ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 10 July 1917, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

WORLD'S PICTURES

THE PLOW GIRL AND THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR.

Another double star programme will be screened to-morrow night, when over 12,000 feet of film will pass through the machine. The Paramount service will present another of their fine productions, featuring Mac Murray (one of the foremost youngest stars in the motion | picture art)' as "The Plow Girl." This lis the story of an abused little waif at the mercy of a drunken South African farmer, upon whose plantation she is i forced to work. The drama then moves from the South African veldt to the drawing rooms of English Society. The other star feature, ;*7he Woman Next Door," has Irene Fenwick as the principal and shows how a famous actress is suddenly faced with a difficulty and i how she wins through to happiness. A Paramount Travelogue and two amusing comedies will also be included.

I OPERA HOUSE PICTURES./

j The picture dramatisation of 11. W. Chambers' novel, "The Girl Philippa," with Anita Stewart in the principal part, attracted a'large audience at the Opera House last night. Philippa is depicted as the sole survivor of a royal tragedy in one of the .small monarchies 'iv the Balkan States, during a revolutionary movement in 1900.. When the present war broke out Philippa, unaware of her royal blood, has bloomed j into womanhood, and her guardian (one | Wildresse, a German spy) uses her as a | tool. Some papers fail into Philippa's | hands, and she sees her guardian in ' t his true colors. She flees from his i house, and her resultant adventures in j assisting an English secret service man j are most thrilling. The war scenes j were of special interest, vividly depicti ing village fighting in France.

THE NEW DANDIES

TO-NIGHT

We give a reminder that the Opera House will be occupied this evening by ''The New Dandies." The reputation of this clever company has preceded them, and a sparkling performance is assured. The artists appearing to-night are Miss Dorothy Graham (soprano), Miss Linda Bradford (contralto), Miss Ivy Davis (comedienne), and Messrs John Wellby (bass). Andrew Pace, Courtney Ford, and Harry Graham (comedians). Mr Philip Hardman is the pianist. Seats may be reserved at Donnelly's.

"BABY MINE."

TO-MORROW NIGHT

The J. C. Williamson Com nan v which plays "Baby Mine," ha s made a popular success of the production and cmite a furore is created wherever the comedy is produced. Contemporaries speak of the performance and the nerformcrs in glowing terms, and of Miss Beatrice Holloway's characterisation of the part of Zoic; they say that she has never been seen in anything better, and that her success will always be associated with the part of Zoic in "Baby Mine." Of the comedy itself, they say that "Baby Mine' is clever, it- is daring, it is undeniably funny. but, best of all, it never falters. The box olans of reserved scats are at P. T. Donnellv and Cos.