ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 October 1922, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S. MATINEE TO-DAY AT 2 P.M. Henry JB Walthall’s splendid, acting has never been more strongly emphasized than in the characterisation of the man who took the greatest sporting chance in “A Splendid Hazard” which is showing this -afternoon and to-night at Everybody’s Theatre The. character, one of the strangest ~oi Jiiiman paradoxes, is that of Karl Breitman, the central figure in the novel of Harold MacGrath which' has been transferred to the screen by Allan Dwan. The character is most.uniisual and interesting. In his blood rages a veritable tempest of contradictory impulses. He is at once an admirable hero and a mad misanthrope; a warm hearted, but volatile, newspaper /correspondent, he needs evidence that ha is a decendent of Napoleon. His soul is suddenly set aflame by the in’ad ambition to restore the glory of the old empire. Believing it his mission in HI O to do this he ignores the ’tremendous difficulties that lie in his way and stakes his life on the one chance in a million and follows his mad scheme with euptrb gameness to the end. This treiftendous characterisation is enacted in a way that only Henry B. Walthall is capable of, and makes one of the most notable screen impersonations- of the year. Supports include the sixth episode of “Winners of the West.”

THE PEOPLE’S. MATINEE TO-DAY AT 2 P.M, The Selznick De Leou special “The Submarine Eye” which screens to-day and to-night at the People’s is the most magnificent and spectacular deep sea drama ever filmed in the coral paradise that ffoors the vast Pacific—revealing the hitherto hidden wonders of the deep as no previous production ever attempted to do! “The Submarine Eye” is a breath-catching story of a search for sunken treasure—and is the most wonderful undersea picture ever screened. It is with the aid of the most -wonderful inventions since the advent of. photoplays that has enabled the Selznick producer to take thousands of feet of underwater adventures. If yiou’-ve never seen a shark attack a man you’ll see it done in this picture. You’ll see divers descend to the bottom of the Pacific—see the hidden wonders of the coral bed® that will make you gasp with admiration. Episode one of new serial “The Blue Fox” which by the way, it the only serial ever filmed in the eternal snows, is also included in this programme. On page one of this issue the management announces their intention of making a presentation to every boy and girl attending to-day’s matinee.

ALLAN WILKIE COMPANY. On Thursday evening next at the Empire Theatre Mr. Allan Wilkie and his Permanent Shakespearean Company, which includes Miss Hilda Dorrington, will commence a season of four performances. Mr. Wilkie has chosen “The Merchant of Venice” as the attraction for Thursday evening, and on Friday afternoon a matinee will be given with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream’” and “The Taming of the Shrew” will be staged the same evening. For Saturday, the last night of the season, “Ham. let” will be produced. The Wilkie Coy. have just concluded a successful season in Auckland, and the full strength of the company are coming to New Plymouth. together with all the scenery, costumes, etc., for which the Wilkie production are famous all over Australasia. The box plans for the season will open at Collier’s on Monday morning and intending patrons are advised to book early.

There was a stea. hooking of seats yesterday when the box plan opened at Collier’s' for the “Maritana” concert which takes place at the Empire Theatre on Wednesday next at 8 p.m. Intending patrons should book their scats without delay as this popular opera is sure to attract a crowded audience. It is a long time since the old familiar airs, which have made the work such a favorite have been heard here and the survival of the opera has aroused a great deal of interest. The Choral Society has secured a good cast of soloists, the principal parts having been allotted as follows: Maritana, Mrs. C. G. Alcorn, of Auckland; Lazarillo, Mrs. A. M. Wilkes; Don Caesar, Mr. Arthur H. Ripley, of Auckland; Don Jose. Mr. Lance Craig, of Wanganui; and the King, etc., Mr. Ashley B. Macdonald. Reserved seats are 4s, plus tax, and may be booked at Collier’s.