ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 October 1918, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S,, BESSIE LOVE IN "THE HEIRESS AT COFFEE DAKS." Bessie Love has taken quite a wide variety of characters in her time but none of them has been more difficult to live up to t'lian that of Waffles in the , Triangle feature, "The Heiress at Coffee Dan's," which is screening at Everybody's to-day and to-night. The story is a thoroughly delightful one and has a distinct touch of originality and unusualness. Waffles is the little slavey in a New Yorß hash-house, or rather "beanery," and when an advertisement appears for a missing heiress who was kidnapped sixteen years previously, a gang of crooks decides that Waffles would be just the little lady for the post. So they contrive to pass her off as the daughter of the dead millionaire. Waffles acts in all good faith since she has no knowledge of her parentage, and is therefore easily convinced that she is the genuine heiress. Having succeeded so far the gang arranges that one of tlie crooks is to marry Waffles and thus secure the whole of the money. There are many finely dramatic situations in the play which also possesses a delightful element of humor. Altogether it is one of the most charming stories wo have met for quite a while. Amongst the supports there is one of those famous Fox comedies entitled "Love and Logs." THE EMPIRE MATINEE TO-DAY. Far and wide the fame of the Empire matine is known amongst the kiddies by reason of the special care of the management in selecting each week subjects, interesting, amusing, and suitable for the entertainment of the young mind. To-day the programme is headed by a Fox comedy "Love and Logs," a veritable scream of joy, which is supported by two other comedies, a Topical Gazette and the eleventh episode of "A Lass of the Lum berlands." Kiddies will be admitted for threepence.

TO-NIGHT. LAST NIGHT OF OLGA PETROVA IN "THE LIGHT WITHIN." . <: The Light Within,".the latest Pctrova production is a strong dramatic offering with the star appearing to great advantage. She is a doctor of great fame and progressive thought but tied to a narrow-minded, old-fashioned, foolish husband who thinks a "woman's place is in the home." The woman, turning elsewhere for sympathy falls in love with a medical colleague, and thus commences a powerful and remarkable dramatic situation which culminates when both husband and lover lie in danger of death from anthrax poisoning with only enough antidote on hand to save one of them. The whole play is absorbingly interesting and Mre. Petrova gets away from herself and into the part. Intending patrons are warned that to-night is the final screening of this picture. There are some good supports including tlie 11th episode of "A Lass of the Lumberlands."

THIS YEAR'S WONDER 'PICTURE. "THE HONOR SYSTEM." During the past few years the public have viewed such mighty masterpieces as "Birth of a Nation" and "Intolerance," by D. H. Griffiths, and "Neptune's Daughter" and "A Daughter of the Gods," by William Fox. This year the picture to secure the greatest sensation in the film world is William Fox's gigantic prison problem film, "The Honor System," which will bo screened for the first time in New Plymouth at Everybody's next Tuesday, and should form a big and irresistible attraction at that popular photo-play house. "The Honor System" is claimed to rank as one of the biggest and most powerful screen offerings ever seen in Australasia. In producing "The Honor System," it was Mr Fox's idea to direct public attention to the fact that "a prisoner can never be reformed by being wronged," and to arouse millions of minds to tue condition of millions of men in prison throughout the world to-day. The big film was made at a tremendous cost, and under circumstances said to be unprecedented in the field of picture production. Despite the strong plot set forth in the story, the production of "The Honor System" lias been greatly enhanced by the able directing of R. A. Walsh Under Mr Walsh's skilful guidance the cast was carefully selected and the whole piece is described as an artistic performance of the highest order THio personalities throughout are true to type in every particular. Among the members of *the cast are the following -well-known actors: —Milton Sills, Gladys Brockwell, Arthur Mackley, Miriam Cooper, James A. Marcus, Charles Clary, George Walsh, airs Cora Drew, and P. J. Cannon. The prices of admission will be Is Cd and Is for the evening screenings and at the matinee adults 6d and Is and children _ 3d. The box plan is now open at Collier's and patrons are notified that there is no charge for booking.