ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 October 1920, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MISS ADELAIDE VAN STAVEREN. To-night'a song recital by this (lis- . tinguished New Zealander should commaml tin; heartiest public support. Quite apart from our natural interest in iiii artitit of our own country very few singers hare visited New Zealand with the standing Mis? Van Staveren has won in the mu.-ical world. The Italian paper, "II Kossancsc" says:—"On Thursday, by way of a night of honour to the admirable and able Mezzo Soprano Prima Donna Adelaide Van Staveren, a fresh performance of "Trovatort" was given. This artist possesses the secret of so merging and identifying herself with her part, as .o make an ideal "Asueena," she was indeed a highly acclaimed gipsy, and sang the celebrated "Stride la Vampa" most gloriously in the second act, for which she was clamorously applauded, in . fact she interpreted the whole part in manners so unsurpassable as to become at once the idol of tlu Eossaiio public. At the dose of the notable performance. Miss Van Staveren received magnificent floral tributes." For to-night's recital at the Empire Theatre, the star will be supported by Mr. Matthew Dixon, who will also act as aecomI paniest,

j AUSTRALIAN DIGGERS. | The Australian Smart Set Digger . Company, announced to open their seaI son here tomorrow, under the direction j of Messrs .1. & N. Tait, come, to us with i«n Australian and European reputation : as a combination which can offer both ■ talent and experience in its entertainj ments, having learnt its business like other Digger companies under very difI fcrent conditions to those experienced ] sice returning to home shores. Originally the functions of the company was j to lessen the monotony of the trendies and rest camps, by the exhilaration of I its performances. It is claimed for this I combination that every soldier is an ! artist, and every artist a soldier, a claim , which according to our Australian con- | temporaries has been fully justified. \ Every member of the company was at j the, front, and the manner in which , they do their share is reported as pro--1 ving that not a member is lacking in ' energy or in the humorous appreciation of all possibilities. The box plans are now open at Collier's.

EVERYBODY'S ''The Black Circle,'' a whirlwind story, with enough thrills for ten serials, :i whole lot. of comedy, and a very charming love all'air, is the latest world production to he screened at Everybody's Theatre this week, '{'reignton Ifale, is featured with Virginia Valli, a graceful girl of great charm. Newspaper reporting got too fame for both of I hem, so they went into (lie country to round up a gang of whisky runners, and there, they got excitement a-plenty. They wiped iliein up in (lie end after numerous fights, and were able td start housekeeping in a clarified atmosphere. The programme includes a two reel comedy, "Throbs and Thrills," which is a real side-splitter, an episode of "The .Mystery of IS," the (laumont Graphic. The final screening takes place to-night.

THE PEOPLE'S. To-night and to-morrow night at. t lie People's the, piece de resistance is the seven-reel siipcr-attraction, '"The Lone Wolf's Daughter," starring Louise ninuni. The story of '"The Lone Wolf's Daughter" opens with a prologue in which the Princess Soma, the newly divorced wife of Prince Victor, bids desperately against her former husband for a Corot landscape in an auction room of London many years ago. The painting finally falls to the bid of Michael Lanyard, also suspected of being identified with the "Lone Wolf," of the secret service. It is the equal to ''False Faces" and "The Lone Wolf," and combining all tlto thrills and fascination of them both. An awe-inspiring battle of wits—but at what unequal odds I The world's craftiest criminal, desperate, overwhelmingly ingenious. No scourge spread greater terror than the blight of his. diabolical schemes —they called him "The Emperor of Crime"—and against, this wolf-man was pitted a mere slip of a girl, but hauutingly beautiful—and the worW gasped when the cage was thrown down by a woman. Louise. (Ilnuin is seen in all the glamor of her magnetic personality and the regal richness of her gowns. This super bill shows at. usual prices and commences at 7/15 sharp. Latest gazette and comedy are also shown.