ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 June 1918, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S. A! flpUndid example of whatthe camera-can 'do* when filming a thrilling drama is shown with the-new programme at Everybody's last night. The star subject is "The est there is in abundance—not alone that centreing about the affection between man and woman, tat of the bond that subsists between men. "The Show-Down" is a mixture of smites and tears, sentiment strongly spiced with sensation, and happiness at the end. The bi? sensation of the play is the torpedoing ef a big liner In the Pacific, and the story appeals strongly to those who enjoy tales of adventure and daring. It Is a story that sweeps along with groat intensity. The play opens at a society polo match; here most of the characters Are introdnced; later thev are shlpwreck&d on lan uninhibited island. The change of circumstances brings out all that is good in soma of' | the (ftaracters and all that Is bad in the rest. The supporting programme is long and varied, and contains some very laughable comedies ftnd other subjects that are full of interest. For to-morrow's chango of fare Greater Vitafrrflpb will be represented by "I "Will Repay," featuring Cor tone Griffiths. Thiri play is from "A, Municipal Report," one of the most famous, of 0. Henryfs (the American urns tec storyteller) 1 tales. THE EMPIRE. To-night at The Empire a Triangle-drama of intense power and feeling will be screened for the last time. This great play, under the title of 'The Regenerates," features Alma Reubens and Walt Whitman. Alma Reubens as the girl who would not marry her cousin because his blood was as "blue" as hers. Walt Whitman as the proud old aristocrat who cored for nothing but that the proud traditions of the Van Duvn family should admit no commoner. In a little, lonely room was born the son of the dissipated heir to tho Van Duyn, and the mother was a servant girl—nretty and wholesome, but a commoner. Then Tell Van Duyn was fotmd murdered. The height of tragic emotion is reached in the scene where the old aristocrat learns the stupefying fact of his soti'B sin. This is a play the theme of which is startling, instinct with power and the terrific strength of the remorseless truth. There are many priceImh settings, lnclurliug gorgeous manßton interiors and superb dresses one seldom sees but iln fanciful dreams. There are several good- | supporting Alms. OLGA PETROVA TO-MORROW. Tomorrow's change will usher in the latest: Metro, "The Silence Sellers," In which Olga I Petrova is starred. "The SUenco Sellers" is ' an exposure of the methods of certain so-called' society journals. It Tevels in dramatic incidents and provides a powerful vehicle tot the superb, talents of Madam Petrova.