ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 October 1921, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE PEOPLE’S. LAST NIGHT OF TOM MIX. This is the last day of “Prairie Trails” at the People’s Theatre, where Tom Mix, in this thrilling drama of the great west, drew big crowds last night. It is a Wm. Fox production, and is based on the popular novel by James B. Hendryx, author of “The Texan/' in which Tom Mix recently scored a big success. It affords Mix wonderful opportunities to show his skill in horemanship, roping and shooting, as well as his high talent as an actor. The bill includes a big “Sunshine” comedy and gazettes. To-mor-row’s change presents Hope Hamilton, the woman beautiful, in “A Modern Salome.” •EVERYBODY’S. “THE WHITE DOVE.” “The White Dove,” the vobertson-Cole special, in which H. B. Warner will be seen at Everybody’s to-night, teaches in a most convincing manner that the older a man grows the more inclined is he to excuse the shortcomnigs of humanity, and to look for its good rather than for its bad points. This is shown through two leading characters, one of whom is a man of sixty or more, and the other his son of half his age. The son, played by H. B. Warner in most dramatic fashion, is shocked by the revelation that his Idte wife was untrue to him. Thereupon his faith in all humanity becomes shaken and he leaves his home with the fear that his little daughter is not his- own, and that the woman he is growing to love probably would turn out to be the same sort as his own wife. The bilTincludes “The Invisible Hand,” gazettes, and comedy.

DANCE RECITAL. EMPIRE THEATER, NEXT TUESDAY. To-morrow morning, at 9 o’clock, at Collier’s music warehouse, the box plans will open for the dance recital to be given in the Empire Theatre Tuesday evening, October 11. by Miss (Ellis and her pupils. That there will be a heavy booking is evidenced by the large number of tickets sold by Miss Ellis’ pupils, and from the frequent enquires at the local box office as to when the plans will- open. Miss Ellie, who hails from Christchurch, where, she had considerable experience in dancing, has a eelect class of pupils, and will present them in a number of new and fancy dances, which have never been seen on the public platform locally. The dances are of a very bright character, and their variety will be one of the chief delights of the entertainment. The daintiness of the fairy dances is beyond compare, and their ethereal lightness will lift those who see them,,for the time being, right off things material. Special attention has been devoted to the dressing and stage effects, whilst the music for the dances, be supplied by a special orchestra, will be quite worth one’s while going to hear. Miss Ellis has been fortunate in securing the services of Mrs. A. B. Macdonald, Messrs. A. L. North, and A. 0. Sturrock, who will assist in the programme, so that a splendid evening’s entertainment is in store for theatre patrons of Miss Ellis\ recital.