ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 March 1921, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE PEOPLE’S. LAST NIGHT OF “WHISPERS.” To-night’s is the final screening of “Whispers,” featuring the screen beauty Elaine Kammerstein. In the remarkable Selznick picture “Whispers” the forked tongue of rumor reached out in an effort to destroy the life’s happiness of an innocent girl whose flirtation had not been wise, but was far too successful. It’s a gripipng story with a big dash of humor. The bill includes “Tih Minh” No. 11, Gazette and comedy. BIG DOUBLE TO-MORROW. A' sweet woman lived in the bleak north-western Canadian country. Believing her brutal husband dead, she planned to marry a true man she loved —but the missing husband suddenly confronted* her and conspired to sell their young daughter for gold. Here are two of the tense situations in “Rose of the West,” which opens at the People’s to-morrow. On the same bill appear Ray and Fair in the fine comedydrama, “Be a Little Sport.” i ( THE EMPIRE. CHECKERS” TO-NIGHT. The William Fox wonder picture “Checkers” will be shown at the Empire to-night and to-morrow night. Some idea of the atmosphere of this great film sensation can-be gained by the following lines:— There’s the paddock and the betting ring, The crowded lawn and stands, The jockeys, owners, trainers And dusky stable hands; There’s hoofbeat tuned to heartbeat, When "They’re off!” sounds on the air; All the romance, thrill and pathos Of the turf are pictured there. There’s the villain who would steal or kill— The jockey crook, of course; And there’s the girl who saves the day By riding home Remorse. There’s everything that goes to make The turf the sport of kings; A story that will not grow old ’Till elephants have wings! “Checkers” season is limited to two nights and intending patrone would be wise to reserve seats. EVERYBODY’S. One of the meet popular pictures screened in the Dominion for many months is Gaby Deslys’ production, “The God of Luck,” announced tp shew tonight and to-morrow at Everybody’s. ■ The God of Luck” is Gaby Deslys’ last picture and her greatest. It is the only picture which we can recall in which the artiste has left a perfect charaterpertrait of herself. Her seemingly complex character was hard to understand —a bewitching little body of contrasts—and her brilliance, her generosity, extravagance and the daring of her—all are indelibly written in this story. When one sees her basking in the sunshine of Deauville in the very latest creations, or on the racecourse watching the race for the “Grand-Prix,” the centre always of an admiring throng, one recalls the illustrated papers which were always au fait with her latest movements. To all the people who never saw Gaby, or were touched by her magnetic personality, “The God of Luck’ will be a pleasurable surprise, and they will appreciate this little fragile woman whose beauty and vivacity charmed men and women alike of three continents. “The God of Luck?’ screens to-night and to-morrow only.

BARTON’S CIRCUS. > Barton’s circus, which opened the New Plymouth season on Saturday night, presented a strong programme and the variety of the item® was sufficient to maintain the interest of those present throughout. There was a large audience. Two features of the programme are the Toronoski troupe of Japanese, and little Mona, the child acrobat. Koka Kadama and Mona figure in a balancing act with a ladder, and this turn earned unstinted and well-deserved applause. In his item entitled the “Drunk on the Wire,” Kadama provides a turn extremely humorous and also noteworthy for the skill shown. Miss tyona’s act on a trapeze was a revelation of the young performer’s ability as a contortionist, and she was a pronounced favorite, being roundly applauded at the conclusion of the act. Ffemar Bros., comedy acrobats, were responsible for a lot of fun in the ring, introducing a laughable surprise for the watchers which is well acted till the climax, while Marvon, the Australian clown, whose acts are constantly recurring in the programme, ably sustains the of the entertainment. Alex Wylie shows much skill in ropespinning and his exhibitions of the methods of lassooing a horse at full gallop were watched with interest. The circus alsc has a number of clever horses and buckjumpers, and these were introduced in various acts with much success. To-day, commencing at 2.36 p.m., a matinee’ will be given especially for the children and another programme wjll be presented in the evening. The circus visits Inglewood to-morrow (Tuesday) and will show at Wftitara on Wednes-