EMPRESS THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 144, 19 June 1924, Page 10

EMPRESS THEATRE.

"The Fighting Blade," featuring Richard Barthehnesa has been having an exceptionally good run at the Empress Theatre this week, and patrons are reminded that to-day will see the final screening of this fine picture. Commencing to-morrow, is "Queen of the Moulin Rouge," featuring Martha' Mansfield. As a stage play it thrilled Broadway, and dramatic critics hniled it as one of the strongest stories . ever produced. It is the Jove story of a ■youth-in an Old World setting, An old music master, in seeking to inject soul quality, into the playing > of a pupil who lacks only this to have genius, seizes upon the love of a pure young girl to prevail upon her to dance in the notorious Moulin Rouge (of Paris), ostensibly to help pay for the youth's lessons. His real purpose is to betray her, that the disillusionment of the youth, who belioves the girl good; might bring rancour to his heart, and thus, by Buffering, awaken his soul, And so he barters the good name of a young woman, makes her a victim of bi"s selfish desire to give tho world a genius; That is the motif. Tho unfolding of tho story is very cleverly done. There, will be an excellent supporting programme, including a Christie comedy, and tiie latest Gazette, A special score of incidental music will bo rendored by the Empress orchestra. Tho box plan is at Th 8 Bristol.