ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 October 1915, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

J. C. WILLIAMSON'S NEW ENGLISH MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY. "High Jinks," the light and breezy musical comedy which has been such a q remarkable success in Australia, will be presented by J. C. Williamson's new | ( English Musical Comedy Company at the g Theatre Royal on Monday, October 11. The piece is full of fun, abounds in light tuneful music, and is essentially picturesque and attractive, and there is a wealth of incident, clever acting, graceful dancing and aprpopriate music. The r idea of "High Jinks" is to keep things f, going all the time, and this is lived up to right through the performance, the brilliancy of the stage pictures, and the -j spirit of vivacity which pervades every- j, thing, goes far to explain its success in }, other countries. There are three acts 0 in this play, which is of "The Belle of j New York" type, and each of them fur- v nislies secenes of musical frivolity and v good humor, and provides a host of genuinely mirthful situations. The occasion is one of especial interest, since c Mr. C. H. Workman's reputation as a ; comedian has already preceded him, r while the company also includes W. H. j Rawlins, Field Fisher, Chris Wren, Hugh ] Huntley, Alfred Frith, Fred Maguire t (comedians), Paul Plunkett, Florence , Vie, Gwen Hughes, Helen Hobson, Marie j Eaton, Cecil Bradley and Dorothy Brun- c ton. A fully augmented orchestra will j be under the direction of Mr. Harry Bur- ( ton, and Mr. Harry B, Burcher will be , the producer. The management po- j mise that this musical play shall be pre- s sented to New .Plymouth playgoers pre- , fcisely the same as in Auckland, omit- . ting nothing in the choral and instru- ] mental accompaniment necessary for an absolutely perfect performance. Past ; experience of the J.C. Williamson firm's , operations in this city almost render , this assurance superfluous. The box plan will open at Collier's on Friday, October 8. The tour for the North Is- 1 ' land will be found in our advertising columns. • "FUN ON THE BRISTOL.' i THEATRE ROYAL, NEXT ; WEDNESDAY. "Fun on the Bristol," or "Widow 3 O'Brien," a musical laughing success with > a record of over thirty years' triumph - throughout the English-speaking world, • will be revived for a season of two nights, commencing at the Theatre - Royal on Wednesday next, when George I Stephenson's company of comedians ini, augurate a season in New Plymouth, j This comedy, which the late John F. h Sheridan made famous, and in which he played the widow for over 6,000 times, is i simply for merriment purposes. The i, plot is of a widow and her two daughil ters, who, having been left a fabulous d sum of money by the girl's father, a , pork butcher, decide to enter society, d Their efforts are simply ludicrous, and t provide the author witli opportunities e for putting together a series of the late est eong and dance successes, smart a and snappy wit, and sketches. Frank u Hawthorne plays the widow in this red vival, and he has a reputation throughII out Australia as being a worthy succesd sor of the original. Tho supporting com--11 pany, Mr. Stephenson claims, is equal e to any of his former combinations, and in the matter of staging and effects nothII ing will be neglected. The box plan is ,s now open at Collier's for a season of if two nights and one matinee. 'e THE EMPIRE, n d Commencing at 2.30 p.m. to-day. the fl management present a brand-new Collec- '■ tion of the latest filmic gems. This new e programme features two films. Ivey"l stone's funny two-reel comedy, "Ams > brose's Sour Grapes," is one feature. 111 This new Keystone success conveys a n sense of spontaneous happiness, and is a ;e sparkling, appealing, thoroughly natural, quaint, refreshing, original contri'B bution to the gaiety of the Dominion. » ''The Rainy Day" is the other feature. It is a special ladies' drama, magnifij<J cently costumed with dress by Worth, of Paris. It contains 120 scenes and portrays the anguish and trials of a l 8 deserted wife. The other films are: "Eats" (comedy), "The Stenographer" (drama), "A Study in Flowers" (color1° ed specialty) and the newest Gazette. in Seats may be reserved at the Empire or the Empire Sweet Depot. r " ROYAL PICTURES. >r ■ iy An excellent drama is featured on tojg day's new programme. It is "A Man e with a Record," by Reliance. Jim Doyle, j g ' an ex-convict, is unable, on account of n his record, to keep a job. His mother j sends him to sell her watch, and the la pawnbroker by mistake enters his name opposite the number and description of j] another watch which has been stolen, j Murphy, a detective, and an enemy of !(. Doyle, is put. on the track of the stolen r , watch. He investigates the pawnshop records and arrests Doyle, who receives a speedy trial and is sent back to prison for five years. The mother's watch e disappears. Three years later Doyle gets n word from his sister that his mother is i(_ dying. He manages to escape from e prison, and again Murphy is put on n his track. Doyle evades the detect tive. but while trying to rescue a young k girl from injury, he is run down by the governor's automobile. The governor's [. daughter has Doyle taken to a hospital, where later he is placed under arrest. (. At his request the governor's daughter y goes, with a doctor, to Mrs. Doyle's bed(j side. The dying woman recognises in t the watch which the doctor uses the l' very one which she had sent her son j to pawn three years before. The doce tor tells how he bought it at the pawnshop in his student days. The govern,e or's daughter takes up the case with the L Board of Pardons, and before his mother )' dies Doyle is reprieved. There is an r' excellent supporting drama. ' Seats may [' be reserved. f.' =