ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 July 1922, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S. <f A BEGGAR IN PURPLE” TO-NIGHT. “A Beggar in Purple” i« the title of the star attraction at Everybody’s tonight and to-morrow. Written by Andrew Soutar, it in .one of 4be most powerful and gripping features we have seen. It tells the story of a man who devoted eighteen years of his life to placing himself al the head of the finan-* cial world sq tliat he could crush a lifelong enemy. Then with his ends accomplished, he realised that with all his power and riches there was one thing in life that he had missed and that was love. Truly as the great Bolsnon had. said “A king without Joye is:.a beggar in purple.” There are «ome\cxcell&kt. supporting films, inclining a Pathe Review showing Pool : slow motion photography. Prices are usual. • THE PEOPLE’S. To-night will see the nnal screening of the Fox double bill “Extra! Extra!” and “The Ruling Passion” at The People’s. Both pictures are interesting and well produced and provide a capital evening’s entertainment. COMING TO-MORROW. CARMEL MYRES IN “CHEATED DOVE.” To-morrow’s new programme will be headed by “Cheated Love,” a modern drama of simple life and the stage that will appeal especially to the fair sex. Carmel Myres is delightful as the young Jewess who arrives in America and joins her old father in the ghetto. Her loves and trials and final rise to theatrical fame, combined with the quaint and laughable peejis into the old Jew’s home life, make the picture one of the most human and pleasing subjects released for many months. Every person who views this picture will leave tjie theatre delighted with production and story. EMPIRE THEATRE, SATURDAY. THE FAMOUS N.Z. DIGGERS. The newcomers in the latest Diggers’ programme contribute considerably to; the high standard of the performance. Frank Perryn is a comedian and character vocalist whose standing in England is really very solid as far as the vaudeville and revue world is concerned. He is the proud possessor of a beautiful gold cigarette case presented to him by Geo. Robey with whom he wa.s associated as one of the leading members of the big London Hippodrome Revue “Joy Bells.” Gus Dawson also gets a great hearing. He will be remembered as one of the Dutch dancing boys in the |hst year’s show. He now brings quite a large number of fine new songs and dances. Need we impress upon anvone the merit of Joe Valli. Those who 'saw him last time must surely be ready to admit that he is one of the very finest comedians ever seen in New Zealand in a show of this type. The Christchurch Press says that the nefr programme is much better than the last and this opinion is endorsed by large numbers of patrons. The company, which has broken all records in the South Island recently, has come to be regarded as a family show because of the clean nature of its programmes and the large number of clergymen who attend the show are not slow to express their appreciation of this fact. The Diggers' Orchestra go a long way towards making this show a success*. Box plans for the two night season at the Empire open at Collier’s to-morrow morning.