ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1921, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S.

LAST NIGHT OF MITCH. LEWIS.

At Everybody’s, concluding to-night, Mitchell Lewis, as Lone Wolf, a fullblooded Indian, in “The Last of His People,” brings to the characterisation all the virile, red-blooded fighting spirit that is a part of this popular star’s nature. It is a powerful play, in which the wits of the Whites and the redskin ciash with dynamic force, and embodies the romance of a red man’s love for a white girl. The bill includes gazettes, comedy, and “The Invisible Hand.’’ To-morrow’s change presents Frank Keenan in a stirring drama of the worth while things of life, “Brothers Divided,” a two-reel “Capitol” comedy, ' “Oh, Bill, Behave!” and gazettes.

THE PEOPLE’S.

BERT LYTELL IN “THE MISLEADING LADY.”

In “The Misleading Lady,” which comes as the feature attraction at the People’s Theatre to-night, local motion picture patrons will be treated to a screen version of the notable play by Charlee Goddard and Paul Dickey, which enjoyed such a triumphant success on the New York stage. More than that, they will see Bert Lytell, that versatile and gifted young actor who has won an undisputed niche in screendom. He has the dashing role of Jack Craigen, the confirmed woman hater, whose first appearance in effete New York after a stay in South Africa brings with it his complete surrender to beautiful Helen Steele. Only after he has made his avowal does Craigen learn that she made him propose to prove her fitness for a leading part at a millionaires “little theatre.” Infuriated by such treatment, Craigen abducts her to his hunting lodge and proceeds to a brusque wooing, which begins with the lady chained, and ends in a breathless’ episode in which he Winn? against the claims of Helen’s fiance, “king of the Circus,” gazettes and com-, edy are also on the bill. MR. ERNEST DRAKE. In Loudon, Mr. Drake’s singing of “Your Tiny Hand is Frozen,” created a furore, an immense audience of 12,000 people cheering him to the echo. This is the reception which New Zealand’s lyric tenor received at. the hands of a London audience. “I think that Mr. Drake is going to be the greatest lyric tenor in the world.” Here is another opinion expressed by a noted English critic.

Such a voice as Mr. Drake possesses cannot fail to secure a great, reception, and we feel assured that New Plymouth will exhibit, the same enthusiasm as other places have shown. He is no ordinary singer, for he possesses all those qualities which go to make up the real artist. Quality, range, temperament and appearance are all his in the best sense of the words. We cannot say enough adequately to express our enthusiasm and high opinion of his capabilities as a vocalist and as an artist. His numbers include some of the finest efforts of the great masters of composition, and are in variety sufficient to satisfy the widest demands. We can, therefore, do nothing further than to recommend intending patrons to secure their seats early and avoid the regret of missing such tin undoubted treat as the forthcoming Male Choir concert will provide. They have been fortunate to secure, the services of so capable an artist, and September 20 and 21 should be red letter days in the history of New Plymouth concerts. The plan opens at Collier’s on Friday next, September 16.