ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 September 1922, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S. COMMUNITY SINGING TO-NIGHT. Community singing has become the rage in England and America as well as New Zealand, and after considerable e negotiations the management of Everybody’s have been successful in engaging Mr. Abel Rowe, the well-known tenor vocalist and specialist in community singing, for a three-night season commenting to-night. In addition to being a fine singer, with the rare ability of getting all the audience to “join in,” Mr. Rowe has a happy sense of humor, and all his songs will be selected from the latest popular hits. In addition to the “community sing” the usual midweek programme of pictures will be screened, headed by Alice Joyce in the Vitagraph five-reel feature, “Everybody’s Girl.” The supporting pictures include “A Cose of Identity,” another of the popular Sherlock Holmes series, a comedy and topical gazette. The usual prices of admission will be charged, viz.: D.C. Is 6d, stalls Is (plus tax). There will be a complete change of pictures again to-morrow night. THE PEOPLE’S. HOOT GIBSON IN ’’HEADIN’ WEST.” '‘Headin’ West,” starring Tom Mix’s rival, Hoot Gibson, screens to-night at the People’s. Hoot Gibson, an actor who surprises all in his acrobatic “stunts,” both in the air and on the ground, takes the leading role. The story has a measure of thrills as well as humorous situations. It tells of a man who returns home -from the war and goes out West to visit his ranch. He arrives on the spot via ..a parachute. Not disclosing his identity, he is forced to do the kitchen work on his own ranch. A love story runs through the picture, and the ending is all that could be desired. The supporting programme is excellent, and includes the 12th episode of “Thunderbolt Jack.” The prices are: D.C. Is 6d, stalls Is. To enable children to witness the serial the price for children will be 6d. EMPIRE THEATRE. THE GREAT McEWEN. This evening, at the Empire Theatre, the Great McEwen will make his initial appearance, and considerable interest is being manifested in the visit of this distinguished mesmerist, magician and entertainer. To-night’s programme will consist of conjuring, sleight-of-hand, card manipulating, auto-sugges-tion, mental telepathy, thought transference, and occult science. It is claimed for the Great McEwen that throughout the whole evening there is never a dull moment, and while there are many mesmeric experiments of a serious nature, laughter predominates, and the patron who is dissatisfied with the evening’s entertainment will indeed be. hard to please. The Great McEwen has appeared on many occasions, by Royal command, at Buckingham Palace and the King’s country seat, Sandringham, and he is the possessor of many valuable gifts from Royaltv, -which he treasures. The present King has always taken a very keen interest in Mr. McEwen’s demonstrations of mesmerism and mental telepathy. The management announces that the programme will be subject to alteration each evening, and at the request of prominent citizens special experiments and demonstrations will be conducted, which are rarely attempted in public, and patrons will be treated to a unique entertainment as unusual as it is diversified. The box plans for the season are at Collier’s.