ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1921, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

. . “BR AN PIE.” i FINAL PERFORMANCE. TO-NIGHT AT THE EMPIRE. Many and varied have been the costume comedy companies that have visited New Plymouth during the last few years, and good, bad, and indifferent has been the fare provided, to a public eager to be entertained. It is only natural, therefore, that some shows should leave the town after a very successful season, and others the reverse. It, however, needed the advent of the New Plymouth Courtiers/’ ICostumie Comedy Company and their inimitable revue “Bran Pie” to upset all previous records and standards, to set the whole populace wildly enthusiastic, and set a standard of entertainment never before attained locally. After viewing “Bran Pie” one is at no loss to understand why hundreds of people eager to gain admission had to be turned away each evening. The management were regretful that the accommodation was not greater, and extended the season for another night to enable everyone to “dip” in the famous “Bran Pie,” and even then numbers were unable to gain admission. The management have again been approached to give one more opportunity to the. public to witness “Bran Pie,” and with this object in view have engaged the Empire Theatre for this evening. This will be the last opportunity to view this entertainment, as the company are starting immediately to work their new programme for the spring season. The box plan is rapidly tilling at Collier’s, and everything points to the whole house being booked right out. Intending patrons should therefore reserve without delay. The performance commences at 7.50 p.m., and the doors will open- at 7 pun. .-•.mJ

EVERYBODY’S.

LAST NIGHT OF A BIG DOUBLE BILL. The tremendous super-double bill concluding to-night at Everybody’s presents the mystery-ddtective drama, “The Teeth of the Tiger,” Maurice Le Blanc’s famous storf with David Powell playing the role of the notorious “Arsene Lupin.” Powell is supported by a strong cast and the bill includes the big Bathe six-reel feature, “The A.B.C. of Love,” starring delightful Mae Murray. Patrons to to-night’s performance are reminded to come early as ‘bookings are extremely heavy. “DANGEROUS BUSINESS" NEXT MONDAY. Constance Talmadge has in many detectable pictures proved that she can capably handle the most delicate matrimonial situations, but in “Dangerous Business,” her latest First National showing at Everybody’s on Monday and Tuesday, she is hoist with her own petard. Mere men will probably gloat to some extent over the fact that the irresistible, unconquerable Connie has at last “got some of her own back,” as in thia surprisingly alert and snappy comedy she hag to sing very small at the direction of a cave-man person, to whom she has stated she is married when she isn’t. The ready falsehood, to extricate herself from an undesirable match at the very altar, gathering momentum, hurls her into the frying pan of trouble, and also into some of the funniest situations, and the most delicate, that we have seen on the screen. But is ig al) delightful; it is Constance at her very best; it goes with a snap from first to last; in fact, sometimes the action fairly whizzes past. The title is an admir. able one—-the business into which the flirty girl got herself certainly is dangerous—and we wouldn’t have anyone miss a foot of it. ■ The programme also includes a two-reel comedy, “Bumping into Broadway,” which stars Harold Lloyd and ranks with any of the Chaplin comedies of recent years as a laugh maker.

THE PEOPLE’S.

EUGENE O’BRIEN, “BROADWAY

AND HOME.”

To-night’s new bill at the People’s presents the very popular Selznick actor, Eugene O’Brien, in his big success, Broadway and Hoine.” “Broadway and Home” is a story of the extremes of life cleverly contrasted. Eugene O’Brien is seen as a poor fisher youth who goes' fo live among the life and gaie'ty of New York to study art. Love and marriage quickly follow, but the sophisticated girl of the world he has married turns out to be -far short of his ideal. Finally he returns home heartbroken to the country village, and is comforted by his boyhood sweetheart, who has remained true to him. The story is well told and sconically the production is all that can be desired. The bill includes Gazette, comedy, and the big Universal stunt serial, “The Moonriders.”