ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 10 March 1919, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY'S. NORMA TALMADGE IN "GHOSTS- OP 1 YESTERDAY." Intending patrons to Everybody's tonight would be wise to reserve their seat at Colliers, or be early in attendance at the Theatre as there is certain to be a crowded house owing to the interest aroused in the screening of the select pieture play, "Ghosts of Yesterday," iu which Norma Talmadge, with a brilliant cast of players, including F.ngcne O'Brien, appear with signal success. The story is that of Jeanne L. Fleur, the most beautiful, daring, unscrupulous woman imaginable, steeped in all the doubtful gaieties of the fastest set in New York. She goes her way, accepting favors of all men, returning none, strewing her path with love affairs, callous to the suffering of her lovers, yet irresistible as the queen of the famous Bal Tabarin. The hero of the story accepted this brjlliant creature's love to replace the puVe love of a woman whose memory he held sacred. He repents when he finds out her true character, and sends her back to the Bal Tabarin in spite of her plea that she would have been just as good as his former love if she had beeji given the chance. From this out the story develops along altogether unexpected lines, and reaches a dramatic climax of the most powerful sort. In the courße of the story Norma Talmadge gets the opportunity to play two entirely different roles, and each is presented in the same finished and thoroughly artistic manner. There is an excellent Pathe Gazette in support and a fine scenic picture "Vicky and Surroundiuga." Picture goers are reminded that this program shows to-night only.

THE PEOPLE'S. TO-NIGHT AND TO-MORROW. "THE DARING OF DIANA." To-night's new picture at the People'* is called "The Daring of Diana," otherwise set down as "a glorious love story, set in tlo money-mad circles of dissolute society" The Star takes no responsibility for this phrase, but the course oi the picture brings a varied and almost startling number of thrills. The principal lady, Miss Stewart, has had prepared for the occasion of her playing in this picture a number of rather beautiful garments, and the settings afford marked contrast between the ultra-fasV iona'blo .perfectly polite, scenes amongst the idle, luxurious rich, and the devil-may-care doings of desperate characters. "The Daring of Diana" holds much adventure, a little romance ,and the enthralling story an adventurous newspaper reporter in his hunt for "copy."

VISIT OF ANTONIA DOI/ORES. FAMOUS SOPRANO HERE TOMORROW. That most famous of all French sopranos, Mademoiselle Antonia Dolores, will 'jive a concert here in Everybody's Theatre to-morrow (Tuesday) night. This world-famed artist lias jn«t coneluded seasons in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, which for their enthusiasm and success have nevei been equalled—surolv a "rent triumph even for an artist like Dolores. The visit of Antonia Dolores to this cit.v presents a wonderful opportunity for residents here to hear this world-famed artist in the zenith of her arenf career. Mademoiselle Dolores sings wit.n rare artistic interpretation and vitality; she has a wide vocal range and her programmes are so arranged that she displays her art to the fullest extent in popular and classical items and arias and such stems of the musical art. She sings in F.nglish, French, Italia and other languages—principally the former—and whilst audiences 'isplav a perhaps natural tendency to hear their own tongue, it. is impossible not lo follow the easy flow of melody which comes from some of the other songs In (.bis manner Dolores makes a universal apnea!, whilst to students and schools she is nn education as well as a delight, and in this respect alone her visit here should prove a peculiarly educative oniv Residents here will slso hear programmes that charmed audiences in the large cities of Australia and elsewhere The pianist is Mr Harold Smith, a dintingttished musician who is also beard In eolos. Seats can be booked daily at Collier's, while the unreserved tickets are aUo available at Collier's. Country residents may reserve by post by encosing the neecssary amount.