ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1918, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

AN ORIGINAL DETECTIVE STORY AT EVERYBODY'S. "THE BUND ADVENTURE." An original idea in a detective story is a rare thing but it is certainly contained in the Vitagraph drama entitled "The Blind Adventure," which shows at Everybody's this afternoon and to-night. Edward Earle takes the role of a young American named Geoffrey West. In London he is reading the agony column of a paper while having breakfast at a restaurant. He notices a charming girl at another table reading the same column. Next morning's column contains a messago to her praying for an introduction to 'her. She replies, commanding hira to write one letter per day for a week. That's to see if he is likely to be interesting. Wondering what to write about ho explains how he chanced to come in contact with Captain Eraser-Freer, who lives in the flat above him. Next day he lias the startling news to give her that the Captain has been murdered. Sensations then fall over each other in their hurry. During the next few days no less than four people admit having killed the Captain, the fourth being Geoffrey West himself. He escapes aboard boat for America. By that same boat Marion is a passenger. The end comes with staggering suddenness and leaves you stunned with surprise. Betty Howe as Marion is delightful and the acting is fine throughout.

THE EMPIRE "BROWN OF HARVARD." SHOWING AT MATINEE AND NIGHT SESSIONS. The splendid story of college life, "Brown of Harvard," will be screened at both matinee and night sessions at the Empire to-day. The picture is based on tho book and play of the same name and lends itself happily to screen adaptation, v,'h ; h' Tom Moore lives again the character <■:' 'lvown, the Harvard University man v i..>.=e idealism and Stirling qualities will .■.<•! aflame the enthusiasm of youth in both sexes—young and old ■ilike. It is a picture that the old will like because it will take tliem back to those days when life and love were young—when ambitions were great, and when truth and honor were very real. It will please the younger generation by its breezy, human story of a yonn:' man's struggles and the difficulties of his early love affairs, as well as by the intimate views of university life and sport, As one writer puts it: "Rida Young, the author of "Brown of Harvard," showed great insight by selecting a subject that appeal.; directly to youth. The supporting pictures are all distinctly good and with the star subject shows finally to-night.