ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 September 1922, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S. PRfSCILLA DEAN TN “WILD HONEY” To-night and to-morrow night the chief attraction at Everybody’s will be the Jewel special “Wild Honey,” a pict urination of Cynthia Stockley’s famous novel, starring Priscilla Dean. The thread of romance that carries the interest through the plot in “Wild Honey” is based on the independence of spirit of Lady Vivienne, an English lady of rank. The story concerns an English society girl who passes through a ie markable series of adventure.-, finally to find her heart’s desire on the veldt of South Africa. The biggest thrill .’=> based on a destructive flood and a series of brilliant rescues. The flood scenes show a pent-up river unleashed to sweep down a * narrow canyon and through a valley filled with settlers. The turbulence of the water and its destructive power are shown with wonderful realism. Priscilla Dean is shown in the midst of it. battling her way to safety and happiness with her usual courage and dash. There are many other thrills in “Wild Honey,” including thrills of plot and of situation. Miss Dean doe* some of the best emotional acting of her entire screen career .in the sequence of scenes depicting her wanderings while lost in the desert. The big film has received a rapturous welcome wherever shown, and it is that it will prove a great-draw. There is a splendid lot of pictures in support of the big feature and the usua l prises for admission are announced. THE PEOPLE’S. “LES MISERABLES.” Just as Victor Hugo’s world-classic “Les Misorabies.” is the strongest human story ever written, so William Fox’s faithful screen adaptation of that master production shown at the People's last evening is without question the most absorbing film drama in years. William Farnum. famous for his interpretation of rugged roles, appears as Jean Valjean. The whole play revolves about the suffering and the sacrifice of Jean Valjean, a young peasant of Southern France, who is condemned to the galleys for stealing ft loaf of bread for his wife and children. William Farnum gives a remarkable portrayal in the character of Jean Valjean and the storv moves on with a dramatic intensity that never lags. Always the human interest is uppermost. The final screening is announced for to-night. THE EMPIRE. ‘HAIL THiE WOMAN.” Many people who have been kept indoors owing to the inclement weather of the past two nights will welcome the announcement in this issue that the big screen masterpiece. “Hail the Woman,” will be shown again to-night at the Empire Theatre. “Hail the Woman” is a strong dramatic story and a magnificent tribute to womanhood. It visiTalises the new position of woman —it pictures her conquest over everyday economic conditions. It is a drama •of “just folks,” for its characters might be you, your son. your mother, or your daughter. Special prices are announced for the extra screening at the Empire to-night.