ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1919, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE PEOPLE'S. . DOROTHY DALTON.

The fine current bill at the People's, | screening finally to-night, is headed by what is now conceded to be Dorothy Dalton's greatest success to date, "The Mating of Marcella." It is a great and powerful drama, exquisitely set and acted by a superb cast of players in which William Conklin and Juanita Hansen are prominent. A gurgling Mack Sennett comedy, "Beware of Boarders," the latest gazette and Helen Holmes in "The Railroad Raiders," make up a line programme. "The Railroad* Raiders" is the picturisation of the vivid story of the same name by Frank Spearman, author of "Nan of Music Mountain," "Whispering Smith," and others. Tomorrow's new programme presents Alice Joyce in the Vitagraph live-reel production, "The Triumph of the Weak." EMPIRE THEATRE. AN INSPIRING BRITISH PICTURE. "THE MAN WHO STAYED AT HOME"

For some time past the picture-going public have had a surfeit of the American and the proverbial "How America won the war" skite. It will be refreshing and enjoyable to everyone of Englisji extraction to again see a British picture, acted by Englishmen, and with all due respect to President Wilson and his typewriter, showing in some small way the modest part Great Britain played in the war, with special reference to the first three years. Such a picture is showing at the Empire theatre next Friday and Saturday in the Hepworth production of "The Man Who Stayed at Home," an all-British film starring Dennis Fadie and the ordinal London cast. The story has been adapted from the famous stage play of the same name with many added attractions that were impossible in the stage version. It conveys some impressive ideas of the part played by the British Navy and some wonderfully inspiring views of the Grand Fleet, destroyers, etc., in their unceasing vigil of the North Sea. It's a picture that makes you feel "it's good to be British" and proud of the part Great Britain has played. The prices of admission have been fixed at Is 6d and Is, with reserves Is Gd. The box plan is now available at Collier's.

EVERYBODY'S. GERALDINE FARRAR IN "THE TURN OF THE WHEEL."

Geraldine Farrar ia the attraction at Everybody's to-night and to-morrow in i "The Turn of the Wheel," a production admirably suited to this stars stylo of acting. An American writer says of this famous star: "At the pinnacle of her popularity, Geraldine Farrir stands alone. She has conquered the world of motion pictures as easily as she thrills Europe and America with her voice. She is the only operatic star who has brought her high estate to the silent drama and held it." "The Turn of the Wheel" has been described as one of the outstanding productions of the year. It is the story of a beautiful woman who risked more than life for the man she loved. There are thrilling gambling scenes, featuring fateful Monte Carlo, in this photo-play. In support of this attraction there ia another episode of the "Hufci&ua-of