ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 225, 11 February 1913, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL PICITRES. The new programme at the Royal attracted a good audience last night. The most popular item was the Yitagraph film featuring the popular Maurice Coslello, entitled "Adventures of an Army Colonel.', A dishonest policeman enters ,the home of Mr. Morrison, a suburbanite, and robs the house. Lambert 'Chase (Maurice Costello) is put on the trail and disguises himself as a retired army colonel and' rents a mansion. The policeman enters his house and Detective Chase, who had his suspicions, arrests the thief in the act of stealing a well filled pocket. book. The film affords the, opportunity for some line character acting by Mr. Costello. "The TTenrt of fesmeralda" is another fine Yitagraph portrayal, a charming comedv dramashowing how love triumnhs over wealth. There is a fine range of supporting pictures including Pathe Gazette and a very interesting scientific film showing the action of "Carbonic Acid (!-is." Torn orrow night tin- liinnngeinenr will introduce a big racing niirht attraction, entitled "The Cup Winner." a lengthy star film, and will also screen the picture of the "New Zealand Cup." EMPTRE PICTURE PALACE. The great Milano masterpiece "S(. George and the Dragon" was screened to an enthusiastic audience again last evening. Patrons who have not seen the brilliant cinematograph production, and its supporting programme, including tjie old Englsh story "Curfew Shall Not Ring To-night." should make a point of being present this evening, when the-full | selection will be shown for the last time, WIDTH'S CIRCUS. Tt is now over one year since Wirth Bros.' big combined shows visited New Plymouth, and. incredible though it may seem, the high standard of the entertainment provided has been raised even ; higher. Striving always for the best, and the best has to be obtained, if not in Australia, then in the Old or New World; and once the enterprising proprietors set 1 their minds on securing a new attraction, < wherever ii. may be the reigning craze, 1 the act is secured without regard to the expense. Tn this way some of the star turns of the world have been engaged, : and figure on the programme, and it will be submitted when the season opens hero on Wednesday next, for one night only. ' fl?he menagerie, which forms the fourth of the combined shows, is as ever :i wonderful attraction in itself, containing as it does rare wild animals, that can be sen nowhere else in Australasia. The large zoo is open from 4to [