ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 October 1922, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S. “UP IN MARY’S ATTIC.” “Up in Mary’s Attic,” the six-reel super-comfedy feature is the attraction at Everybody’s to-night and at both sessions to-morroW. The story concerns a certain lovable girl named Mary, who is the belle of the girls school which she attends. Her romance is the theme of the entire feature, its various phases and fateful twists having been skillfully and cleverly made a part of the story. The same light touch which has characterised the work of both Miss Novak and Mr. Gribbon in other comedy releases has been introduced in this offering. Scores of beautiful girls appear during the course of the story — first as bathing beauties, and later as fellow-students with Mary at the school. Harry Gribbon is instructor of physical culture at the school, and as such leads the girls through a series of pranks and mirthmaking episodes that will bring a smile and a laugh to the veriest grouch. The production travels at top-speed throughout its six reels, carrying its story cleverly until the end. which is logical and happy. There is a very strong supporting programme, including the seventh episode of “Winners of the West.”

THE PEOPLE’S. LAST NIGHT OF “STEP ON IT.” Screening for the last time to-night at the People’s is the snappy Western photoplay, “.Step On it,” with the humorous daredevil star. Hoot Gibson. This picture is Hoot’s liveliest to date and the story simply bubbles with laughter and romance midst the virile Western atmosphere. A weird and uncanny element is introduced into the story in the ghost-like disappearance of thousands of cattle from a large run. The endeavors to /solve the mystery lead to thrilling adventures, hairbreadth escapes, and desperate struggles. Hoot Gibson and Barbara Bedford act the scenes with great daring, which keeps the audience in a. continuous state of excitement. The supporting films include century comedy, “Red Hot Rivals,” and topical.

DANOE RECITAL. A great deal of interest is being manifested in Miss Wyonne Haybittie’s forthcoming dance recital, to be presented in the Empire Theatre on November 1. Miss Haybittie will be assisted by two of her senior pupils, Miss .Joan Mulholland and Miss Clarice Moverley. and about 20 of her junior pupils, and the programme which will be presented is exceptionally well-chosen and wellbalanced. running from rollicking fun to a pathetic elegy. A pupil of the well-known Sydney ballet mistress. Miss Minnie Hooper, and a protege of the late Miss Florence Young, Miss Haybittie was a solo dancer with J. C. Williamson’s Royal Comic Opera Company until ill health compelled her to temporarily abandon her career on the stage. While in Sydney, Alexander Volmin. the famous Russian dancer, instructed Miss Hayibittle in the “Dance of the Dying Swan,” considered the most artistic of all toe-dances, combining as it doe«? emotional acting, grace and a perfect technique, and this will he one of the four solos which she will present at her dance recital. Miss TTaybittle will bp assisted bv two popular singers. Miss W. E. Harpyr (soprano) and Mr. F. E. Gooder (baritone). Prices of admission will be 3s and 2s and thp box plan will open at Collier’s on Monday morning at 9 a.m.