ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 43, 11 July 1914, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EMRIIiE PICTURE PALACE. To-night the management present ,"The Peril of the White Lights," by the Kalem Company. Annabelle, a show girl, accidentally slays a notorious scoundrel. The girl is later tried and lacquitted. Harris urges Annabelle to ; rcturti to the stage and use the notoriety she liias gained as the result of the incident. The girl repulses the man and leaves for the country. Annabelle makes her home with Ill's, hostel', a distant relative, who is ignorant of the girl's past. .lack, lira. Foster's son, falls < in love with Annabelle. Because of her .past, the girl refuses to marry him. .Later, Harris, wttio is passing through the village, urges her to return to the .stage, and upon her refusal the man .threatens to expose her. Terrified, Anlnibelle runs away after leaving ;i note of explanation for Mrs. foster. Foiled, (Harris tells -Mrs. Foster of Annabelle's .past, and the woman announced her Jo. of standing by the unfortunate girl. Jack learns of his sweetheart's Jlight and goes to the city in ..search of her. Tired and discouraged, lie drops into a restaurant. The sound of the waitress's voice causes hint to .raise ids head in delight. ' He has found Annabelle and the next moment has her .in his arms regardless of the surprised ■stares. Supporting films include "The Man" (drama), "A Royal Bo- i niance" (drama), "Fisli Culture," "Sta- ! dium Sports," "Marriage Potion," etc. j Seats reserved at Theatre, Is and Is fid. S Matinee to-day at 2.30. jj

THE FORTY THIEVES. Every reader of the Arabian Nights is iamiliar with the story of the Forty .Thieves. The version arranged by J. .0. ■Williamson, Ltd., for presentation here ,011 Monday night, in the shape of their .nmch-looked-for annual pantomime extravaganza, makes an unusual demand vupon fJlic story. It is said to give Mr. vßarry Lupino, as Ali Bttba, and .Mr. Ed,win Brett, as the Dame Cogia, great opportunities for much clever comedy. These have ample assistance from Miss Winnie Volt, as Ganem, Miss Gertie Latchford, as the Rose of Persia, Miss Dolly Ilarmeras, as Lizzie Ann, Miss Mario Eatonnas, as Abdallah, and a number of other bright and clever people. iThe critic of the Melbourne Argus writes as follows: 'The Forty. Thieves will stand comparison with any previous pantomime produced by J. C. Williamson. The iirst impression from' the .scenic side is that it is gorgeous. is a sense of restraint, nice judgment in ;the use of color, so that without being idazzled for the passing moment one gets that feiding of restfnlness which comes on looking at a really great- picture. To say that one could live with a picture means much. When that simile is applied to the Forty Thieves pantomime it means that very few people will K> -content with seeing it once only. Mr. Barry Lupino, Mr. Edwin- Brett, Misses .Winnie Volt, Dolly llarmer, Marie Eatim. Dorothv Virinin. Messrs. William Hassan. .1. I!. Athohvood, Charlie Albert, Rupert Darrell and the rest of the principals in a long cast have all achieved a remarkable success, while the astonishing specialty feature of the Three Rubes lis described as little short of marvellous. There are three ballets, which arc spoken of as being of. extraordinary beauty, the most remarkable of which are, the ballet of Australian products, the. sesame ballet, the black and white dance, and the glittering spectacle of "the drums of all nations."