EMPIRE THEATRE

Evening Star, Issue 16847, 24 September 1918, Page 6

EMPIRE THEATRE

• A MODEIMn LORELEI.’ A powerful, gorgeously produced modern drama, ' A Modern Lorelei,’ w; shown initially at the Empire Tlv.-atre to-day, nn-i made a nturming impression. It is a modern version of the Lorelei legend, with on up-to-date implication. The Lorelei of mythology was a beautiful siren who lured unwary voyagers on to the rooky coast of the island where she held sway over her nymphs. The story of the* picture depicts a modern and innocent. Lorelei whose beauty arouses jealousy, hatred, and vio-'Jenc-o among her ueuiv suitoni. This modern- Lorelei is ovk-tvi bly only a fisherman's daughter, but in reality she is a-well-b-irn girl, kidnanped an- a baby and brought up bv her foster-father cn ft r.l Island. piot.ro. a fisherman* and many others love her, and the former h-worne? mad-lv feeloas when a. yonng gentleman r> ip. 1 Dorian, -is e-w.t slapwmtked on the island. Dexisa tab";' hj:» pla-’a on tin; island and loams to lava its ore-tty Lorelei, fthti tr.Jls b'rn of her dreams au-i of the story of the owinnf. Lorelei, Pietro makes ai.teir.nls to- kill Dorian, but t-bov arc all frustrated, and eventually a, search party -reach the island, and Dorian and Lorelei leave their lard of dreams for a fuller hfiiyiiner'. Intenvov--,n with a- drema.lio story are pome bcsutiful and dnlightfv.l wouo;*. The ' Melody of the Vi’a-tr-ifa.i],’ wherein the story of tbo Lorc-loi of olden dorrs is told, is truly r'fio'.pt. and the dreams of the lovers, transported to the laud of the water iremuhs, are of rare noetic beauty. The phf.n.ro feature* in t-lv? Icwling roles that lire actor Tyrone Power and Frances Br-rnba-m. Tbo siin»H>rl« iuvird* the final chapter of the thrilling Metro serial ‘Who Is ViimlvT One,?’ in which accounts cro finally scjii-arecl, a ‘Topical f'naeUo.’ ‘A Leg’s Biognoby,’ p.ud the cornr-dv ‘Stepping out. 1 The hours at which the “star” film is shown daily are 1.00. 4, 6.30, aod 9 p.m.