ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 June 1915, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"ADVJ-LViTTX-i OF KATULW." Ti:e second instalment ol' Prlig's great drama. "The Adventure.-; of Katlilvn," w.ll be. sliovvit in the Empire Picture I'alaio to-night. In this cliaptm lv:vlhlyu has many thrilling experiences, and throughout the excitement is intense. iSu'pporting ' items include "Oil the Frontier of. Tibet'' (««), "The .Making of ll.:m'' (Lnliin special drunia), "The Lost Chord" (Vitagrapk feature comedy), "Aiislralian flazette" (topical) and "His Taking Way" (Keystone comedy). CSeats should lie reserved. KJCiyiAL -riCTUEES. There ar«t many good things i;i the bill which will be. screened in tin; Theatre Hoyai for the first time at the matinee oil >'atimia.", , Tile chief attraction is a picture produced by the Majestic. Co., entitled, "A Flight for a Fortune." This is a -tory. of unusual plot, it big business, and exposes city council robbers and their uiqtliods. "Dolly of the .Dailies" series is continued in " l>olly at the Jlellu" (nunrber eleven)., This instalment is crowded with dramatic and emotional incidents. "-Prosecution" is a mining story of 'Western.America by the popular Yitagiuph Co. Other films are: "Australian Oazette" > (topical), "The Fatal Humping" (Keystone), "•What He Forgot" (Lubin), anJ ''Amateur Detective"' (Th.niliouser), comedies.

Till'. 'DANDIES. XEXT TUESDAY SIGHT. 'Ec- a long time. the name of Edward '.Uransoombe lias, in Australia,, liecu associated with the rendering of English music, and tlie productions of high.class I costume comedy companies, and now | alter live years the. business.lias grown | to such an extent that it is .considered the largest of its kind in any part of 'lit! world, and to.duy no fewer than .six companies are showing nightly 011 the 'Hvanseonube. circuit, with an aggregate of sixty artists. The liranscombe companies have visiVd almost every Van of the world where tlie Union •Ittt-k Hies and many of tlioj countries visited never had an English company In fore. As a song writer, air. liranscoiriie is famous in the Old Country, and he. will be remembered by many as tlie artistic tenor with the .Westminster •dice Pait,v which toured under his direction with s 0 much success some years ago, and lie is responsible for all. the arranging of the musk-al numbers .of the various Dandies., The Bed Dandies ■Company, which opens at the Theatre iloyal on Tuesday next, is, in addition to Hieing the pioneer of the Dandjes, is considered the strongest combination aad that the most universally popular, and the success which it achieved two years ago will be remembered by the theatre-goers of 'New Plymouth. The personnel has 'been altered somewhat, and, in addition to tlie old favorites, many new artists have been added, and the company, as it will appear here, is, according to Australian ana New Zealand critics, the ideal in costume comedy. With almost an illimitable repertoire of songs, sketches, scenes, dances, burlesques, instrumental items, dramatic recitals and ragtime .programmes art! 'presented which appeal to the taste of all. who appreciate an entertainment which is ever enjoyable and of a most refined nature, and should appeal to young arid old of either sex. The box plan of reserved seats ; will open' at Collier's to.monw morning at 9 a.m., and, as the season is a brief one, intending patrons would 'be well advised to secure their seats, and so avoid disappointment.