ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143783, 6 May 1912, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EMPIRE PICTURE PALACE,

Saturday evening saw a full house at the Empire to witness the screening or the now selection of pictures. After viewing this programme thoro remains little doubt that the film-makers are moving with the times and keeping well up to the public taste. Amongst the best items arc two Vitagraph dramas, “Saving the Special,” a thrilling railway story, and “The Freshet,” a powerful dramatic picture, in which the leading actors and actress take no small risk in the flood scene. A Western romance, “The Peril of the Plains,” is full of interest and excitement. A most interesting film was that showing Burgess doing the famous Channel swim. The picture shows Burgess leaving the English soil, battling away in mid-channel, and finally staggering through the surf on the French sod, the last scene * causing a tremendous outburst from Saturday’s audience The comic and scenic films aro all high-class, and will bo Sn view again to-night. “ PHYLLIS.” This operetta will bo produced in Fitzroy Hall, for the benefit of the Fitzroy State School, on Wednesday evening. It will have the same staging, scenery, etc., that were used in tho production •in Whitoloy Hall last week. Those who missed the opportunity of seeing it last week should avail themselves on Wednesday evening of seeing tho final performance. “Chapleigh,” the one and only, leaves for the city next week, and will not be seen in these parts again for some time. “Phyllis” will bo . charming others with her singing elsewhere, “Douglas” and the Farmer” will have gone back to the farm after this week, so it behoves tho public to move itself on Wednesday evening towards k itzroy Hull for the final performance, A special ’bus for performers will leave Whitelcy Hall at 7.15 p.m.