ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 December 1919, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S. ! MARGUEBITA FISCHER IN* '-THE PRIMITIVE WOMAN." The new programme to be shown tonight and to-morrow at Everybody's includes Marguerita Fischer in ''The Primitive Woman." The story is something quite new. It deals with a young author, who abhors modern woman. Casing as a type Nan Graythorpc, who surprised him with her daring dance, ''The Eskimo Fling," the author goes to the mountains to write a book on primitive women compared with the women of to-day. Nan, determined to change bis vidws and be revenged for the insults offered her, resorts to all the keen subterfuge within her power to bring him to his knees. The story is interesting and fascinating throughout its five reels. Supports include the sixth episode of ''Wolves of Kultur." THE PEOPLE'S. LAST NIGHT OF "HAPPY, THOUGH MARRIED." To-night's is the last screening of the scintillating comedy-drama, ''Happy, Though Married," starring the gifted Australian artiste, Enid Bennett. A book called "Happy, Though Marrried" caused all the touhle. From this on every move her hubby made had a sinister meaning to her—until she discovered that she was "Happy, Though Married." The latest gazette, comedy and "The Fighting Trail" are also shown. "THE PRICE OF A GOOD TIME." i MRS CHARLIE CHAPLIN TO- ; . MORROW. . In "The Price of a Good Time" Mildred Harris gives a wonderfully appealing characterisation. Her rise to prominence has been most meteoric, and her ■ performance in this picture is her | crowning achievement. "Linnie—sales- ' woman in a big store, with an invalid for a father, a soap-box socialist for a brother, a sordid home of poverty and ' unhappiness—wants just a little of the ■ pleasure and pretty clothes that other ■ girls had." "Preston, rich but.discou--1 tented with many things, meets the poor, but also discontented girl, and • they agree to have a good time for six nights." EMPIRE THEATRE. : ' "THE DIGGERS." ? SATURDAY NEXT, r t In the "Diggers," who open at the Em- - pire Theatre on Saturday next, a New ' Plymouth audience will have an oppor- ' tunity of seeing one of those splendid en--7 tertainment combinations to whose efB forts our men abroad are so much in--2 debted. In the modem stress and strain of warfare, a lighter relief was soon recognised as essential, and divisional concert parties proved as big an aid to the . troops as did companies of machine-guns, t Early in the big game in France a divisional concert party was put on a proper - footing, the men being essentially set r apart for the purpose, and every possible .1 facility given them to put on good shows, t The "Diggers" (originally termed the a N.Z. Pierrots) were amongst the original - companies so formed. As the combinar tion returned to New Zealand intact, ;t t was considered a good proposition to give the public an opportunity of witnessing performances similar to those presented at the trenches. The tour just completed by the "Diggers" proved to be a worthy one, as it enabled the returned soldiers r to benefit by some £2500 as a result of . the "Diggers'" efforts. Intending patrons t may be assured that the entertainment . presented by this talented combination e can stan<l on its merits alongside any professional production. The bos plan is jnew open at Collier's.