ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 February 1921, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EMPIRE THEATRE. MDLLE. IRMA CARON. Mdlle. Irma Caron, the charming versatile artist who is appearing in conjunction with the travelogue “Australia’s Wild Nor’-West,” which is announced to be presented in New Plymouth for a limited season of two nights, commencing at the Empire Theatre next Friday, February 11, is’ referred to in the Dominion papers as a most finished artiste. For instance, the critic of the Wellington Dominion writes:— “Surprisingly Gifted,” was the general verdict at the conclusion of Miss Irma Caron’s performance at the King's Theatre last evening. This clever artist held the audience firmly for nearly half an hour with her diverse talents, and at the end was Recorded something which bore a cousinly resemblance to an ovation. Miss Caron is a contradiction to the usual contention that an artiste can only excel in one direction. Miss Caron’s work last evening was more than a performance —it was an achievement. Referring to the film the Otago Daily Times says: “The Rev. Graham Balfour voiced the feelings of all present in a few warm commendatory remarks. The form throughout is most attractive, and is likely to impress itself upon the mind of the person who sees it.” Mr. M. P. Adams, who explains the film, does not inflict any learned dissertation upon his hearers, but he supplies a lot of information that cannot be shown on the screen. The picture is a thoroughly wholesome one, and should appeal to every lover of travel and the unusual in the district. The box plans are now open at Collier’s. EVERYBODY’S. “BURIAL OF THE UNKNOWN. MATINEE TO-DAY, AT 3.30. There will be a special matinee screening this afternoon of the historic film record of the “'Burial of the Unknown Warrior.” Children will be admitted for sixpence, and adults for one shilling (plus tax) to the matinee screening. TO-NIGHT. FINAL SCREENING OF “BURIAL OF THE UNKNOWN.” Of historic interest are the pictures of the last journey from France to Westminster Abbey of the “Unknown Warrior,” symbolic of the nation’s glorious dead, on Armistice Day, 1920. No one should fail to see this picture, as one should fail to see this picture, as noof the occasion and the great thought it embodied. In New Zealand we are so far away that it is hard to realise the meaning of the nation’s tribute, but the pictures make it vivid and realistic, and give clear understanding of what the occasion meant. The final screening takes place at Everybody’s to-night. There is a fine supporting programme, headed by the seven-reel Vitagraph special “The Fortune Hunter,” with Earle Williams in the lead. “The Vanishing Dagger” is also showing.