ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 May 1919, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE PEOPLE'S. ' "THE JUDGMENT HOUSE." The fine Blackton production, "The Judgment House," screens finally tonight at the People's. This is a sixreel picturisation of Sir Gilbert Parker's famous novel and is a sterling story of great interest. The Mack Sennett comedy, "Ladies First" is also on the bill. GEORGE BEBAN TO-MORROW. To-morrow's oiew bill presents the great character actor, George Beban, in his latest success, "One More American." "The Eagle's Eye," latest gazette and Burton Holmes travelog are also on the bill. EVERYBODY'S. "THE HEART OF A GIRL." A delightful World drama is showing at Everybody's to-night for one night only, entitled "The Heart of a Girl." Barbara Castleton is the star and a very charming one, while Irving Cnmmings plays opposite to her. The story is well told and keeps the interest at full pitch from first to last. It is woven round the love affairs of a young couple, and it lives up to the old adage that the course of true love never runs smooth, a rival for the girl's love contrives to arouse mutual suspicion and ends up by nearly wrecking the young man's chances for a high political post for which he is a candidate. Unfortunately he is unable to deny the scandal which has been circulated without dishonouring the name of the girl he loves. The way of the difficulty is achieved through an intensely exciting scene in which a big election convention plays a prominent part. Few pictures have utilised such a large crowd in the closing scenes and the situation becomes very tense before happiness crowns the two young lovers. EMPIRE" THEATRE. "TARZAN OF THE APES" TO-NIGHT. What is described as the world's most amazing love Btory is the eight-reel super picture which is to be screened at the Empire Theatre to-night, also to-morrow at a matinee and finally tomorrow night. Tarzan's strange and picturesque life among chattering gesturing apes and other jungle beasts makes a weird and wonderful picture. In all save the graceful lines of his figure he is the missing link of the ethnologist's dream. He believes himself one of the apes. But from the (1m lie sees his reflection in a pool of water the human side of him develops. He finds a knife in a deserted cabin, which gives him power to slay a gorilla, which lias attacked his foster-mother, and constitutes him king of beasts. Later in the same cabin he meets a man—the first he has'seen, and resisting the impulse to kill he becomes his friend. From him Tarzan learns the fate of his castaway parents. Meantime, Tarzan attains the full vigor of manhood. In various ways he shows his ape-like agility, and his herculean strength. Moving from tree to tree, climbing and swinging, he pursues a negro who has slain his foster-mother until the opportunity comes to pounce upon him. With his bare arms he strangles a lion. The close of the story brings other Surprises. A search party arrives from F" ' and get into trouble with the negroes. Tarzan saves the visitors by firing the native village and so diverting the negroes' attention, but in return he kid naps a charming young lady—the daughter of a professor—and keeps her out of the way until the party gives up the quest, by which time the girl is well content to share with Tarzan the sovereignty of the jungle. The picture has had a wonderful reception everywhere and interest is already high locally. Intending patrons should not neglect the opportunity to reserve their seats" at Collier's to-day.