ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

••Til!': IH.Vi'KIMi.V 'Hie proprietor of (In' •■)!,■ ]!..- tfos,.. lie I,'a.s deli-el. il '. :IV ilc,'.-llioils K;i!i. i's to his esi.;bi;...!i;:i, ;r.. Mil -,ii nihility that is tlw envy of liis rivals, .lie duties of u chaperon, are simple, and >;/!■'.','!i.i: ; ;,-. Tin- success >,:' ihc -■ h. me is m> satisfaciorv that Hi!' jir..!-:K'tor explains his methods to two yoan;> habitues of the UcsUi-nuit Unyiil, lli!-iii-v Chcstc mill tin- Hon. Aly/'rnor. Jlr'oiklehurst. Sho'.ihl ;i public man desire to dip.'.' with 11 clinrmiiijj .voiiii.u ladv, a W 'pi>ler.'h!e scardal ni-iy Jle (.-nr.it fail lobe iTr-o.mii-c:!. and the fact that he is ill the cr.mpauy of the lady Velio is not his wife inifiht easily he iniscoiistvued. So lie calls iii the service 0 f the profesioual vliai:eroii. mid if his! meal is inlerr.pted hy his wife el' any personal friend, lie lias nicely to mtroiluee tiie chaperon and the his "host and hostess. Mr. and Tm.s. , Jones.'" the chaperon playing the part of the husband for the time hem;:'. Hie voiiiiL' men are tickled, with Hie hlea, and hearing that the ehaperon is away for the evenin- Hilary ofTers to talrc his> place. That hilarious episodes must nceessarilv arise occurs to eevryoiie. Needless to'sav that, based on such a plot, "The Chaperon" has invariably «<•" traded ami (ploatol law audiences. "Th>. Chaperon" will bo played on Thursday,>Ut at the Theatre Boyaj NVw Plymouth. The hex ofhee is at Collier's. •„ 1, ,( Tn To-night the co..i|KU,y will be at Inffle.wood, playing the. intensely tunny comedy, "The (ilad Eye," ■'Till-: EMl'lllE theatre: An excellent programme of pi-turea was -crecucd at the Empire Theatre last evening, and the same bill will he shown flnallv to-night, 'flu- F'ff Vi " a Luhin star drama, entitled "Hie Intriguers." Uis a. stn.lv Which fives a keen insijjht into American modern society. The photography, of -ourse is particularlv good, and no cost lias Dun spared in'aencrally ensuring a wortliy production. To American "society, according to the author of the drama, the passport is Cs. d. Everyone who is thought to he wealthy can readily secure'admission to the fun. lions wlncu ; modern society patronises, and the way therefore, is often open for wel -dressed spielers to mix freely with people whose onlv attraction for them, is their poscpßsion of valuahles. l-pim these tacts the author has constructed a ll ™™.<» intrigue, which holds one's attention tl.roughout. and is excellent m its climax Prominent in the ston are Viola Vincent and Vinthl'op na S cietv parasites, who a tier.:! a vor.a'.n week-end party. Viola preys upon a dinlomatic agent, against whom she •knows something steals a ■ beautiful set of diamonds from a Rin at the party. The plot develops weU, and the ending is cleverly thought out. The supporting pictures, which are a good selection, include: "lYogdcrs of Magnetism" (a pictorial representation of an Edison wonder}, "The Red Signal" 'a. drama of the railroad track), "Conev Island Nightmare" (comedy), "The 'World Crabber" (a series of animated subjects). "S.S. Lusitania" (topical) and a Keystone comedy. Gussie tie Golfer." Seats may he reserved.