AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 12 July 1915, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

PERMANENT, PICTURES,

Good-programmes and good .houses were the order of the --day at the • Empire Theatre on Saturday. Seldom,, if ever does one see a- better assortment of subjects than those screened o.u Saturday night. The star picture, featuring Charles Chaplin and Mabel Normande, is really the. limit in. comics, Charlie playing' .two parts, that, of waiter in a sixth-rate cabaret and the Prime Minister of, Iceland. ' The title is "Caught in a Cabaret,'" and as usual it is rough find bumble helter-skelter, but the spirit of laughter prevails the whole time. The item, "-'Bully 80y."...a- different .kind of subject, shows a series' of incident^_in connection with the present war, and j .includes most interesting sketches by an I extremely clever «irtoonist. These pictures -Willi he screened; to-night in conjunction with the first-and second parts of a serial entitled "The Trey p' Hearts," 45C0ft. The management wish to draw; .patrons' special attention to this subject. It is produced by one of the greatest, companies . in . the. world. The east comprises; the leading hi martists of the day, 'whilst, the...P;hQfilm artists. _of. the day, whilst the; prolan gthy. to explain, being part of, ;a 30,000 ft picture, hub the ■ management have no hesitation in asking their:;numerous friend's the first parts of this thrilling picture story, feeling sure that it will appreciated, . .Special" attention ie drawn to 'tliis extra, star, which will be an addition to. : the usuail programme, and will be screened 'tonight', rto-morrow night, and. on. -Thursday. -The gaits will follow:, in this.order' each week until .the full series has been .shown-. • The. orchestra has_ augmented with the object of doing JfuU justice to the musical part of -the; enter-"' taihment. Prices of admission will be as usualEMPERIAI/ PICTURES. '; "THE TRAIL BREAKERS.'' ~ Loud expressions of approval were bestowed on the bright: and interesting programme by the. crowded; audiences that attended both sessions-at the. Lyric. Theatre on Saturday, . Many famours makers are represented on list, and .the favourite Bison -Company responsible for an exciting star- .drama,; '.'The Trail Breakers," w.iththe following, plavers in the cast: Rex de Roeelli, William Cliffords, "v'al Paul, Sherman Bainbridge, and'.' Miss . M.- Wakamp. The. plot is a, thrilling :one ~\and*;tlie story deal with city, and- -Wild West lif eV the scene where,a train is field; up and captured by Redskins arid recaptured: by the.hero and his mounted railroad.-gang is certainlv- of the ''hair-raising'' typeY The War is by the Eclair, Co;, who also present an interesting';. drama.. "A" Friend in Need''";; /''.'•Moving TJay" is a brilliant corned v.. from, the s Nordcsk,Co.-, and is. 1000 ft in'iength,; "Zeppelin's. IDownfall" is a topical by the. PiE.S.A;C' 6."; Essanav is worthily /represented, by a. 1000 ft , comedy entitled. ''-.SHpjieiySlim Gets' iSq_uare" ,: . '''War- s InnocentVictim's" is- - a wonderfully .staged onili-j tary drama, by Eclair j and-the B> .and; ,C.."studio wind up the prqrt?amm,e -witli a" screaming farce. . entitled ',' A Hah--'>; [ raising' -Episode." ' The programme i will be -repeated, this evening, '.On Wednes-. day.-the. world -renowned/' drama, "In tlio, Ranks,", will be presented, with, no;, extra •.charge of admission.. Reserves may. be; ibooked: at Hounsell's or- .-the' Lyric Theatre. '.' '-• ' j