ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 May 1920, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S. A 810 DOUBLE STAR BILL. jf One of the strongest situation* new Vitagraph special "A Bogy's > Romance" in developed when a bfßWtiful. society girl brands herself .as ft' 4hief to save her sweetheart, a mfattaMttook.. The play, which ,is constructed around a story, of a famous French criminal, 1» thrillingly dramatic, and PfOfhlM V ffreat opportunity for EarWWflttains, the clever impersonator This fine picture is one. of attractions on£the propaAme & present showing J®* other, star item is a Fox . "AJ Daughter of France." with Vftgffila Pearson in the title role. This is a big storjrof love and war, and witt win hundreds of new admirers for hot® the star actress and the Fox Aim -feature. There wil be a matinee this afternooftAand the full programme screens finallyib-nlglit.

EMPIRE THEATRE. ■ ■ "THE BETTER 'OLE" TO-NIGHT. To-night at the Emnire Theatre, tM English Musical Comedy Company presents Captain Bruce Bairnsfather'-a mat cheer-up play, "The Better 'Oie."' AH other humorists born of the war pale into Insignificance beside Captain Bairns* father, the creator of Old Bill, 'Eft, and Aif, the three musketeers, #ho so typically represented types <rf British citizen soldiers who went forth to war with a song in their hearts, and jokes on their lips. Those supermen' of the twentieth century have been immortalised by Bairnsfather in liis play, "The Better 'Ole," which is: to be played throughout New Zealand by the English Musical Comedy Company, headed: by Mr. Lionel Walsh, who pHiYs the part' of Old Bill to the life. Mr. Harry Yomirr CErh) and Mr. Hubert Lee (Alf), end Miss June Addell (Viotoire) are all faces new to this country. Old Bill topretty sure of a welcome wherever hei exhibits his dishevelled walrus monco taclie and nobby nose. The vivaciou# and clever young Enelish aotress. Misa .Tune Addell, plays the part of Made* moiselle Victoire. The musical numbers of the play include ".Sunshine in France," "Tommy," "The Fight Whore Tim Best Man Winß," "Wish We Were In Blighty," "Carrying On," and "Venus do Milo to Me." Some good centre seats are still available at Colliers. i