ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 201, 23 February 1914, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE NORWOODS. A popular class of entertainment of unique character will bo presented at the 1 heatre Royal on Wednesday anil Thursday evening, February 25 and 2fi (fellow nights), by the famous Amtrican hypnotist, Professor Norwood, whose return to New Plymouth, for a farewell visit, is looked forwarl to with eager interest. The Carterton News of September 22, 1913, says: "The Norwoods, hypnotic entertainers, broke all entertainment records in Carterton-.'by running a phenomenal season of four nights. The Norwoods seem to have hypnotised the whole community. Each night saw a bigger crowd in Victoria Hall, and on Saturday night—the. closing performance—people had to be turned away. The acts or tests given were extremely ludicrous, more especially the 'barnyard' and the monkeys,' the subjects m these scenes imagining themselves to be the inhabitants of a barnyard, and members of the forest tribe. The mental telepathy act of Miss Norwood was again demonstrated, and the most difficult problems were carried out accurately aml easily. Kven the Daily Now, representative was handcuffed!" Reserved seats may he booked at Collier's without extra charge. Prices are: .'is., 25., and

EMPIKK I'HTUUICS. Thp collection of 'films screened at the Rmpirc Picture Palace on Saturday night was one of the, finest ever shown at this popular theatre. The principal attraction i* a strong drama, rich in ~ , n V l n Cl' le nt' e " titM " A of , he story concerns the doinesof hisT? C Wh °' order to finance his schemes, endeavours to force a rich iTif 1 1° " larr . y hin >- foiled in his t attempt, lie endeavors, to. compromise her. Then follows an S jumble of cross-purposes and false aeou Mtions, ending in ft sensational straiehtcning of the tangle. The supporting programme is exceptionally strong. It ncludes a splendid picture of the Bom -J ,r ou and steel industry, : J™ ic rH a Lubin dra ® a entitled Ihe Seeds of Wealth," IUI ,I an TK feature Jealousy L, lft( Ls,» is I W ?' '\ moral ' 1,1 addition there p lntcr< ; B ting number o' me. Pathe m te series, as well as "The Tables VM" o^n Brnt, r n of th * SS ilk. Th ns WhoSe fun is irresistton' Wi " b ° s,1 °™ tonifeht and to-morrow night.

ROYAL PANTOMIMIC COMPANY.

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