ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 77, 17 August 1912, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

, EMPIRE PICTURE PALACE. Commencing at the matinee this afternoon, the management of the Empire Theatre will introduce one of the most brilliant programmes-.yet screened. This new series, besides including three of the popular Cowboy-Indian type of story, embraces every other class'of subject, and is calculated to please the most exacting <jf taxtes,. The principal star is an A.B. Company's story, with Miss •iMary Pickford as the heroine. f l''his film, .'Tola's Promise," shows' how a little Indian maid paid 'her debt of gratitude, and is one of the most beautiful dramatic novelties ever released. Two thrilling Essanay films, made in Western America, are "The Deputy and the Girl" and "Tracked Down.'' Another notable drama comes from the Vitagraph' Studio, the title of this being "The Law and the Lady," a story illustrating the apparently insurmountable barriers dividing the rich and the poor. Scenic and instructive subjects have been well Chosen. They include 'Round the World in Two Hours," a vcri':able feast of pictorial beauty, "Glimpses'of the Caspian Sea," and "The Borneo Potteries." For lovers of .comedy there are four sparkling American, 'farces, yiz., "Freezing Auntie" (Edison), "A Persistent Suitor," a Selig depicting the. old story of the course of true love never running smoothly; "The Baby Tramp" (Lubin). and "A Spanish Dilemma" (A.B. Co.). The music will again.be a feature of the entertainment. For the .second overture to-night the Empire Orchestra will render the ever popular melody "Sally.. Horner" as a cornet solo, with orchestral accompaniment.

MISS MAUGARET COOPER. The well-known English entertainer, .Miss Margaret Cooper, will appear at the 'Theatre Koyal on Friday, 23rd inst. Of the many stars introduced to Australasia by the Messrs J. and N. Tait, not'one has occupied a higher place iu her profession than Miss Cooper, and certainly no other has ever had such a. vogue. She can claim to have created the form of entertainment known as the .song at the piano, and with it has won exceptional lame throughout the British Isles and other lauds.' Her repertoire is extensive, and her songs are refined and of a high-class order. Although she is a very gifted vocalist with a sweet belllike voice, and a brilliant pianiste, she I.ad a great struggle at the beginning of her "song at the piano*' career, though the struggle was solely with the concert managers. They recognised her brilliant vocal gifts, and sought to engage her to sing in the orthodox way, but she recognised that the still', stand-up style of singing had had its day, and that the song at the piano was to be the success of the future. They would not give way, neither would she; consequently she had to "stand down." Fortunately, however, this period of her career was very short-lived, for she managed to secure an appearance at a large charity fete, and scored a success. In her approaching season she will have the support of other distinguished artists from the Old Country who enjoy considerable reputations. She has secured the services of Mr. IT. Scott b'slie, a humorist and raconteur, who has won a popularity in London. Egypt a nil America that is second only to her own. A brilliant baritone, Mr. Horace Witty, and a skilful mandolinist, Signor Manzoni, also accompany her. Mr. Charles Lawrence is the accompanist. Box plans open at Collier's on Tuesday.