBEAT M'AS- j TEKPIECE,' "WE NADLAHKAi':' ■. • TO-NIGHT. ';."■ • It docs not matter the slightest about the story of "The Naulahfci," which commences a three-night seas.-n at the Em-; pirn to-night. Any picture as beautiful, as interesting, as romantic as this one would be a perfect success if the' plot wore as old as the hills, or even if there were no plot at a!\ Of ocurse, the story was written "by Kipling. Therefore, it is sound enough. The range of beautiful, interesting, and quaint scenes covers both the new worii and the old, and the marked contrasts, with the glamour of mystic romance over all, is especially becoming to the tale "Naukhka" is 'the name of a wonderful jewel of India, and in retur. for commercial favors an American sets out through the Eastern continent in quest of it. He passes through adventures galore, and carries out his search through the most interesting places. ""The Nanulahka" is by Pathe,° famed for the scenic glory of their pictures, and it is in six reels. Antonio Moreno is ihe star. The supports include a wonderful animai picture. "The Steeplechaser,'' taken by the new method of slow photography, which illustrates every movement of the animal.