ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 November 1921, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EMPIRE THEATRE. “THE GREAT McEWEN.” New Plymouth residents are fortunate in having an entertainer of the calibre of “The Great McEwen” to visit them this coming Friday 1 and Saturday, at the Empire Theatre. This world-known entertainer has just completed a nine-days’ season in Palmerston North. We quote from the Palmerston Standard:— “Everybody’s Theatre last evening contained few vacant seats, when the Great McEwen opened his return season. Mr. McE’wen needs no introduction to Palmerston North audiences. During his former season here he enjoyed a very large measure of popularity, and judging by the enthusiasm displayed by the audience for*two and a half hours last night, his return season should be equally successful. McEwen is a gifted entertainer. An expert at sleight-of-hand tricks, he is acquainted with all the best stage illns;one. From this department he pass without loss of time to mind reading and thought transference exhibitions. These by no means exhaust the entertainers abilities, for he is a master hypdtist.’* . .. THE EMPIRE. I AST NIGHT OF “RUDD’S NEW SELECTION/* The big Australian production, “Jtvudd’e New Selection,” opened to a big audience last night at the Empire. It is certain that* Messrs. E. J. and Dan Carroll have exceeded all their previous efforts in Australian-made features, for ‘Rudd’s New Selection” more than favorably compares with the imported article. The sweet love story of the bush, with ’ the well-known characters made immortal by Steele Rudd, are .all faithfully impersonated,. ,and patrons will be well repaid with an evening’s enjoyment. Seats mfty be reserved at Collier’s. ... THUS PEOPLE’S. “LORD & LADY ALGY” TO-NIGHT. The day of the race dawned bright, the day when Dewdrop was to go through the supremest trial of his career in the Derby. Lord Algy was counting on hie Dewdrop and backing him to win with all the fortune at his command. Then Jethro, his jockey, staggered around the corner of the paddock, dead drunk. Did Algy give up? Tom Moore has come to the front as a mo tion picture star with more rapidity than any other star in the' world. Success after success came to him in his brief but intensive career as a Goldwyn star. Patrons will .find his new picture, “Lord and Lady Algy,” one of the most fascinating they have ever seen. “The Diamond Queen,” gazette.and comedy are also on this bill. EVERYBODY’S. LAST NIGHT OF “SKY-EYE/' “Sky-Eye,” concluding to-night at Everybody’s, has more new and original thrills than any picture yet produced. The action centres about the Texas oilfields. A Government contract is about to be awarded, and when an unscrupulous oil operator .finds out that it is awarded-to his rival, he lays, plans for the destruction of the wells, and organises a gang of “Sky Pirates” to accomplish his purpose. This is further complicated by the introduction of the beautiful daughter of one of the rival oil men. There follows a series of stunts and thrills such as have never before been seen on a screen, interwoven with a gripping love story which holds the iterest throughout. The bill includes gazette, comedy and “The' Invisib’e Hand.”