ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1921, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S

•PUNCH AND JUDY” MATINEE TO-DAY.

Last .Saturday there was a tremendous crowd of children and adults to see the “Punch and Judy” matinee, and many were unafile to secure admission. To enable all the kiddies to see this amusing show the management have arranged for Captain Winter and the Howards to appear again this afternoon. Captain Winter will give his London Punch and Judy show, and also introduce his clever performing dogs, and the Howards will appear for the last time in the remarkable mind-reading and mental telegraphy turn. This afternoon the Howards will answer all the questions so far neglected, and also deal with the. question

“Will Paritutu 'be Destroyed?” Prices for admission will be adults Is 6d and Is and children 6d. The management have arranged for a special staff to control the crowds and so avoid any crushing at the ticket box. BIG DOUBLE BILL TO-NIGHT. The new programme at Everybody’s will consist of a big double-feature bill including the Paramount special feature “Behind the Door,” and the William Desmond comedy drama “'Life’s a Funny Proposition.’’ “Behind the Door” js an example of the best work of Thos. 11. Incc, producer of “The Guilty Man,” “The False Eaces,” and many other remembered photo-plays. It, too, is a production that will live. Linked in its scope are the gentleness of love and the fury of revenge, the tenderness of affection and the implacability of hate —and behind it all is the thought that mortal grief shall prove the immortality of love, and while earth .may hamper, it cannot destroy a love divinely given. “Life’s a Funny proposition,” is William Desmond’s best effort to date. It is a comedy-drama of matrimonial complication that simmers with fun and laughter. The usual prices of admission are being charged, viz, dress circle Is fid, stalls Is, and seats maj r be reserved at

ALL BRITISH RIGHTS, NEXT MON DAY AND TUESDAY.

A great deal of interest and favorable comment has been evident, amongst film patrons in New Plymouth upon the merit of pictures now coming to hand from British producers. Pictures such as “Darby and Joan,”- “.Keeper of the Door,” “The Strange Case of Lady Camber,” and “Lady Clare” emphasise the fact that British motion picture producers are fast making up the leeway lost during the war period. The public have had a surfeit of “how America won the Avar” pictures, and are just as anxiously waiting for good British pictures as are the majority of the picture theatre managers. To draw public attention to the rapid progress of the English pictures, the management have arranged a big special programme for Everybody’s next Monday and Tuesday, when the principal features will be the screening of two big British produced motion pictures, from stories by British authors, and played by British actors. The pictures to be screened are “Rocks of Valpre,” from Ethel M. Dell’s popular novel, and “Westward Ho,” from the famous novel by Charles Kingsley. The first picture is from the Stoll studio, who produced

“Keeper of the Door,” and the second from the studio of British Master Films, who produced “Darby and Joan. The management are putting forth a special effort to arouse interest in the two night’s screening, and are also making a special display of bunting in and around the theatre on the nights or screening. The public are already tak-ing-a lot of interest in the event, and 'there is a steady demand for seats at Qollier’s. Those desirous of securing good positions should lose no time, in reserving seats.

THE EMPIRE. HARRY CAREY IN “BARE FISTS.” “Bare Fists,” which was seen last night at the Empire Theatre, is another of Carey’s intensely human and thrilling Western dramas. It tells a story of the days of the open range in Kansas, with the picturesque atmosphere of the cow country. With all of the tense drama of the usual Western offering, it has also -those flashes of comedy and tenderness that have come to be associated with Carey pictures. The bill includes a big Universal two-reel comedy, “Tough. Luck,” and gazettes. Seats may be reserved at Collier’s. THE PEOPLE’S. JUNE CAPRICE IN “THE LOVE CHEAT.” Two popular stars, June Caprice and Creighton Hale, are seen at their -best in the new Pathe feature, “The Love Cheat,” commencing at the People’s today. There is a great deal of idyllic charm about this picture, the story of which is simple and appealing, with many human notes that strike a convincing harmony. The romance of a pooj artist and a wealthy society girl, it furnishes many golden opportunities for the two stars, who form a popular and tried team in pictures. Essentially a family picture, there is nothing to offend and much to give pleasure in this offering. The bill includes gazette, comedy, interest film, and “The Moonriders.”

ANTONIO NOTARTELLO. EMINENT OPERATIC TENOR. f It will be of great interest to local music-lovers to learn that New Plymouth has been included in the tour of Signor Antonio Notariello, the eminent Italian operatic tenor. During his tour through the Dominion, which has already lasted for over three months, scenes of excitement, almost unprecedented at concerts, have occurred. Signor Notariello has never been allowed finally to leave the stage until he has contributed ten or twelve encores, and even then the demand for his re-appear-ance has been most insistent. The Press has been unanimous in its high tributes to the artistry and exceptional voice of Notariello. His tour has been a triumphal procession. Until about three months ago this great singer was filling the principal tenor roles at the Theatre Constanza, Rome-, where lie was claimed by ; the leading critics as one of the finest 1 singers of the day. This brilliant young i artist, who is only 2G years of age, has i had a meteoric career. He holds the artlist’s diploma and the teacher's dioloxa*

of the -Royal Conservatorium of Music, Naples, and was the winner of the coveted Grand Prize of 50GO francs againgt all-comers at Naples. His appearance hero gives local music-lovers an opportunity of hearing one-of the world’s artists such as is seldom offered, .Afic'* leaving Nev; Zealand, Notariello has [lengthy engagements in Australia an-* I America. Two exceptionally brilliant | instrumentalists accompany 'Notariello ion his tour. Mr. Gordon Short and Miss ' Ray Fox. Mr. Short comes direct from i England -and America, where he has been ! concertis-ing with great success.. The

Vancouver -Sun recently remarked that 1 he had few peers in the matter of tone j and expression at the piano. Alisa Ray! Fox has had a lengthy concert experi- I once in Australia and New Zealand. An eminon. critic recently wrote that she had that “divine spark which differentiates the. artist from the musician.” Altogether this is a brilliant company of artists such as is seldom, heard in New Zealand. The local concerts will take place in the Empire. Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, 10th and 11th inst. The plan is on view at Collier's. THREE RUSSIAN GENII. THE CHERNIAVSKYS AS A TRIO. Leo, Jan and Mischel Cherniavsky are the son=; of Abraham Cherniavsky, an eminent Russian violinist and conductor. For 17 years 7 these wonderful brothers have travelled together, giving concerts throughout Russia, England, France, United Stiates, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, China, Burma, Ceylon, Egypt, etc., and so great has been their success that return visits, and even second return visits, have been paid to most of those countries, thus establishing records yet to be surpassed by any artist. In musical circles it is often a matter of interesting discussion as to what are the essential points that- go to make up a really fine trio of musicians. The most important quality is sympathy. The individual players need to be in complete accord, not only as musicians, but in all their relations with one another. The second essentia] quality is ensemble, or unity of idea and expression during interpretation; this can only be obtained by>years of study and practice together. Sympathy and ensemble thus beliig the most important factors in really great trio playing, it is easy to understand how the Cherniavcikys are what they are to-day. Brought up side by side, taught that* what belongs to one belongs to each of them, playing together not only trios but solos* accompanied by each other for the lasi fourteen years—all these factors, joined to their phenomenal native talent, have combined to produce three of the most brilliant exponents of trio playing in the world to-day. The Cherniavsky trio will appear in the Empire Theatre, New Plymouth, on Monday evening, August. 15, under iW 1 J- and N. Tait direction. The pla7i is open at Collier’s next Friday. Stratford will be visited next Saturday.