ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 November 1920, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

' "EVERYBODY'S. VIRGINIA PEARSON IN "THE LIAR." Virginia Pearson will be seen at Everybody's Matinee to-day, and again for the last time to-night in? "The Liar," a powerful Fox dramatic feature. In this. production Miss Pearson, who is supported by an exceptionally fine cast, lias a vehicle which is considered by many who have seen it as the best she has yet enacted. The story of the play centres around the marriage and motherhood of a young girl who is charged with having negro blood in her veins. At first the girl laughs fit the accusation, but later, when she is about to become a mother, she is confronted- by her persecutor with papers that he alleges to be proof. How she foils this scoundrel forms one of the few really big climaxes which we have seen this year. At both sessions this big feature will be. supported by a livereel melodrama, "The White Lie," starring Bessie Barriscale. "IN OLD KENTUCKY"—MONDAY. Rapid-fire action permeates the production of the big First National picture "In Old Kentucky," and as produced by Marshall Neilan, it is calculated • to please the most exacting of tastes. If you want an old-fashioned Kentucky feud, you'll find it here; if you're seeking romance, you'll find it here; if you require more than a quota of thrills, they are here in abundance; and to cap these pictorial high-lights there is a rich vein of humor and a delightful love story. The racing scenes are as graphic, as colorful, as any that have been presented, and they stand out above all the other elements. The star is Anita Stewart, but a new Anita—freer, more joyful and care-free, with a grace and charm she bag niwr hitherto iiiplaored—ift fact.

all through she seems to enthuse over the character of Madge, the 'waif from the hills, and makes it a sparkling gem of portrayal in a setting of resplendence. "In Old Kentucky" is one of the really big pictures of 1020. The big super-film screens oif Monday and Tuesday n't Everybody's, and the box plans are now open at Collier's. Prices are: Reserves 2s Cd, D.C. 2s, and stalls Is 6d (plus tax). THE PEOPLE'S. | ELSIE JANIS IN "THE IMP." , Commencing at the matinee to-day, El-' sie J'anis makes her first New Zealand appearance in a special Selznick production "The Imp," and the picture has been specially written and produced to reveal the remarkable versatility of the star. There is comedy in the picture, there is tense drama, there is poignant pathos and vivid character; and of course there is splendid acting amid the perfect settings and scenes for whioh Selznick has already become, famous. Every Selznick picture has been good; "The Imp" will add to the excellence of the service. It is a "quality" picture of the highest standard. The bill includes gazette, interest film, comedy, and "Great Gamble" No. 10, entitled "Written in Blood." LEATHAM-SYMONS RECITAL. .Miss Constance Leatham and Miss Ava Symons appeared in a recital at the Choral Hall, Christchurch, on Monday last, and were given a very flattering reception. In a, notice of the concert, the musical critic of thei Christchurch Press said:—Miss Leatham conveyed ably the elegance of the Schubert Liszt "Soiree de Vienne," as a composition, now a little out of date, yet with '.Liszt's brilliant additions, still a tempting morsel for pianists. In the Tannhauser transcription, following as an encore, her great physical powers, as displayed in the octave passages of the left hand, were again much admired. But, what were they compared with the requirements of her next number, the wonderful ''Symphonic Studies," by Schumann, which, through all their greath length and mazes, 6he sustained, apparently with the most perfect ease arid brilliant effect. In all tiie main points, her interpretation of this extraordinary rich and ingenious composition calls forth high, admiration. Her companion, Miss Ava Symons, introduced herself as a violinist of exceptional merit. A warm flexible tone, a highly developed technique, a refined taste formed upon excellent models, and pronounced temperamental ability made her contributions eminently enjoyable. Her items included Saint-Saen's "Rondo-capri-ccoeroso" and Pugnani-Krei?sler's "Preludium and Allegro," a3 well as "Kol Nidrei," by Max Bruch. Miss Symons sustained them with great credit to herself. Miss Leatham and Miss Symons appear at the Empire Theatre on Tuesday next at 8.10 p.m. The full programme appears in to-day's issue. Prices, 4s, 3s, and k 2s phis tax. The plan is at Collier's. KAPONGA PICTURES. \ The great Australian classic, "On Our Selection," showing this afternoon and evening, is a picture that will set the whole world laughing—a tonio for the blues. Excellent supports include a Mack Sennett comedy featuring Ben Turpin, "Salome v. Shenandoah," and a Gazette.