ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 July 1920, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

j THE EMPIRE. MARY PICKFORD IST "THE "HOODLUM" Mary Pickford in "The Hoodlum" is a muddy heroine with a lofty purpose, and this adaptation ot' a famous story, i"Burkse'g Amy." makes her second pro- | duction from her own studio a sensationial achievement. The little world-star j has, in her relatively short career, played i many parts, but never has she 30 eclipsed i herself as in "The Hoodlum," veritably a [picture of contrasts. She reaches j heights undreamed of and shows that she I possesses the rare gift of versatility in a degree that is, to say the least, astounding. If it were possible to add to the number of her millions of admirers, "Tho Hoodlum" will achieve that end, and will do more to render the name of Mary Pickford a monument of success and admiration than any previous effort "The Hoodlum" is being screened through New Zealand under the direction of "International Attractions, Ltd.," and will commence a local season oi three nights at the Empire on Thursday evening. Prices of admission and box plan arrangements are advertised in this isue. 1

EVERYBODY'S. ' PEGGY HYLAND IN "CAUGHT IK THE ACT." Many are ihe delightful roles in which Peggy Hyland has been featured. But never has the William Fox star had greater opportunities than in the. role of Priseilla Kane in "Caught in the Act," which opened with remarkable success yesterday at Everybody's. She is a genuine whirlwind of a girl, who can be curbed neither by parents nor by convention. She escapes from the boarding school as if from a prison. She escapes from the attentions of a prim young man, whom her father wishes her to marry, by clever ruses of which no other rebellious daughter ever dreamed. And so she finds herself free to pursue romance after her own manner.- The final screening takes place to-night. THE PEOPLE'S. THEDA BARA IN "THE FORBIDDEN PATH." To-night's big Fox offering presents Theda Bara in her latest Fox super-play, "The Forbidden Path." In this production, Miss Bara has opportunity to display the many facets of her versatility.

Director J. Gordon Edwards has achieved a noteworthy result in "The Forbidden Path." He has combined a story of unequalled interest with atmospheric detail that is perfect. The story of William Fox's "The Forbidden Path," concerns the adventures which befall a tenement girl who is suddenly elevated to comfortable conditions by employment as artUt's model. She meets a. wealthy young blade who makes love to her, captures her heart, and refuses to marry hex - . . Her child dies in a snowstorm. The denouement give 3 Miss Bara eome of the finest opportunities for acting. The bill includes the latest Gazette and the big Sunshine comedy, "A Schoolhouse Scandal."