ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 March 1920, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S. MABEL NORMAND IN "UPSTAIRS." The popular comedienne, Mabel Normand, stars to-night and to-morrow at Everybody's in a comedy drama "Upstairs" Mabel hitting the high spots in a side-splitting ]../■/, comedy, played out at a cabaret, and finishing up at the bridal altar, to join hands with a bellhop who turns out to bo a millionaire, ought to provide something well worth seeing. It does, lfor the nonce, Mabel is Elsie, a nigger-nine slippered scullery menial below stairs making ice cream moulds for the lucky ones enjoying high life "upstairs" at a cabaret hotel. Mabel pictures "Upstairs" as fairyland and longs to mix it with the best of them. A millionaire "upstairs" falls in love with her, borrows some fine clothes for her, and incidentally disguises himself as a bell-hop—in local parlance a "buttons" —and smuggles her "upstairs." There follows a spell of fun, frolic, thrilling adventures and a happy ending to Mabel's Tagtime romance, the funniest stunt she has done to date. The tenth episode of "Stingaree" also shows on this programme. THE PEOPLE'S. BRYANT WASHBURN AND MACK SENNETTThe particularly bright bill concluding to-night at the People's presents the biggest Mack Sennett jingle to date, entitled "Treatin' 'Em Rough," starring all the kmits and Bryant Washburn and pretty Anna Little in a most interesting anil,unusual play "Something to Oo." The latest gazettes are also shown. ETHEL CLAYTON TO-MORROW. To-morrow's new bill presents the popular and beautiful Ethel Clayton in her famous picture success "Pettigrew's Girl." DOUBLE BILL AT THE EMPIRE. The double programme—vaudeville and pictures—attracted a good attendance to the Empire Theatre on Saturday night, and judging by the appreciative applause the splendid programme submitted in each section more than satisfied the audience. The first half was devoted to pictures, the principal screening being "The Kiddies in the Rutfis," 'faithfully depicting the horrors that thr iiifTerod during the German occupation of the Valley of the Fomme. The supporting pictures were also interesting. The vaudeville entertainment, which occupied the second half, was of a vcrv .bright nature. The work of Zoe, the boy clairvoyant, completely mystifi"' l '■'•" audience. No question appeared too deep for this 10 year old lad to unravel, whilst the manner in which he correctly (""scribed any article held by members of the audience was remarkable. Songs and imperson; utions by Winifred La Francais, lightning skstches in oils, and contributions by. other members o7 the company all added their quota to the evening's enjoyment. The same programme will be presented to-night.