ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 July 1921, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S. PUNCH AND JUDY MATINEE TO-DAY. At Everybody’s matinee this afternoon, Captain Winter has been engaged to give his famous London Punch and Judy show, and also to appear with his wonderful educated dogs. In addition, The Marvellous- Howards will also appear in their mind reading and mental telepathy act and the big special picture “Treasure Island” will be screened. The admission price for adults will be Is- (Id and Is, and sixpence for children. The Howards and Captain Winter appear at the matinee only. TO-NIGHT. The programme for to-night will consist of the famous adventure picture “Treasure Island” and the RobertsonCole special, “The Turn in the Road.” “Tr r • sure Island” is a real masterpiece of thrill, the onlookei will cHve into the bottle with pirates at the Benbow inn! Shiver at the mutiny of murderous sailors on the good ship “His paniolal” Thrill at the gold hunters’ fight for the Treasure Island stockade! Sail over the Spanish Main with the wickedest band of buccaneers that ever slit a throat! Greatest of all adventure stories pictifrised. With the brawling, guzzling rovers of the sea and all their immortal escapades done to the life. To-night will be the final screening.

THE PEOPLE’S. ‘■THE CHICKEN IN THE CASE.” The acting of Owen Moore in the Selznick production “The Chicken *rn the Case.” reveals a cleverly, developed gift for the handling of straight farce. The story is full of domestic complications, and is a continuous bubble of merriment throughout. The chicken is the means to an end, being the novel method of a young man of scraping an acquaintance with the charming young lady next door, with whom he has fallen violently in love. The fact that lie lias already borrowed his chum’s wife, in order to draw a legacy which he can only obtain when he is married, takes a considerable amount of explaining to the girl in the question, and furnishes plenty of amusement to the onlooker. "■The Chicken in the Case” commences at the matinee this afternoon ond shows again to-night. Supporting pictures include a two reel Christie comedy and two topical pictures.