ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1921, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S. ‘TRUMPET ISLAND,” A BIG SPECIAL ATTRACTION. Vitagraph has achieved a winning combination of a story full of action and play of emotion, written by a famous author and directed and acted by wellknown stars, in “Trumpet Island,” showing at Everybody’s to-night. The production has no weak points. “Trumpet Island is spectacular, but not so melodramatic that its events could not have actually taken place. Outside of its thrilling aspects it has a big idea—one of 4116 really big ideas in life—and it offers a novel solution for its problems. And it has beauty of story and scenic investiture and a love story as moving in its tragic course and final triumph as any romance yet shown. All the complex elements- of the relations of men and women—emotions big and ennobling, hetidns and thoughts mean and degrading—play one upon the other in “Trumpet Island.” And, above all, Fate pulls the strings which make the human puppets dance and moves them inevitably towards the logical unravelling of their tangled lives. The programme also includes the second episode of the new serial starring “Bill” Dunean, “The Silent Avenger.” THE PEOPLE’S. LAST NIGHT OF “LADY CAMBER” The fine programme at the People’s, screening finally to-night and presenting the alLßritish production, “The Case of Lady Camber,” and the exciting finale to “Smashing Barriers,” drew capacity houses at both sessions on Saturday. The bill includes gazettes and two-reel comedy and should be again well patronised to-night. To-morrow’s change presents a big double star Fox programme with popular Wm. Russell in “The Cheater Reformed,” a startling tale of a colossal fraud, and Louise Lovely in “While the Devil Laughs,” a tale of tangled lives turned straight by a cranky twist of fortune’s wheel. ROSEMARY REES’ ENGLISH COMEDY CO. “THE AMATEUR ADVENTURESS.”

Miss Rosemary Rees will commence her two nights’ season to-morrow evening with her new English Comedy Company in the 3-act farce-comedy, “The Amateur Adventuress,” at the Empire Theatre. Comedy is ever welcome. The theatre is best loved as the heme of laughter. Nowadays the most popular form of entertainment is farce comedy. it has taken the place of revue and of the drama. “The Amateur Adventuress” is above the ordinary farce I comedy, as in addition to crisp dialogue ami laughter-creating situations, which follow quickly one on top of the other, it has a clear, coherent story running through with a. strong vein of sentiment which serves as a distraction from the ever' recurring laughs* The company carry art drapery to fit any stage. New Plymouth will get the same scenery as Wellington. The cast includes a powerful combination of artists who have, been specially selected from England j and the Antipodes. Supporting Miss 1 Rosemary Rees theie are Miss Katie Towers, Bella Napier, Kora King, Nio l Marsh, Pamela Wilson, Harold Moran, Gregory Lawson, Cecil Encourt and George Brad. The company can only , appear on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings as their forward dates have been arranged and they are due for their Wellington season in a few weeks. The box plan is now open at Collier’s. On Wednesday night “The Mollu.se,” by Somerset Maughan, will be the comedy presented. Waitara will be visited to-night- when the "Amateur Adventuress” will be staged. “BRAN PIE.” REPEAT PERFORMANCE NEXT SATURDAY. The announcement in another column that the popular New Plymouth Courtiers’ Costume Comedy Company will give one repeat performance of their successful revue, “Bran Pie,” should be welcome news to theatre-goers. The management have had repeated requests from numbers of people who were among those turned away during the New Plymouth sea-son, and in order to accede to these wishes the Courtiers will stage “Bran Pie” in the Empire Theatre next Saturday, July Id, the date of the South African footabll match A critic said; “The third production of “Bran Pie” revue at the Empire on Saturday was witnessed by another crowded audience, and many who desired to see the “show” had to be turned away. The various items were presented in a manner which evoked spontaneous applause and recalls were the order of the evening. It is safe to say that no production of its kind has ever created audit interest and enthusiasm as that which the New Plymouth Courtiers’,. Costume Comedy has been responsible tor.” In the repeat performance next Saturday new songs, which are being specially orchestrated, will be introduced by the soloists. Box plans for the performance will open at Collier’s music warehouse on Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock.