AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, 21 February 1918, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

KING'S THEATRE. "IT IS FOR ENGLAND.'. To-night the great "Navy League" masterpiece, "It is for England," will be screened at the Kings, the whole of the proceeds .going to the Navy League Funds. It is a Navy League film, the whole rights of it being acquired. It is under the patronage of the King in England, and under the patronage of the Governor-General in New Zealand. In it there are over two miles of film, 160,000 pictures, and it fills 10 huge reels. The Christchurch "Press" says: The production is of a very high order of excellence and the story around which the pictures has been constructed is one that holds the attention and inspires pride in Britain, and all that Britain stands for. Picture audiences arc not usually given to applauding but last night's audience was an exception, as spontaneous applause and warm plaudits was the order of the evening. The theme of the picture is magnificent. While the Cxiristehurch "Times," says: The scenes in which Britain's might on the seas is shown arc enough to. make- this picture for ever memorable and it is impossible to watch, without it stirring enthusiasm and deep admiration. It thoroughly deserved the large audience and the intense enthusiasm shown last evening." Seats should be secured early as there is sure to be a, full house.

EVERYBODY'S.

No more strange and thrilling story was ever written than Family Stain," adapted from "The Widow Lerouge,'' and produced by William Fox. It is a mystery story of far more than usual interest. In this story. ErcJle Gaboriau giv»s greater play to his farttastic. mind .than any otlicr story that lie ever wrote. The widow

Lerouge, a strange and silent woman who resides in a small town, is one nijght found murdered. The (police are entirely baffled and entrust the solution of the mystery to an amateur detective, a wealthy old man. He follows the very faint trail left by the perpetrator of the deed, and through an intensely absorbing series of incidents he eventually straigthens out the complicated tangle. There are plenty of thrills in this film, for before the mystery is entirely solved there are no less than six high officials to whom known circustances point as the murderers. The way the story works itself out and the final climaxes form oDe of the chief features of the strength and vividness of this unusual story. It is supported by a Topical Budget, a screaming two-reel Fox comedy and ether interesting films.