ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1921, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S. LAS? DAY OF “JEK-YW AND HYDE.” MATINEE TODAY AT 2 P.M ‘There has never been, a picture like Ehf. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, say last, night’s big audience ..at Everybody’* Theatre, where this wonderful tale* of ft Robert Louis Stevenson is showing in pictute form. In this Paramount artcraft Royalty masterpiece, John ’Barrymore, considered to be the world’s greatest tragedian, has been entrusted with the interpretation of the memorable character, and gives the screen an imper-* donation that must be placed ©d a higher? plane than any the silver sheet has known. The story of the London physie» mn who, through scientific curiosity and| a desire to siu without staining his souL concoted a fluid that would transforS him at will from a philanthropic friend of humanity into a grovelling, fiendish beast, is well-known. It is without! doubt a real masterpiece of film as wolf as written literature. The programme includes the big 6 reel mystery romance “The Blue Pearl,” featuring Florence BUe lings. Patrons to this evening ance reserve seats at Collier’s. L.W: ’ 3&E PEOPLE’S. ' V ■ “THe case of LADY CAMBER.” In ‘The Case of Lady Camber,” a neW mystery film, which has just arrived from England, and is showing at thM People’s to-day, commencing at the mat-rf inee 2 pma n three of tho most distin* guished British film artists are Violet Hopson, who plays the leading role, is probably the best known on the English screen. She shines parts which call for restrained action. Stewart Rome, tall and vigors ous, with a strong jaw and breezy maad ner, is also the idol of picture-goers hi England. The trio is completed by Gre-4 gory Scott, a handsome youth, whom! fate appears to cast invariably for the? role of dashing villain. All three havet parts after their own heart in “The Casa; of Lady Camber.” The bill includes gazette, two-reel comedy and the final chap-* ter of “Smashing Barriers” the “daddy/* of all the Serial plays. ' c THE EMPIRE. * LAST NIGHT OF “LA LA It’s bad enough, when you are eloping with a pretty girl, to be cbaaed by hert father, a fire-eating Southerner; but tqj have your honeymoon privacy , ed by a pair of sectoring lunatics is adding insult to injury. This is but one of a thousand amusing situations in ; “La La Lucille,” the comedy starring Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran which has all the theatregoers laughing heartily. The final screening takes platfc; to-night at the Empire. Lovers of a» good humorous picture should not miss this comedy of funny situations. The box plan is at Collier's. ROSEMARY REES ENGLISH COMEDY COY. “THE AMATEUR ADVENTURES 5 ?.* The laughter-laden comedy, “Ths Amateur Adventuress,” will be pre.,: nted on Tuesday at the Empire theatre by the Rosemary Rees English Comedy Coy. Written expressly to cause mirth, the dialogue is of the rapid fire order and the comedy situations overlap -ach other, so quickly do they develop during the unfolding of the merry story. Mistaken identity forms the base of the plot, in fact all laughing successes depend to the greatest extent on tho mistaking of one character for some other person. In Miss Rosemary ]•!' s' merry adventure the principal character luya the name of a trading concern and as tho title of tne firm in proparia per* sona. It looked easy to do this at first. It aimpiy meant to pretend that seme* one else’s name was one’s own. To the person who generally feels almost in-* capable of telling a lie such a dual existence soon becomes a nigh.mare, aud as the story progresses, ro support ft neriea of mistatemenis, taxes the most, clever exponent of perjury and soon makes matters intolerable for the, poor individual who thought it so easy, but is only nn amateur m the adventures line. The best of the humor lies in the fact that the audience if in the joke ail the time. The <ory of 'The Amateur Adventuress” is told in three sparkling acts. The principal characters in the play are:—Mr. Beamish (Rosemary Rees); Sarah O’Kelly (Katie Jowers)'; Owen Freeland (Harold Moran}: Thomas Peak (George Broad) Martha. Long 'Paniella Wilson): <Jimmy Arbuthnot (Cecil Encourt); William Boggs (Gregory Lawson); Lady Arbuthnot (Nora King); and Mary toehold (Bella. Napier), the box plan i« now open at Collier’s. On Wednesday Somerset Maughan’s fine comedy of London life, “The Mollase,” will be printed. At Waitara. on Monday Hih, "The Amateur Adventuress” is to bo produced.