ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1921, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE PEOPLE’S. ELSIE JANIS TO-DAY AND TONIGHT. ’ To-day’s new programme, commencing at the matinee at 2 p.m., presents Elsie Janifi, the famous musical comedy girl—the star that sacrificed twd years, when at the very height of her success, for the sake of “Tommies,” “Diggers” and “Sammies.” both in France and England, was known throughout three countries as “A Regular Girl,” and when Selznick secured the brilliant artist for the screeq, he decided on that title for the clever picture in which she was to star. “A Regular Girl” gives Miss Janis a great opportunity to show her talent, versatility and charm, and of course, her wonderful aptitude for comedy. The bill also includes the big Alaskan redblooded screen play, ‘‘The Flame of Youth,” featuring Jack Mulhall who does his famous S()-foot dive in this picture. Latest gazettes are also shown. I

EVERYBODY’S. 'DU BARRY” TO-DAY AND TONIGHT. There was a strong element of surprise in the presentation of “Dn Barry” at Everybody’s last night, for in spite of all that the public had expected of it, the audience that viewed it were amazed, not only at the gorgeousness of the production, but at the brilliant work of Theda Bara, in the presentation of this greatest of the William Fox photoplays. This story of “Du Barry” has been attempted in many forms, but only the screen, it would appear, can truly present it to the world. Miss Bara has grasped the subtleties of the character in a most wonderful way. She seems to live the part in very truth, as she acted it. For jtorgeousnees oj scene

and costuming, nothing like it has ever been presented before on the screen. COMING MONDAY, ANITA STEWART IN “THE FIGHTING SHEPHERDESS.” i The First National Anita Stewart feature, “The Fighting Shepherdess,” presents a vivid story from the novel by Caroline Lockhart, of the western ranges, with their implacable struggle between cattlemen and sheepmen. Anita Stewart scores a heavy success in the title role, which admirably provides the star with opportunities to give of her best. The story makes a picture that is fast-moving, gripping in intensity, and novel in plot, which is not surprising, as Miss Lockhart’s book proved one of the best and most popular fiction novels from a woman’s pen in many years,