ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 November 1926, Page 12

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE OPERA HOUSE. CHARLEY'S AUNT. The screen prcd'U.ion of ‘•Charley’s Aunt,” the famous stage farce by Brandon Thomas, is showing at tne Opera * House for a three night season, commencing this evening. Playing continuously for thirty-three years, and in i practically every country in the world, > ifi a wonderful record indeed, and an ■ accomplishment made possible by the fact that “Charley's Aunt” has the basic qualities of farcical humour which can i be appreciated in any language. It is I an exceptional piece of material for the ■ universal language of the screen. Happier humour and more spontaneous wit i combine in this film to create more i mirth in two hours than a great wit could in a lifetime, and so “Charley's > I Aunt’’ stands as the greatest comedy I achievement of the stage and the screen. ' Its action is fast and furious, its fun uproarious, its whole entirety so delightfully amusing that it will be remembered by those who will see it as that which eiTected for them the rncfit joyous moments of their lives. Syd. Chaplin plays the title role, and he can well claim to be as fine a comedian as his more famous brother. He is supported by a cast including Ethel Shannon, Priscilla Bonner and Alec- D. Francis. The box plans are at Collier’s, where seats may be reservwi. EVERYBODY’S THEATRE. FRED HUMES IN “THE YETJ.OWBACK.” A new# programme of exceptional merit commences at Everybody’s to night. The supporting films are a News and two comedies one of which is the newest adventi*e of Buster Brown. Alberta A’auglia-n stars jn another amusing story of the Go-getters, and the big feature. of the evening is one which has been keenly anticipated, “The Yellow Back.” This fine picture released from Universal Studios only five weeks ago, is an exceptionally good Blue-Streak Western, differing widely from the usual typ c » not only because of its interesting story, but by reason of its terrific action. There is very little padding in the telling of the tale, and the steeplechase scenes are splendidly thrilling. “The Yellow Back” will command a lot of attention, because it introduces the newest and handsomest cowboy star, Fred Humes, and an attractive and comely heroine in Lotus Thompson. The evening’s pleasure is completed by a fine selection of orchestral numbers and a delightfully tuneful vocal fox-trot. “A Night of Love.”