ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1922, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE PEOPLE’S. MATINEE TO-DAY AT 2 P.M. “The Other Woman” is the title of the feature attraction at the People’s to-day and to-night. It is a picture dealing in a skilful manner, with a dual personality and is as different from the usual run of productions as day is from night. A mysterious stranger, a man from nowhere, came to a little southern town. In two years he rose from the gutter to a place of honor and high rank. The heart of the fairest daughter of the Southland was hie to hold. And then one night he disappeared as mysteriouslyas he had come. The picture is weird, startling and amazing, still it is absolutely logical and true. The cast, drawn from screendom’s favourite players, headed ;by Jaiie Nevak, and Jerome Patrick, is an example of flawless perfection. The supporting films- include Comedy and Topicals. The prices of admission are: Dress circle 1/6, stalls 1/- children Gd to matinee.

EVERYBODY’S. MATINEE TO-DAY. “LOVE, HONOUR. AND BEHAVE.”

“Love. Honour and Behave” another of the Mack Sennett super comedies is the big feature oh the bjll at Everybody’s this afternoon and to-night. Again we have our old friends, Charles Murray, Marie Provost, and. Phyllis Haver. It is a divorce farce in which the popular players provide shoals of merriment and •humour. It is a typical Mack Sennett production and a worthy successor to “Home Talent,“ “A Small Town Idol” and many others. The other atraction on the programme is “The Yellow Face” the next of the Sherlock. Holmes series. It is a thrilling ■tory of the solving of another of the famous mysteries created by Conan Doyle. The fifth episode of “Winners or the V7csf and two topical films complete the bill. WESLEY BARRY IN “PENROD.” “Penrod” and his gang, those honest-to-goodness boys- of Booth Tarkington’s stories, are coming to Everybody’s on Monday and Tuesday in a wonderful juvenile picture made by Marshall Neilan and distributed by First National. Wesley Barry is “Penrod,” that inventive and ingenious youngster who organised the Boys’ Protective Society, get himself elected president and finally captured the notorious bandits who bad been ro-bbjng the whole neigrbourhood, with the aid of his.gang. “Penrod’s” i supporting cast includes a big company j of juvenile and grown-up players of re* a own. Few people who remember their own childhood will want to miss it

A SHAKESPEARIAN SEASON. VISIT OF ALLAN WILKIE. It will be with pleasurable anticipation that playgoers- will await the return to this town of Mr. Allen Wilkie, the eminent actor manager, in a revival of the plays of Shakespeare. Mr. Wilkie, supported by Miss Hilda Dorrington and his talented company of over forty Shakespearean players, after ! appearing before capacity houses in the principal town throughout the Dominion and Australia, intends to visit New Plymouth for three nights only, when play-goers and lovqrs of Shakespeare will have the •opporunity of witnessing a performance of “The .Merchant of Venice,” “Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Henry V.” Tris brilliant company is now in the third year if its tour, and has- registered over t>so consecutive performances exclusively of Shakespeareean plays. This is a record which has not been achieved in any part of the world since the days of Shakespeare himself, and only goes to prove the power and force of Mr. Wilkie’s acting, and the honored place he holds in the hearts of lovers of Shakespeare, and the never waning popularity of the plays of England’s greatest poet and dramatist, Shakespeare.

“MARITANA.” The revival of Vincent Wallace’s opera, “Maritana,” which is being produced by the New Plymouth Choral Society on Wednesday, October 25, ;at the Em- . pire Theatre, is arousing a lot of interest locally, and intending patrons '■ will be wise to book their seats 1 immediately the plan opens on Friday next at Collier’s, as the performance is limited to one night. It is many years since “Maritana” was sung here, and to hear again the old songs like “Scenes That Are Brightest,” “In Happt Mo1 ments,” “Let Me Like a Soldier Fall,” will be a treat that no one should miss. There is fine variety in this popular work, and the principals will be heard • (n solos, duets-, trios, quartets and quin- ’ tets, with the full chorus and orchestra. ’ Among the best-known choruses are “The °Angelus,” “Pretty Gitanaand “Oh, What Pleasure,” etc. The society are fortunate in having secured a fine east of principals, there being five spe- ■ cially-engaged artists to fill the various ' roles. Mrs. C. G. Alcorn (nee -Eva : Nixon), of Auckland, will sing the title part of Maritana. Mrs. Alcorn has quite recently sung the soprano part in the oratorio, “Creation,” for the Hastings Society, and also for the Auckland Society, and received the highest praise from the critics for her work. Mrs. A. M. Wilkes, of New Plymouth, will take the part of Lazarillo, while the tenor 3 part of Don Caesar will be sung by Mr. 2 Arthur H. Ripley, of Auckland, who 3 recently appeared in “H Trovatore” ‘ with the Auckland Choral Society. Mr. ’• Lance Craig, who is the conductpr of 7 the Wanganui Male Choir, will take the 8 baritone part of Don Jose, and the parts ? of the King, the Captain and the Al- ’ cade are in the hands of Mr. A. B. Mac- ™ donald (basso), of New Plymouth. The ™ work will be produced under the direcI tion of Mr. R. Laurie Cooper. I’he prices are 4s, 3s, and 2s, plus tax, which ’j must be paid on booking seats or at ’ the theatre. II THE SCOTCH CONCERT, e A perusual of the programme for the Scotch concert to be held in the Em- ? pire Theatre on Tuesday next, in aid ? of the New Plymouth Pipe Band, which - appears in our amusements column, ? should appeal not only to all lovers of 1 Scottish music and dancing, but to ths

public generally. The opportunity to see national and fancy dancing by Jean and Thelma McKenzie, of Wellington, the present Dominion champions, should not be missed, as these clever young ladies stand absolutely in a class by themselves. The cups and medals won at the various gatherings in the Dominion are too numerous to mention, but worthy of special mention is Thelma’s achievement at the Masterton Caledonian sports on New Year’s Day, when she won the Brancepeth cup outright, which is the first cup to be won three times in succession by any dancer in New Zealand. Their items will include highland fling, seantriubhais, sword dance, Irish jig, sailor’s hornpipe, besides several fancy dances. Mr. D. 'H. Thomson, the organiser, has also been fortunate in securing the assistance of the following singers: Mrs. Thomson, Misses Harper. Leitch, and White; Messrs. W. L. Kay and Fred Baird. ,Mr« R. Taylor will play a comet solo; choruses will be given by the Male Choir party; and the Savage-Club orchestra will render selections. A bumper house is anticipated, and patrons are advised to book their seats. Popular prices of 3/3 and 2/2 have been fixed, and the box plan is at Collier’s, where seats may be reserved without extra charge.