EMPIRE THEATRE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18293, 9 July 1921, Page 13

EMPIRE THEATRE

A complete change of programme was made at the Kinpire Theatre yesterday, and the new series was headed by a strikingly v ttra'dive drama under the title of ‘‘The Jucklins." This is an epic of life in the count-.v. an 1 the artless simplicity and straightforwardness of the story which it lolls gives it a wide appeal and a. very strong resemblance to the nicture of Australian life which was told under the familiar title of ‘’On Our’ Selection.” It concerns the life of a family in the country caked the JimkJins. from whom the picture takes its snrne. ivhat rustie name. The plot concerns ihe love stories of the two voting Jucklins, brother and sister, and it can he truly said that in neither case did the course of true love run smoothie. Mbs Jucklin he--4 omes engaged to the fJeneval’a son. and at the sain" lime the Cencral’s daughter is in love with another young man. Yo-mg Jiickiin. however, has been severely smitten by the be-tifv of the old soldier’s drnighte-. aiid one day he b.i» a fight with Us rival, as a result of whi -h be is '■•rongf - dlv imprisoned for mill'd"! - In the >noa - d : nic, "nip Tbn.vse, who had come to th" '-illawe ..... the ""W sehoo 1 le""her. has promptly "id i- a claim for the hand of the charmin'' •'•is, Jucklin, and owin" to he- lw th--’s ■mnrisoum'-nt the eld f.'eperal insists I hat b : s son sho'dil break off engagement. •I'hn nietur" 1, not w : 'hont its pathetic but eventual!" everything works out to the ind Isf-n-tion of of Ihe V,,U11" cmmles, A Pnscoe Vl - b ,- cid" comeilv entitled “ * nt l- ’ - •’Dro.’’ and sevoi—l oth-r .'nod , ;„t,n- n s "omnlcla an -dmir'T'" ' - ’ - ogrimmc, v.bieh will he sercened again to-day.