ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 264, 17 April 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE PLIMMEIUIALL COMPANY. 1 rflll THE CAUSE THAT NEEDS j ASSISTANCE. "A point I would like to emphasise," Baid Miss Beatrice Day to a Press re- ' presentative, 'is that the profits made | on the Plimmer-Hall patriotic torn 1 go to the Belgian Fund as a o-ift. from the peo- ' p!e of New Zealand—not from Mr. Plimmer, Mr. Hall, myself or the company. . We are only too pleased to put our energies into such a cause and to ensure t the best results. With the exception of • one or two artists, we are all practically on half salaries. Messrs Plimmer and Hall ihavjing generously placed tliel> money at its disposal, have made the scheme to tour New Zealand practicable.'' No one has worked more enthusiastically in Australia for the cause of patriotism than Miss Day. Her "copper collection" has already brought in over £SOO for the Red Cross Fund. The "penny" request has been in force at all the theatres and picture theatres in Melbourne every Saturday night between C.30 and '8 o'clock since the war began. During the three Saturdays Miss Day has been away another £55 was collected. Miss Day was the original Mrs. Erlyn in Africa in "Lady Winder- . mere's Fan." The original at Home [ was MiSB Marion Terry, and, strangely | enough,' Miss Day is said to "remarkably j resemble that ladv. a fact wliich did not : escape Miss Ellen Terry. The Beason in N'cw Plymouth opens on Thursday, and is only for one night, in the Theatre Royal. The box plan will open this morning at Collier's. THE WAR AND THE LAW. Since the outbreak of the war many theatrical managers have found that owing to greater prosperity existing in the country districts than in the cities they have been able to keep ther artists In constant work by sending their attractions on long tours. The "Within the Law" Company, at present touring the Dominion, is a. striking illustration of this. Towns never before visited have in every instance more than realised their highest expectations. So great has ben the success of the venture that the present management have booked their company to appear at Manaia on Monday, 19th; Opunake, 20th; and i Kaponga, 21st. The trip, which is to ibe made by motor-ears, will mark an event in the theatrical history of these towns.