ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1920, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S. | LAST NIGIIT OF ".MISS CUUSOE." Thrills and light comedy, with adventures and airy romance, are blended in the World feature, "Miss Crusoe," starring Virginia Hammond. The adventures 1 that befall a romantic young girl, longing for thrills, and her inaide'n aunt. 1 whose male attire is no indication of the I quality of her courage, make a smart and snappy comedy with plenty of action to keep the interest, alive. Virginia Hammond makes her first starring appearance for the World studio, and makes an undoubted success of the role of the romantic young teacher sighing for something out of the ordinary to turn up. Another startling episode of "The Mystery of 13," is included with the programme, which shows finally to-night. "THE GREAT GAME." The N.Z. Herald, Auckland, says: — "For those who like a sporting picture with a good horse-race and a stirring' fight, the English film "The Great Game," which drew record attendances to all sessions on Saturday, provides all the essentials of a typical Nat Gould story. The famous boxer, Bombardier Wells, makes an admirable hero, for his fine physique and clean fighting methods provide a striking contrast to the underhand tricks employed by his enemies. He is seen as the son of a wealthy aristocrat, who objects to him marrying an actress. The villain contrives, by bribes and trickery, to cause the hero's horse to lose the Derby. The' shock kills the father, and the son fights his way to fame and fortune. The Englfsh IJertJy is shown, and a good six-round fight, in which Wells accounts for his man with a knock-out in the sixth round, and subsequently wins the lady of his choice." Arrangements have been made by Mr. W. A. Low to screen this interesting picture at Everybody's Theatre next Monday and Tuesday. The film created quite a furore in Auckland recently, where it established a record for the Princess Theatre. The box plan is at Collier's.

THE PEOPLE'S. "THE LONE STAR RANGER" AGAIN TO-NIGHT. In response to innumerable requests and by special arrangement the season of "The Lone Star Ranger," starring the screen's master actor. Wm. Farnum, has been extended, and this admirable Zane (irey masterpiece will be shown again to-night at the People's for the last time. William Farnum, as a Texas Ranker, is seen here in one of his finest portrayals of western character. This is the best picture of its kind since Farnnm's notable success in "The Rainbow Trail," by the same author. The liili includes the big Sunshine comedy, '"Training For Husbands," and latest gazettes. EMPIRE THEATRE. LYRIC COSTUME COMEDY CO. The Lyric Costume Comedy Company, ah organisation of musicians, singers and humorists, who have been touring the Dominion for some time with undoubted success, begin a two nights' season at the Empire Theatre to-morrow night, in a programme that has been described as a feast of music, song and jollity, and a rollicking entertainment brimful of mirth and melody. Among the company are the Lyric Quartette, a party of male singers who specialise in part singing of the newest comedies, and classical operatic gems; the blending of the voicss lias caused the most critical to write in the highest terms of the beauty of the singing. While specialising in the newest, melodies the quartette include a number of the most popular of the old English ballads, and operatic favorites. The whole of the company are musicians and singers of higli repute, and present an entertainment full of novelty and replete with music and humor, so that the pleasure seeker and the lover of highclass music may look forward to an entertainment that will exhilarate and charm. The principal members of the company are Arthur Ripley, Herbert Richards, J. W. Ryan, Alan' McEUvain, Ernest Mack, Misses Jessie Bartlett and Evelyn Harvey. The bos plans are now open at Collier's.

HISS ADELAIDE VAX STAVEREN. Australia and New Zealand have both given the world some remarkably beautiful voices .and great musical artists, but not all of them have returned to the land of their birth. So the appearance of Miss Van Staveren at Everybody's Theatre on Thursday evening next is an event of unusual misical interest. Hiss V:m Staveren's operatic song recitals, under j the management of J. and N. Tait, will constitute her first professional appearance in New Zealand. But since she left these shores as a student this young artist has achieved many notable successes in Milan and other great musical centres of the world, where every boy in the street is a critic, and only perfection pass muster. Italian critics are ent.hu- ( siastic iu their praise of her voice, scliool, and natural artistic temperament as demonstrated in her singing of many important roles at Dal Verne, La Scala, and other historic opera houses. Miss Van Staveren has the distinction of being the first New Zenlander to appear in Grand Opera at Covent Garden Theatre, London/ where her success was a,s pronounced as it had been in Italy and France, where critics wrote with enthusiasm, describing her voice as glorious and her artistry as worthy of her voice. Box plans for her New Plymouth recital will be opened at Collier's on Monday, 18th October. "THE MESSIAH." Satisfactory progress is being made with the preparation of the chorus for the production of Handel's "Messiah'' in New Plymouth, which will take place on Wednesday, December 8. There is now an assured chorus of 100 voices and the members are displaying keen interest in the rehearsal of tlie, work. Great satisfaction was expressed on Tuesday night when (he announcement was made that arrangements had been completed for the soloists for the occasion. • Miss Teresa M'Knroe, Wellington's leading soloist, will sing the soprano part. Mrs. K. Basham, of Waipukurau, who has had a long experience of oratorio work, in which she is eminently successful, will be the contralto soloist. The tenor part will lie taken by Mr. Hubert Carter, of Auckland, one of the foremust singers in New Zealand to-ilajfl and Mr. Frank C. Charles, of Wellington, who has sung the part with great success in other centres, has undertaken the bass solo work. Fuller particulars regarding the .production of the work will be adverMltri lata*