ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1915, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE EMPIRE. The now programme at the Empire today will have as its star feature a fascinating three-part Lubin drama, "A Siren of Corsica." The story, which is emotional and heart-stirring, depicts the alluring wiles of La Belle Corsiciana, a famous beauty of that island, who captures a wealth American while he is oirt a health-recruiting trip. The Corsican follows her American lover to New York and upbraids him fot his falseness. In her rage and despair she attempts to shoot him, but fails, and kills instead her friend. The plot, which is quite exciting, details the manner in which an innocent man is acquitted of the murder charge, and the picture ends in a moat unique fashion. The ' Keystone people are to the fore with ''Gussie's Wayward Path," a screaming merrymaker which features Syd. Chaplin. Several other film gem, including the latest number of the Pathe Gazette, will be screened. Seats may be reserved at Woolby's until 6.30; then ring 3fis.

ROYAL PICTURES. To-day at 2.30 the Royal Pictures management present &s the star attraction a recent Vitagraph release, entitled "The Wireless Rescue," a drama showing how a young girl's knowledge of the wireless system installed on railroad trains saves hundreds of passengers from an awful death. iThe Keystone new laugh-provoker, "Tne Human Hound's Triumph,' 'supplies an endless amount of fun. "Breaking In,' 'a western society drama by the Vitagraph Company, is a play founded on the happenings of everyday life. It is a very powerful production. The Reliance Company's drama, ''Paid in Full," shows truly what is always happening in some of the big cities of the world. "Cupid'a Pranks" and "The New Butler" are two amusing comedies. The latest European Gazette, which is crowded with topics of tlie moment, will also be screened.

POTASH AND PERLMUTTER. Few plays have given ua auch notable character types as the pair of unconscious humorists, Abe Potash and Mawruss Perlmutter, partners in a wholesale cloak and suit business, presented in the very successful American Hebrew comedy, "Potash aud Perlmutter," to be staged by J. C. Williamson, Ltd., at the Theatre Royal 011 Thursday, November 18. They are not luippy if they are not quarrelling. In their hearts they love and respect one another, but they delight in arguing. Potash is an elderly Hebrew-American, with a wife (Rothie) and a daughter (Irma). Perlmutter, the stronger minded of the partners, ij a younger man, unmarried. Abe is depicted as being soft-hearted. Mawruss hurls denunciations, vows lie will tear up the deeds of partnership, abuses poor Abe, who returns the compliment with interest, and hey presto! in five minutes all is forgotten and hard-hearted Perlmutter is raising the salary of the very employee he would sack. The senior partner; Potash, recklessly pqrts with 20,000d01. in going bail for Boris Andrieff, a young Russian, who is wanted on a murder charge by file Russian Government. The first two acts are thrown against a background of clothes and wholesale business. The third and final act opens in the handsomely and somewhat showily furnished house of the senior partner in Lexington Avenue. One does not realise what the ending is to be until a few minutes before the fall of the last curtain, so that interest is sustained throughout. Messrs Paul Burns (Abe Potash) and Sam Le Bert (Mawruss Perlmutter), it is said, give lifelike representations of the two Jewish partners, and it is stated they have the audience in roars of laughter the whole time they are on the stage. Miss Margaret Vinton, described in Australia as one of America's most beautiful actresses, created a furore of enthusiasm by her splendid characterisation of the role of Ruth Goldman. Miss Mizzie Wilson (Mrs. Potash) and Sam Howard (Marks Pasinsky), other two Americans, it is said fully sustained the New York reputations. The dressing and mounting of the comedy is said to be extremely lavish and the orchestra is another feature of the entertainment. The box plans will be opened at Collier's on Tuesday morning, November 10, at 8 o'dock. A queue will be formed from 9 o'clock,