ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 May 1918, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE EMPIRE. LAST NIGHT OF CLARA KIMBAT.L YOUNG. To-night at the Empire the popular actress, Clara Kimball Young, will appear for the last time in the tremeiid> onsly successful film drama, "My Official Wife.'' In this big production, which is by Vitagraph, there is an array of popular artists seldom, if ever, equalled in one single picture. The cast includes, hestrtes the divine Clara, Earle Williams, Harry T. Morey, h. Holers Lytton, llary Anderson, Rose I'apley, Eulalie Jensen' and others. Uiiilcr the circumstance's the success of the lilin cah bo readily imagined. '

A iffitSO WONDEEPiLAY. Commencing to-nifli'rovv (Thursday) for a three night season the inanage■mpnt will present a six act Metro entitled "Outwitted," in which tile celebrated star, Emily plays the lead. The story is unusual and clever, getting away from the cbmni'dnplate and coliveiitioilal, but is liiatle convincing both by the author and artists'. '•Outwitted" pfoviUes a wonderful tftor'y for Emily Stevens, who plays the part of Nan Kennedy To save her brother from blackmail, Nan goes ta the house of Lawson to extract from his safe an important document. She is discovered by Lawsou, who make's her ciioose between imprisonment and a year iu hi» liome as his niece. She accepts tlw latter. Ho encourages the attention;; of Billy Bond, the son of his eliomy, Then, on the day she marries BillyV Lawson tells the bridegroom that his wife is 'a common cfbok. Broken, hearted, the young man goes away. Tfc? Way in which Lawson is elevcrl'y Wit witted by the girl, and how Bbe mitu back happiness for herself and th& man she loves, is told in" this vital photodrarna.

EVERYBODY'S. .LAST NIGHT OF BIG DOUBLE PROGRAMME. Picture-goers attending Everybody's last night treated to a, capital evening's entertainment, one that it would bo indeed difficult to surpass. The programme commencing at 7.45 with a novel and very humorous cartoon creation, was nevt i"oll6wcfl by aii intensely powerful ftve-act drama; en)» titled "Eternal Love." As tile titlo implies this story is of a very emotional order, and the parts were capitally Sustained throughout by Douglas Ger.rard and Riitli Clifford of the Butterfly; Bluebird studios. After tho interval came the William Fox super-feature, "A Small Town Girl," in which June Caprice and tho clever juvenile actress little Jane Lee add fresh laurels to an already enviable reputation. The story is clever and draws forth both smiles and tears and leaves a lasting impression on the memory. The same programme will be repeated for tho last time to-night.

BARRIE MARSCHEL AND ■'THE KID FROM TIMARU."

Concerning "The Kid from Timaru'' which commences at Everybody's theatre to-morrow, tlie 'Timaru Iferaid says: "The most popular recitation in. "Australasia to-day is Mr. Marsehcl's stirring verse story, "The Kid from Timaru." It is just as popular in London where the well known Tom Armstrong !has hecu reciting it ivightlv for over nine months. Endlessly reproduced in English newspapers, translations of the verses have found their way into Italian and Russian newspapers, and a French version, altered to •suit the local requirements of a French "Kid" has gone the rounds of the French Tress. Xow we see it spleu'didly done in admirnble motion photography, and the result is an overwhelming success. By sheer force of merit it must win approval and crowded attendances everywhere." Mr. Marschel's recital of the poem is criticised as "inimitable." Bumper attendances have ruled wherever the picture has been screened, and it; is shown to tremendous .applause. The Otago Daily Times referred to it as "the biggest applause hit for years." Box plans are open at Collier's.