ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 September 1921, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S. “ALF'S BUTTON” A RECORD SUCCESS. The famous English picture ,c Alf’s Button,” opened its local season of two night one matinee to a record house at Everybody’s last evening. But seldom does a picture arrive that is really beyond the use of superlatives in description of its attractive powers, but in “Alf’s Button” such a rare avis exists. Full of the humor that made “The Better ’Ole” sparkle, and without its. pathos this companion picture, that brings back to us Alf Tggins, one of the ’three musketeers’ of Bairnsfather, will be very hard to surpass. Its humor is infectious, its story is a clever and original conception, being a kind of continuation of Aladdin’s Lamp, and its characterisations such as are seldom seen either on screen or stage. Suffice it to eay that of all the big features screened on board the “Renown” on the recent tour of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, this picture was easily the favorite of the Prince and his whole ship’s company. “Alf’s Button” shows at a special matinee this afternoon, commencing at 2.30, and finally at the evening session, commencing at 7.30. In View of the crowds turned away last night, intending patrons would be wise to reserve seats at Collier’s for tonight’s screening.

THE PEOPLE’S. “THE HOPE” METRO ALL-STAR SPECIAL. The famous spectacular melodrama, “The Hope,” by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, will to-night commence a season of two days at the People’s. It was one of the most spectacular efforts of many seasons, its big scenes including an earthquake in which the houses of* a street in Italy are seen toppling into the earth and a skirmish between British troops and Afghanistan natives in the Khyber Pass, India, that is a marvel of realism. An.all-star cast interprets the photoplay with stirring effect. The decorative Jack Mulhall, as Harold, Earl of Ingestre, wins most of the honors. He is a finished player, of romantic charm and virility. The “villain,” Captain Hector Grant, is played by Frank Elliott, who, in the original production at the Royal Theatre, Drury Lance, was east as the hero. Mr. Elliott acts with the commanding authority of an actor schooled in the best traditions of melodrama. And woven throughout the scenes of thrilling melodrama is the most charming love story. The bill includes gazette, comedy, Ford review, and “King of the Circus.”

THE EMPIRE. “ONCE TO EVERYWOMAN” TO-NIGHT. The “Jewel” special productions have become famous during the past 12 months, and none more so than the heart-appealing picture, “Once to Everywoman,” which commences a three-night season at the Empii# to-night. You know that there is nothing so beautifully compelling in Nature as motherlove. Even the word “Mother” gives you a thrill. Imagine then a picture that is almost sublime in its reverent, forceful, and dramatically appealing presentation of the mother-love theme! Here, indeed, is such a picture. It reaches depths of pathos and heights of human feeling seldom found on the screen; it will make you cry, then dry the tear with a. smile;* it will thrill you with its drama and hold you tight with its suspense. It’s worth seeing if ever a picture was—and besides being entertained you’ll be happy for having seen it. “Once to Everywoinan” will be screened on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and intending patrons can now reserve seats at Collier’s for either night.