AMUSEMENTS.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14156, 19 April 1916, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

PERMANENT PICTURES

Tho Empire Theatre was well attended last evening, when a most attractive programme was screened. The star picture is an Edison feature, a very line production, splendidly acted, with Gladys Hulette in the star role. A'fine stirring tale of adventure on the high seas, it is entitled "What Happened on the Barbuda." Dr Dislow is sent for to come to &outh America to attend a patient, and as no passenger steamer is available be secured a passage for himself and his granddaughter Ruth on the freighter Barbuda. "Beau" Harvey, lead or of a gang of gunmen, puts in a crow of his own men, and plots to steal the cargo of silver. Ruth 'becomes very friendly with, tho first mate, Avery. Two days out Harvey's gang 'mutiny, and Dislow, Avery,-. and Ruth are made prisoners, the wireless smashed, and the operator murdered. ■• A storm arises, and tho boat is wrecked. Tlie mutineers go ashore, and Ruth is ordered to prepare'a meal. She puts morphine into the coffee-pot and esc^pos back to the ship while the mutineers sleep.. She releases the prisoners, and Avery repairs tlie. wireless. The warship Freedom is signalled and comes to the rescue, and the gunmen are captured. This picture will again be screened tonight, in conjunction with a new supporting programme.

Motueka will be visited on Friday and Monday nights.