ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1915, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

KOYAIi fit TIKI';-;. " IT'S A LOVI, I.IiNC WAY TO' tji'pj- i!Ain." A wonderfully successful picture drain;'. adapted from the well-known. soiiuf- " Tipperary." v. ill .:«• l':i' hi;; reopening attract ion .ire-en! Ed by the Uoyal Pictures -\t the The:ilre Ku.mil. tv.i' opening iiiuht-i 1 m 11ju' Monday and Tuc-day. duly !!■ and -U f'ulf paruVular.s fit' this brilliant pairotic and others {o fulliivv, will in- ;> Miioiuuvd in due co;u>e. Aid.FX J:ili>NK COMPANY. Amusement- lovers of N'i'\v "Plymouth an- ;"oh)indi'd that the favorite comedian, Alien Poone. ami his company are advertised to appear in tin- Theatre Foyal on Wednesday and Thursday nights next. July 1-1. and IA. Tlie opening ■production will hr a dainty* Irish melodrama. entitled "A Romance in Ireland.'' The *treat papula'"ity of Miss Kdna 'Keeley (leading lady in the Allen J)oone Company/ was manifested in a marked decree. when. ri {>r to her departure from 'Melbourne to Sydney, the youn;;' actre>:., was accorded a ttin**' send-olf l hy tin- P.on Yivante Club at A*tot 11oum\ Ascotva'e. The carriage drive was illuminated with festoons of electric li<'ht, while the hall and surroundings were decorated with bunting. etc. The "Hie o.f de- j corafion consisted of garlands of pink i poppies, a line centrepie, e. from which was a. golden basket containing red and yellow roses: at the rear of the hall, the American lla^ - occupied a prominent j position, while on a huye mirror, emIda/oiied in letters of Lioid (entwined with foliage) the words " An Kovoir" ■ The supper j'oom was also tastefully decorated by the l.adies* Committee. Mi*-; Keeley arrived in her motor-ear sln-rtlv aflei" and was nceived by the Ladhv Conimitee, and e.-i'orted to i.he hallroom. After supper M'isn Keeley was {)re-"enied with a beautiful Cavellini: case, fitted with useful re'juisitcs. We all will be ojail to »ive a. welcome back to our favorite actre>* on Thur.-day niiflit. duly ]•"», when l, The Parish Priest" will 'he -t-a.eed. "I hc- ]/lans ami day >ak'= arc at Collier's.

i"ii jomimi: t.-: TiiK.vn;!::. j l'lie 1..■ '.v pivlnri'S shown on Snt»tr«lav j at (lie Kinplrc Theatre' were nil of really excellent ip.iality. Tl omo 4 ;tii)bitioii.-i of ll»' r.ew lilni.* was a <h;i- j mati,atio]i of tin- well-known i'bit mi- I i ily. " .My Friend mini India." It is an j e.M < edili;;!y finiii y |)la ~ and the picture j luv- entatioii (if it, witli Mr. Walter I-'., i iVrkins, tin- original barber-philosopher friend from India,'' ia the title rol", 10-c.s none of tlie fun of the play. At least the 'pso.iido-theosophUt eats into jn.-t as many awkward -i 1 i:;iiitms in the house of tlie pseudo-aristocrats, amongst whim ho Finds- himself an accidental i'.ict. a-, he ran conveniently iinj ti;n.■ to extricate iiiiiir-elf from. Another | amn,.inj,' story is told about " The Per- i ,'stent 'Mr. i'rince." 'this youm; man j fell ill love with the pholeyiaph of a ! debutante which lie saw in. a society paper, and he forthwith made lip his mind to marry the real idrl. lie liy sendim.' her Dowel's, aii'.impanied by liis nuto,mv.,|>li, and very miou siftenv:ird« he infonueii her that lie had decided to ma.rry her on May 1. The girl'* fury deterred him not one whit, i:' ;• did her very Well laid jd;i;]s (o fjl cn pe liim. Last, of dl), li,V seats with an avia-tor-lie iuul already changed seats with a I'Ciudiuiiin or two- lie takes the k"iy for a. joy ride into the clouds. Y< ry soon ?lip. heirs to die ta! en down to 'inn earth «2.1 in. and then discovers to her horror who her pilot is. Tltell lie illforms her that he will keep her in the air until she proini-cs to marry him. i'i:d. '» the end .Mr. Prime keeps the promise ]|s nUVjf to l'ini-e'! »n,l the -ill 'i> uei. married on .\fa; 1, ""llie l.itfle '.'wintry Mono" is a prcily litlde stos;. .i.ooui a 1 i 11 1•• jr»>o plum ed a;::..r,>i Kimi' bl,)'s, l'l.n'iies Slid ;:a'.' kTV.O h.V e husbands and lo,er ■ beside-. A !ili,l dv.-T'-iutive HI trawlki.!;' ii: iV \V!iit^ i*ea is o:i,. ( ,J* I hr :!)•>-: • irK/wJ") 01 tiie I:iikl thai, could '"C iei;';;]red. e-pe-c'a'ly in those sc-tions .."'"j "in:; what tinny mm, Icoi, like I'l' -iu 1.'.,' tie-k trawli"'. and lho:-e ak-o .d:owiii'_' the ■aptiu-e of the silver hi.rde. ,\ -,-r'e- '<! animated <art"i;.:i of !! a German and his chatean-loot-ini; -im i'H'i- h.oir is partii iilari ,' i:i'.-enim; ■ an 1 clove ll . The m-ws pictures. c-uellv about the troops, are hi;;hl v iet ■ iv- ■ i andia - formative.