ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1915, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

■at** THE VIOLET DANDIES, An entirely new English Costume Comedy Company, named "The Violets," will make their first appearance at the Theatre Royal on Wednesday and Thursday next, tinder tho direction of the Edward Branseombe proprietary. Tll a sense this is said to be the sprightliest and most musical of all (he concert parties yet seen in this country. Its repertoire covers an amazing variety of good stulf. a feature being made of annotation and descriptive dancing scenas. Miss Marguerite Leroy, probably remembered as premier danseuso with the Arcadians company, has been specially engaged for this company. Other members who specialise in the different branches of costume comedy work arc the Misses Kate Crockett, soprano, Shirley Cooke, sonbrette, Dorothy Gardner, comedienne, and 1 Messrs George Brooke, baritone, Howard Hall, bass, Otto Collins, tenor comedian, Oswald Brown, light comedian and dancer, Cuihbert Rose, character comedian and monolognist, Arthur Riscoe, quaint comedian and Edward Cahill, pianoforte soloist. The box plan is at Collier's.

ROYAL PICTURES. " WOMAN." To-night fiaumont's stupendous drama ''Woman'' will bo shown for the first time. This picture is right away from the ordinary, the plot being absolutely original. 'When (irst shown in Wellington thousands (locked to see it, and it had to be retained an extra week to enable everyone lo see it. It is without doubt the most gorgeous, most brilliant and truly the most stirring, apfpealing and beautiful of plays. In this film it will be seen that woman is at once the delight and terror of man, and that she is seldom merciful to the man who is timid. Intending patrons would do well to reserve their seats. Plan at Hoffmann's. EMPIRE THEATRE.

The sensational detective drama will always be popular with the general public, and the exciting drama of this description which features on the new programme shown at the Empire Theatre on Saturday should, therefore, draw a packed house to-night. It is entitled ''The Mystery of the Diamond Belt," and concerns the great detective .Sexton Make. "The Diamond Belt" In a necklace of jewels worth ,C 10,000, and is stolen by a criminal gang from the establishment of a great diamond merchant. Sexton Blake is employed to to recoved the stolen ''bauble," and the mesli of incident surrounding his efforts form the theme of the story. Sexton Blake recovers the necklace, the thieves are captured, and someone else captures a bride. Supporting the big picture is a genuinely-amusing Keystone picture, ''The Plumber." Plumbers' visits are often associated with domestic inconveniences, hut such a plumber as that in the Keystone comedy was surely the limit of inconvenience. lie transfers the basement of the house.he visits Into a temporary reservoir, sets lire 10 the upper story, ami incidentally drinks a dozen or so ol' ale stored in the house. Other pictures on the programme are: 'His Dominant Passion" (Vita, drama), "Jack Sprat as a Wounded Prussian" (coinedv), "With a Skirmishing Party in Flanders" (topical), and the latest >n war news.