AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 February 1916, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL PICTURES. The new programme, to be shown for the first time to-night at the Theatre Royal, will commence at a quarter to eight sharp. The star feature is "The Evil Eye," an excellent drama dealing with the power of hypnotic suggestion. It tells the story of a crime committed .under mesmeric influence and of the way in which the truth was unravelled. Dr. Sivani, a. clever surgeon and powerful hynotist, successfully operates upon the brain of a young girl. . Later the girl becpmes a handsome woman, and the doctor claims hor as his wife, but ts repulsed, It is found that he is able to control hor actions by hypnotism, even from a distance, and there ensues a battle of wills between the young lady's father and the doctor —the power of paternal love versus the power of evil. The story is powerfully acted, and there are many tense scenes leading up to the end, which is pleasingly pictured. The supporting films are numerous, and include the seventh instalment of that highly sensational and dramatic serial photo-play, "The Master. Key!" In this episode thp Panama-Pacific Exposition, lis used as a background; John Qore and Ruth take «, hurried trip about this titanic fair, Thp principal buildings are revealed 'it fieoting glimpses of wonderful photography. The exquisite Japan. use toa gardens in Golden Cate Park and tho attractive "CHIT House," with the famous Soal Rocks beyond, offer further novel sotting* for this story of great dramatic interest, Other films are: "Pathe Australian Gazette" (top : ical), "Thp Dales pf Derbyshire" (scenic)j "Spades are Trumps" (Vltagraph coin, edy), "Tho Call of the City" (Edison drama) and "Peter's Picnic" (trick, comic), .

EMPIRE PICTURE PALACE. An entirely new programme of films will be presented to-night at the Empire Picture Palace at 8 o'clock. The principal feature is a two-part Lubin drama entitled "When the Light. Came In." It reveals a fascinating story of self-sacri-fice and parries with it a power of vivid description of a girl who renounced ;her happiness, so that her friend might, marry the man who had lost his love, for a lifp of loneliness and despair. Another p)cf,u're will bjd wftll for po : pularity- is ' ! T«P G\v\ frpm the East'." This is a twR-psrt Brpncho feature portraying a highly editing and drenmtio love story, with the added fascination pt a wild Western American setting. Other items include "Father Love," a comedy featuring Fay Fincher; "Pathe Gazette" (topical); "Matilda's Thug," Edison comedy, featuring Rue McKee; and "Left in the Lurch" (comic). The music, by the. Empire Symphony Orchestra, will be a fprjjrg of-th,fcev*nij(£, " '