ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1920, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S. "KVERYTJIINC BUT THE TULTU." The second of the Universal Film Co.'s New Zealand releases, "Everything but the Truth,'' will he screened at Everybody's to-night and to-morrow night. Tiie stars are Eddie Lyons anil .Lee Montii. and the p'ay is said to he one of the most amusing comedy-dramas yet seen on flic nilent screen. .Lyons and M'H'an w«ild rathe keep an 'audit nee chuckling throughout a picture !)iau giving way to an occasional huigl and then lapsing into a quiet slate of 'loredom. The plot of the coining film,' "medy is built around a young married couple living next dour to the suburban bungalow which a prospective Kenodict has prepared for his bride. The. unmarried man gets into what seems like a hopeless tangle when an escaped lunatic holds him and his neighbor's wife prisoners all night in a deserted farm house. The truth of the whole matter is so unusual that they are afraid to tell the frantic husband what really happened when they escape the next morning. The difficulty with which the situation is cleared up is the basis for many laughs. The piy gramme includes "The Mystery of 13," and a two-reel comedy.

EMPIRE THEATRE. "THE FASHION PLATES.'' It is said that "The Fashion 'Plates I ', who open a six-nights season at the Empire Theatre next Monday evening, constitute one of the smartest costume revue companies yet presented. There are eight members in the combination, and each is reported to be an artist of more than average merit. It is admitted that people to-day desire an entertainment which is bright and free from any suggestion of vulgarity, and it is claimed for "The Fashion Plates" that their offerings fulfil the public's taste in every particular, whether it be for breezy comedy or harmonious singing. Any company wishing to achieve success must possess, among other qualifications, thai of versatility, and the visiting coterie possess this to a marked degree. The nature of the performances given by companies of the style of "The Fashion Plates'' contains much ensemble work, as the success of the latter has been fully proved. While featuring in the section named, however, "The Fashion Plates" do not altogether neglect individual items, and* each of the members finds ample scop? on the prosvan-me for the display of the talent ''iih U, e y jointly and severally possess. The pi>i'. formance moves with great speed, and is never allowed to drag, item folloviiig item in rapid succession. "The Fashion I' Plates" are handsomely costumed,' and j their siage appointments are designed to harmonise accordingly. The comIpany possesses a most' extensive reper•toire, and it is claimed that onlv the most recent compilations of comedy will | be presented during the local season. The plan opens at Collier's to-morrow I morning.

THE PEOPLE'S. LAST NIfIHT 01.' "WOLVES OP TOE NIGHT." Score another ten-strike for William Farmim, He has the habit. He is the "one best bet" among the male stars of the film. In "Wolves of the Night," his latest William Fox production, shown for the first time at the People's Theatre yesterday, his work wag super]). Two scenes especiallv powerful in their appeal were, first, n'is pathetic impersonation of a man whose reason has been destroyed by suffering following a mine explosion; and second, his terrific battle with three men who conspired to have him killed and to rob liim of his fortune. The ,-tory ban unusually strong one throughout—dealing with (he trials and final'triumph of a young mining engineer. Farnum's personal work is in his vcrv'besf style and he is supported by a fine cast. ' J Gordon Edwards, whose skill fo we'll" known, directed the picture. The bill includes latest gazettes and the big "Sunshine" comedy. "Jazz Bandits."

"MARRIAGE" TO-MORROW.

The all-British screen drama "Marriage," starring Catherine Calvert, commences its local season to-morrow night, and it is paid to he one of the best of the season's dramatic offerings and a picture no woman should miss.