ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1013, 5 November 1917, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

KOSY. THE DIVORCE GAME, Cleverly adapted from the I'Tench drama, ''The Divorco Game" will make a sensation when the usual Monday crowd go tonight to tho Kosy. It is one of the tinest productions over put out by the World I/ihu studios, and can l>e said lo bo fla.wlc'qis. Aliee J3rad.v iis the piquant American girl married to the lovable but altogether irresponsible French Count;, is seen in. tlio tinest role of her career. The idory has'a genuinely original plot. The young couple, loving each oilier devotedly, <h.t.oii!o dejsperalely pressed for money, and J'md that by being divorced there is a chance, of turning into cash the money of their marriage settlement. Florence, however, as soon as her husband leaves the house as a result, of lib: pretended infidelity, goes veiled to see him as often as she, can, and is of course discovered. Kndless complications ensue, and bye and l.ve the divorce, which was at first entered upon in jest, looks like becoming an event in deadly earnest. The cast, deserves special mention, .Marie Lavarre as ri-h U'inx ven alluring, and looking quite able io cause 'all the deadly mischief that she does as the. one-lime object o( the young husband's'infections. Kate Lester as Mrs Stafford is also splendid. The settings are j'orgoous in the extreme, and the dressing W ill the height of fashion. 'there is allj amount of excitemeiit in this weeks episode, of "The Iron Claw.'' PALACE. NANCY'S BIRTHRIGHT." The triumph of innocence tuul purity over Brutal natures and the. winning througbol a true hearted girl in spite of horrible temptatmns, is the mam theme of the story, Which is strongly handled in places. 'The' picture should make a strong sympathetic appeal, especially . to women. Kdythe Sterling has the principal part, and with her good looks and sympathetic acting should make a big success of the part, Mur'doek Macquarrie has the lead- ;„„- mule part. Comedy, scenic and an Australian Gazette will complete the programme. NKAV ZEALAND NURSES' MEMORIAL FUND. KNTERTAINMENT AT OPERA HOUSE. "Mi-,s Uavbitlie has kindly offered to assist at. the above coiio?rt i-> bo. held m the Opera House to-morrow evening. At a recent perhere Mks. Ilay.lmtle broug.t down Um Iwilv:- With Iter =ong. "Mnrned Men. She b"*- promised us even sometmng IwtU. r for this performance. In the rent eriujr oi character songs, Miss llaybittle uu few equals, aVd we have no doubt that, Jiei two items to-morrow night will arouse tu much enVhusiasmas did her effort on a. pre vibus, occasion- Mits Graham, L.A.8.. anc Miss Kendall. L.A.8., will be assoctaiot in a duet for piano, "Pas tie Cymbal-', am. Miss Holford, of Chrisfchurch, will sm» "( basin- Butterfly.'' An item that is byDUiu. to cans.- interest and amusement is tin "Dance Extraordinan-," to be given by Mi Kiowater. "Vho-e who were forninak < noU','h to l>c iii Palmerston and attend a recent performance of the I hieratic Socictj will doubtless lemember the immense en thuskMii aroiiV.cd by the character da hex given bv Mr Bowater on that occasion. He ha.spronu.-ied us, something even mori ' original and better for this concert;. 'Anothei item is the lightning sketches of Mr Thomp son.. Mr Thompson is a clever artist, with tho pencil, and patrons may rely upon see in . soino original lightning sketches which are to be auctioned as, they are com plcAed. Altogether, everybody is assured oi mi extremely original and pleasant enter tiuhmcnt 'to morrow night, "TURN TO Tll.E RIGHT." Thuatregoer.-,' and the public generally Mill hail ' with delight J. and N. Tait': fprthcoiidng atlraetion "Turn to the High: which i.-: aiinounccd to be presented f> r tin lifi't tiiu" in Palmerston North at. the Qper, llouie oil the 9Ui. This play, liko .gooi wine, neeils no bush. It has proved itsell not only in America-, but throughout 'Aus (ridia. In New York it. ran for eighteei Uionlhs, in Chicago'for .sixteen months, ant is -till drawing crowded houses in boll places and is "the reigning attraction ii America. Messrs .7. and N. Tait wiruret the Australasian TighU, and selected ill best artists available to portray tho different oliaracte'rs, and broiight them, with the pro ducer (Mr Gaston Morvale) for an extciidet tour of Australia, and New Zealand. Tin

company opened at the King's Thout re Melbourne, tunl played to packed ltou.se: for Irn weeks, and oiih took it. oil to lullt dates in Sydney where ;i. record season o: t. n -.rook.s was played. "Turn to th< flight" is considered the most human plaj "i-yer written aiid is from the pens of thos< ■well known dramatist* Wineheil Smith am John I. Hazard, who in order t» obtaii the real atmosphere and characteristics o' t.li<i types they wish to portray they pur >»yselv lived and mixed with them foi mouths. Included in the east ate several npUblo artists who will make their first appearance hi Paluierston North, prineipa' niiiviig fliem' being Walter I'. F?icli unison. John Junior, Stapleton Kent Vincent Dennis and Miss Margaret; ( divert Other members of the company well known :<j l«;cal playgoers are Messrs Maurice Dudley. Gcovite Chalmers and Carletdn Stuart and' Mis-.is Lizetfe Parkes, Cwei ijorise, Marie (..'oilier, and Frances Andcr-,-,on. .Mr l!hstoii,Mervale besides producing fippears in the. play. The scerie.rv is :; feature in ieself and in the last act tin effect i : i worked 'which coriiplctely nvystilies Ihe a-udieiK-.'. "Turn to the Right" will bi Atajred'for one night only. The box plan opens at A/idrcw Millar's on Wednesday morning.