ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 208, 13 May 1915, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

TOWN HALL PICTURES. Splendid programmes continue to be shown at this picture theatre, and the various pictures are well deserving of the applause they receive. To-night will be shown Charles Dickens’ immortal story, ‘'The Cricket 'on the Hearth.” This adaptation of the story opens with the introduction of Caleb Plummer and his children. These characters are followed by May Feilding and her friend Dot. In the course of the following scenes, a message arrives asking for the services of a young man across the sea. Plummer’s son Edward is induced by John Perrybingle to accept, and the next scene is the affecting parting of Edward and his sweetheart May. During Edward’s absence May is troubled by the attentions of Tackleton, the toy merchant. To force her to accept him, this man exerts an influence over her mother by means of a mortgage which he holds. Later, news is received of Edward ’a intended return and then of the wreck of his ship. How events move onward from then and ultimately end happily, is to be seen by following the tory at the Town Hall this evening.

KING’S THEATRE. 'TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY.’ At the King’s Theatre to-night will be screened the most talked of picture in New Zealand to-day, when the beautiful and popular actress, Mary Pickford, will appear in the grand drama, "Tess of the Storm Country.” This picture, without doubt, is one of the finest shown here. Mary Pickford considers this the greatest thing she has accomplished, and as it is by the Famous Players Company, the acting, staging, and scenery is perfect. The following is a short synopsis: This heroic tale is as- human and appealing as “Toss of the D’Urbervilles. ” Tessibel Skinner is a noble girl, living out the morning of her days on the shores of the Cayuga Lake, The vicinity is known as the "Storm Country.” It gives an intimate picture of the life lived in that little world, and you will follow "Tess” as she shows you her childhood!—her youth—her awakening knowledge of religion; and watch with breathless interest her shouldering the burden of another’s torment; and finally the supreme spiritual experience of a deep and overwhelming love —and the narrative will impress you always with its depth, its kindliness, but, above all, with it essential truth. The screening will commence at 8.20 sharp. A very good film, which should be of real interest to farmers, will also be shown, entitled "From Virgin Forest to Agricultural Wealth.”

“CHARLEY’S AUNT.” It is twenty-two years since W. S. Penly, as Charley Aunt in the celebrated comedy of that name, sent all London into convulsions of laughter, and ever since every part of the world has laughed similarly when it has had an opportunity of seeing the wonderful play, which will be staged in Taihape, at the Town Hall, next Thursday night. Every year there is a revival of the comedy in London, usually on its anniversary, and each succeeding revival proves the play’s perennial popularity. The present tour of the Charley’s Aunt Comedy Company is showing that New Zealanders, like Londoners, never tire of the play, though at the close of each performance every audience feels tired out with laughter, which, however, means the overflow of joyousness and such gaipty of pirit as is produced by hardly any other comedy in possession of the modern stage. The playgoers of Taihape must necessarily be pleased ..atthe prospect of once more -witnesaing such a theatrical ;liyand Itbere is, therefore, certain M ; 'be J .%targe hudlence at the Tern Hail next Thursday erfninav - ’.• ! ■ . - .... .As*. i