ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 October 1918, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE EMPIRE. GEORGE WALSH IN "THE YANKEE WAY." There is a complete change of programme at the Empire to-night, and the new headliner is "The Yankeo Way," a Fox film-farce wherein the burden of the big role falls upon the shoulders of George Walsh, comedian. There is character and a wealth of fresh humor in the play, which is rough-and-tumble in its opening, and keeps on moving very quickly all through. There's a plot about t'he play, too, and it concerns the breezy young American who goes to a little kingdom and finds the princess of the place, a lovely lady, about to be dethroned by a band of politicians. The young fellow takes a hand, and saves the throne for the princess, and the princess for himself. As far as the actual plot itself goes, it is something like another edition of "Graustark." There is tflie secret little kingdom, and the band of politicians whose schemes are brought to nought by the i timely arrival of the handsome young stranger. But the story, while losing none of its innate beauty and thrill, is made into a farce. It seems as if the < producers had seen the manifest im- ■ possibility of the tale a3 a true bill, | and sliiown their disbelief in the reality of the whole thing by turning it into a channel for farce. "The Yankee i Way" introduces real scenes from the! great modern American cities, and then takes the spectator to fresh fields, and brings on to the screen the atmosphere and the quaint customs of the Balkans. The farcical tamor of the film does not interfere with the action, and makes the plot all the more interesting. There is a fine bill of aupporting pictures, including the 13th episode of the "Lass of the Lumberlands," and the musical programme by Mrs Wiseman is an entertainment in itself. 1 EVERYBODY'S. CHARLIE CHAPLIN IN A NEW COMEDY, "POLICE." To-night will tsee the initial screening in this city of tho famous Oiiarlcs Chaplin comedy "Police," which American cities state to be one of his funniest, The Motion Picture News saying, '"'Police' is funny in the extreme." While the Chicago Post says, "Chaplin in 'Police,' if possible, is funnier than j ever," and the Atchison Globe (Kansas) states: "It is the most screamingly funny of all his funny comedies." This picture must not be confused with 'Easy Street." In "Police" the incomparable Charles Chaplin helps to commit a burglary and his antics in break-! ing into a house and his subsequent behaviour with his companion in crime, and his efforts to avoid the police, must lie seen to be appreciated. Certainly it s'liows the versatile Charlie in an entirely new role to which he does justice in iiis own inimitable way. The picture is said to be a roar from start to finish, and as the film takes half an hour to screen there should be ample enjoyment for his thousands of admirers. The dramatic portion of the programme will be well catered for in tihe Metro drama, "The Claim," with Edith Storey in the leading role. This programme shows at Everybody's to-night and- to-morrow only*