ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1920, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S. LOUISE GLAUM IN "SAHARA." Fascinating Paris, with its gaiety and appeal, enchanting Cairo with its mystery and its luxury, and El Shabar, a sun-blistered, palm-clustered* oasis in the sand-stung desert of Sahara; what a contrast in settings is provided in the masterpiece of production, "Sahara," in which Louise Glaum plays the part of her career, and displays an assortment of magnificenit gowns. Settings that for luxury beggar description, all the fascination of the mysterious East, with its sweet, dream-laden odors and a story that is emotional and colorful ito a degree, all go., towards making "Sahara" a production that must rank among the screen's best achievements in the last two years. '•■ Sahara" shows to-night 4 and to-morrow night at Everybody's. THE PEOPLE'S. ALICE BRADY IN "WOMAN AND WIFE." / —__ ° Special arrangements having been made, Alice Brady in "Woman and Wife" will conclude the New Plymouth season at the People's to-night, bo thai all who have been engaged in "Paddy's Market" will have a chance to see this excellent screen play. 810 DOUBLE FOX BILL TO-MORROW. To-morrow's big Fox double bill presents the emotional empress, Madlainj Traverse, in "Snares of Paris," a fascinating story gorgeously set and dressed; and Ray and Fair in a musical duet in pictures, "Tin Pan Alley."

COMEDY AT EMPIRE THEATRE. A droll and amusing comedy entitled ''The Rotters," was enjoyed by a'good audienee at the Empire Theatre on Saturday night, when Mr. Allan Wilkie presented his new company in a twoniglvts season at New Plymouth. This is one of the many comedies which helped to take men's minds off the more serious happenings of the times during the war in London, and the fact that it was recently revived there for the fourth oceasion is a sufficient indication of its popularity. The "Rotters'' is a somewhat cleverly worked-out story of a self-made illiterate town councillor, whose chief pride is his'respectability. The events which depict the besmirching of the family name in turn by the flapper youngster of the family, who is expelled from school, the son and heir, who drags the respectable name of Clngston into the police court, and the I eligible daughter, who degrades herselF so much as to bo caught in the arms of a chauffeur, cause amusement enough. But this is as nothing compared with the laughter which accompanies the betrayal of the proud father's own past

history! The cast is one of all-round excellence. "The Rotters" will be'repeated to-night.