ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 March 1920, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE PEOPLE'S. DOROTHY DALTON TO-NIGHT. A small army of designers and dressmakers was employed at the Thomas H. Ince studios to make gowns lor Dorothy Dalton, who interprets the role of a New York social aspirant in the Paramount Picture, "Extravagance," to be presented at the People's to-night. The picture is filled with beautiful and spectacular scenes, tense moments that thrill, and the gowns worn by Dorothy Dalton are something for the women to rave about. The latest Billy West comedy, gazette and travelog are also on the bill.

EVERYBODY'S. LAST NIGHT OF "MARY REGAN." Anita Stewart scores a big success in her latest feature for First National, "Mary Regan," shown for the first time to a crowded house at Everybody's last night. It deals with the daring operations of a polished gang of crooks and blackmailers. The scenes taken in a New York underworld are remarkably realistic and full of tense and gripping situations. As Mary Regan, the girl who fell into the power of these crooks, Anita Stewart gives the greatest character impersonation of her career. The programme, which shows finally tonight, also includes another episode of the popular "Stingaree". serial. COMING TO-MORROW. "THE HAYSEEDS' MELBOURNE CUP." To-morrow and Thursday the third of the laughable "Hayseed" features will be the principal attraction. This piclure is "The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cu[i," and its the limit as a rnirth provoking comedy.

THE EMPIRE. "THE WHITE HEATHER'' TO-NIGHT. I Tk>-night at the Empire Maurice [Tourneurs big spectacular melodrama, "The White Heather," will commence its local season of three nights. This Drury Lane melodrama has splendid material for a screen thriller. It Ims an abundance of highly flavored actions, opportunities for line outdoor settings, and a gripping story which works out in constantly ascending dramatic values to the powerful climax in a submarine fight between the hero and the villain, certainly the ultimate in melodramatic action. For the recording of this episode the Williamson submarine photographic, patents were used, and the fact that the smashing dramatic incident is adequately reetirded on the screen goes a long way in giving the story n '•'punch that undoubtedly will carry it to success anywhere. However, the photoplay does not depend solely upon the one incident for its power. Independent of the novel submarine fight, it has a capital story that justifies itself as cinema material, and the climax is rather a feature added for good measure to a picture already interesting and at times absorbing. The prices for "The White Heather" are: D.C. 2s fid, Back Stalls 2s, and Front Stalls Is (plus | tax). The box plan for the three nights is open at Collier's, where seats' can he reserved at the usual D.C. prices.

EMPIRE THEATRE. THE DANDIER OF 1920. At the Empire Theatre on Saturday night next "The Dandies of 1020" will inaugurate a short season of throe nights. "Tlie most versatile combination yet presented" is the reputation that precedes this latest Branscombe company. The programmes to he presented contain many numbers that will be entirely new locally. Each and every artist appearing is a tried performer with a wealth of experience, and for brightness and vivacity, combined with quality and the speed at which they work "The Dandies of 1020" are said to be far ahead of predecessors. Clean humor, clever satire, bright singing and sprightly action have long been synonymous with the ''Dandies," and intending patrons may rest assured of a good night's entertainment. There arc four new artists in this year's company. vtj!., Mr. Oeorge Sharratt (comedian), Miss Annette Lang (soubrette and dancer), Miss Rosa Walton (pianiste and monolo'giste), and Mr. Raymond Nicholson (tenor). The older favorites include the Misses Madoline Knight and Christina. Andrews, and Messrs Kennedy Black and Renn Millar. The box plan opens to-morrow at Collier's Music Salon.