AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 13 July 1915, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

PERMANENT PICTURES

I The Empire Theatre was filled by a ' large and enthusiastic audience last evening, when the first and second series of the Gold Seal serial, "Trey o' Hearts," by Louis Vance, was screened. In this wonderful picture-story the parts of twin sisters are played by the clever actress Cleo Madison. The hero of the story, Alan Law, is portrayed by Edward Sloman. All the parts, in fact, are in the hands of most capable inter- | prefers. The story is full of tense situations, and gives a fine scope for scenic settings and for characterisation. In ad- ; dition to-night there will be an entirely j new selection of films, Headed by a star Vitagraph business drama, a story of finance in New York, in which a young ' girl, with the help of her lover, saves j her father from ruin by unscrupulous J business men who have plotted to .bring I about his downfall. A Selig comedy, j "The New Woman and the Lion,''' a most interesting Australian Gazette, and I the latest Keystone farce, also feature in this programme. Motueka will be visited to-morrow night, and Richmond on Thursday.

IMPERIAL PICTURES. 'THE TRAIL BREAKERS." Another large audience witnessed the Imperial Pictures last evening. The programme, which will be finally shown to-night, is headed by a Bison drama, "The/Trail Breakers," -with the following players in the cast: Rex de Roselli, William Clifford, Val Paul, Sherman Bainbridge, and Miss M. Wakamp. The plot is a thrilling one, and the story deals with city and Wild West life, the scene where a train is held up and captured by Redskins and recaptured by' the hero and his mounted railroad gang is certainly of the "hair-raising" type. The War Special is by the Eclair Co., who also present an interesting drama j "A Friend in Need"; '"Moving Day' j is a brilliant comedy from the Nord;sk Co., and is 1000 ft in length; "Zeppelin's Downfall' is a topical by the D.F.S.A. [ Co. j .Essanay is worthily represented by a 1000 ft comedy entitled "Slippery Slim Gets Square"; "War's Innocent Victim's" is- a wonderfully staged -military-'' drama by Eclair; and the B. and C. studio wind up the programme with a icrearning farce, 'entitled "A Hairraising .Episode." To-morrow an attraction extraordinary will head the list of pictures, the world-famed play, "lii the Ranks," having been secured by the proprietor. The. usual prices of admission , we'll" be charged, and seats may be reserved at Hounsell's, Trafalgar-st.