ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 122, 16 October 1914, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

| EMPIRE I'ICTL'KivS. Last night's programme at the Empire Pictures was full of merit, and picture patrons ivlio enjoy pood draina should not fail to witness its second presentation to-night-. "The Brass Howl," bv tile Edison people, is unique in many ]details, as will lie seen from the following brief outline of the story. j\Ylien "Mail'' Maitland, coining home unexpectedly to his bachelor apartment alter a long absence, met a girl ■ coining out of the front door, he was 1 surprised. He. was more surprised on | seeing the impression of a woman's hand Jin the dust of bis library table. To preseive the print for future reference, "no inverted a brass licwl upon it, and gave instructions that it should'not be touched. When he arrived at his house a night or two later, lie round the girl engaged in opening his safe. Acting in the assumed role of Anisty, a cracksman, whom he resembled, he offered logo halves with her. While they were talking, the real Anisty arrived. Maitland overpowered him and (led with the girl. Kvents move quickly, and to some purpose. One evening Maitland, called from his club by a ery across the telephone wire, came home in time to save the sirl from the enraged Anisty. He allows them both to escape, and owing to his resemblance to Anisty, is nearly arrested by the police. The story eoneludes with a sensational fight in an office building, wherein Anisty is killed. -Jlaitland discovers that the girl is the daughter of a man he is suing, and has been seeking an important paper.