ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1920, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE PEOPLE'S. LAST NIGHT OF "GREATER THAN FAME." Elaine Haminerstein, in Selnick's latest masterpiece '''Greater than Fame," screening finally to-night at the People's, contains many novel situations and an abundance of colored scenes. Every situation has been developed to advantage by the director, Alan Crosland, and Le lias also given k an atmosphere in keeping with the story. Miss Hammerstein portrays the role of Margaret Brooke with much sympathy and charm. A competent cast includes such well-known players as Walter McGrail, William M. Tooker, Julia Swayne Gordon, and others. The bill includes latest gazette, N.Z. scenic, comedy, and "Great Gamble." EH J FOX BILL TO-MORROW. "Molly and I," based on Frank R. Adams' novel "Molly and 1 and the Silver Ring," will be presented to-morrow at the People's, beginning with Miss •Shirley Mason as the star. "Molly and 1" is said 'to be a charming comedy, in which this delightful star finds abundant opportunity to demonstrate lier right to the description '0.3 pounds of pep, personality and prettiness. The bill includes Fox gazettes and the big Suni shine scream '"Heart-Snatdhera." .

EVERYBODY'S. IRENE CASTLE AND ANTONIO MORENO. A well known novel by Gibson Willetts furnishes the story of "The First Law," the Pathe feature, in which 'the famous international beauty aijd dancer, Irene Castle, is starred with Antonio Moreno. The story is dramatic to a de : gree and intensely mviterous, the tangle beng unwoven at the last moment, after Mrs. Castle has passed through many vicissitudes at the hands of an unscrupulous gang of blackmailers into whose toils she had become enmeshed. The picture has a universal appeal and furnishes the lovely star with many valuable opportunities to show her worth in a highly emotional role. Included in the programme there are a brace of two-reel comedies that are real gloom-dispellers. The lir.-.t is a "Lonesome Luke" spasm entitled "Luke 'the Messenger," and the second a "Sunshine" offering, "Oh, What a Knight." The screening nights are tonight and to-morrow, at Everybody's.

THE KING'S THEATRE, STRATFORD.

'"On with the Dance," a Paramount Arteraft masterpiece, will be presented at the King's Cinema Theatre, Stratford, to-night only. This sterling motion picture feels the pulso of New York, and finds it not alone the poor hive of temptation that it is often called, but also the haven of vaulting ambition, where the gold in human nature endures, and the dross is burned away. Mite Murray and David Powell interpret the principal roles Miss Murray shows that she ha? not lost one whit of her .skill in the dance which brought her first into prominence in the "Follies," and exhibits all qualities of an emotional actress of surpassing ability. The story 'concerns the adventures of a pretty Russian girl, suddenly left aft orphan amid the luxury of New York's smart set. Her encounter.; Willi men. %ootl ami bad, her temporary yielding to the lure of riotous gaie-ty, and her final redemption in the big crisis provide a plot that holds the interest every moment. Prices for this programem will be; Dress circle 2s, stalls Is Gd. .Seats may be' booked a't the Marble Bar, Stratford.