AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, 28 July 1916, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

PERMANENT PICTURES. EMPIRE THEATRE. A most interesting lot. o: pictures ■were those screened at the Empire Theatre last night. Amongst thorn thu sixteenth episode of "The Million Do.la" Mvsterv." '-Drawn into Quicksands, i*"undoubted]v a vc-rv exciting nninner. ! A verv fino Pathe tSazette shows Hiilajestv King Gowge with the Allien j troops "in the field and many qtuer not- i worthv events. These items wiH he I repeated to-night in conjuii..lion with .1 ; snsational drama entitled -The .Aveng- | in- Hatul." This is an Eastern r.tory • tellin-r of ore Pre.feasor Newhy. w ; v spend? his. time and mr.-ney on vxc.iv tions in search of Egyptian mumnv,"- j and finally is the cause <■<" some .startlnr ! discoveries in those ancient tombs. Sen j satioual and most drama tie happenm- j are frequent as the story develops: an j the play is brought to a logical an , happy conclusion. It is magnificently j produced, splendidly acted, and uniisiK;' j ly interesting. Motueka will be. visit. 1 1 to-morrow. ; THEATRE ROTAL. i PEOPLE'S PICTURES. ] There was a large audience at- ti-- 1 Theatre Royal last night to witness t j current programme, which will be _' j peated tp-night for the last time - '/ I headliner is "The Little Dutch Oil. based on Ouida's novel. "I wo Lit* ■ Wooden Shoes." and features the ciai-;.- 1 in*- and daintv little actress \ ivjan M;v tinl 'Little Dutch" was found float.' : among an old gardener's lihes. As s-. grew up slie helped her old toster war; : -with his labours, until one day a fameartL=t gets her to pose for him as Maguerite. The artist's evil designs on h vrere conquered bv her absolute in:cenoe, and he decides to go away ar leave her in peace. She waited in va \ for his return until one dav she is tn that her painter is poorandill mthecit-. She arrives there eventuallv. with ho worn throusrh her wooden shoes, clothi: bedraggled "and worn—a reallv forlo, object. At the door she is told —"I. stairs." Wearily she ascends, saying '. herself: "He must be very poor: i lives so far up." Arrived at the landiu: ehe rings the bell. the door noiseless opens and she enters —astonished an awestruck—a large gallery filled w:i paintings and statues. She hen voices, follows the sound, and finally cates the noise behind the curtains. S' parts them. and is dazzled when si sees Lionel lying on a couch, surround, bv a riotous crowd and very <!• collete women, and—horror of horror —a brown beautiful creature has h arms around his neck. With a piercir scream. Little Dutch turns and flee With an oath, Lionel throws, the wome off and tries to follow. Faithful Jem although he has remained on watch on: side, is not in time to prevent her jnm ing into the river, but he rescues hr and takes her home. On her little be she lies, listless and surrounded by m. neighbours, whose sympathy is extend • —alas ! too' late. "One day she rou=> herself, and placing two rosebuds in kwom wooden shoes —"Send them _ t him," she says. One moonlight nigh she passes out through the open door proceeds to the edge of the lake and slips in among the lilio from whence she came. Charlies- Chan l:n in "Shanghaied," and other filmof every day interest complete a pro gramme of unusual excellence.'