ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1919, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

COMMENCING FRIDAY—"THE BETTER 'OLE." "The Better 'Ole" or "The Romance of Old Bill" is the stellar attraction to be presented at the Empire for three nights and a matinee commencing next Friday at 8 p.m., under the direction of Leo. D. Chateau's International Attractions. Adapted from the drama by Captain Bruce Bairnsfathcr, it is a comedy of ,the trenches that has a thousand lausrhs. In it one sees all the beauty, the tenderness, the rare, radiant humor, the grim purpose, the love of fellow-kind, and, above all, the odd and indescribable sense of fun that would stop to crack a joke at the portals of the beyond. The three soldiers who make most of the story are compared to the three musketeers, but Arthos, Porthos, and Aramis, in all the brave swagger of velvet, feathers, curls, j and swords, wore never human heroes,! as Old Bill, Alf, and Bert. "The Better 'Ole" is not a war picture, but it aepict/ the little joys- and sorrows and the joke% played on each other by the men behind the lines. Laughter, often akin to tears, permeates almost every situation. It is a play of sunshine, with an occasional cloud of broad humor interspersed with touches of real, human pathos that appeals to the emotions of all AngloSaxons. Music in keeping with "the theme accompanies the picture. The box plan for the three nightly sessions opens to-morrow morning afc Collier's, and intending patrons are advised to get in early, as record attendances are almost assured. EVERYBODY'S. MAE MARSH IN "ALL WOMAN." Mae Marsh In "All Woman" has ideal surroundings for a smashing success— BupporJ, plot, material, and ' dramatic moments—she puts it over with a sure push. She gains the sympathy of her audience from the first flash,' and calls for and retains interest throughout. The homely atmosphere of the scenes gives e.vcellent scope for her personality, and her work shines in every scene arid' never weakens. The human element is prominent, backed by a smooth runnin* plausible story told in logical sequence' As the good little girl who cleaned up the wicked little town, Mae Marsh is immense. "All Woman" shows at Everybody's ,to-night and to-morrow nio-ht. On the same programme there is also another epinsode of "The House of Hate." THE PEOPLE'S, LAST NIGHT~OF~ BILL HART. Bi " H ' art ' in Ilis virile screen play, •Riddle Gawne," which delighted everyone last night, will complete his season at the People's to-night. The programme includes, gazette, comedy, and The Railroad Raiders." OLIVE TELL TO-MORROW. To-morrow's new bill will present Olive Tell, acclaimed by many as the greatest, most graceful, and most charming of the world's actresses, in her latest Metro picture, "Secret Strings," a powerful drama in which a girl of unusual beauty and charm finds the man she has married is a smooth, unprincipled man.