ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1860, 9 July 1920, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

iJCOfiY,

“ PUPPY LOVE.”

A romance of sweeV sixteen is “Puppy Love,” Lila Lee’s latest Paramount picture, now being screened at the Kosy. Lila Lee is the daughter of a hod carrier (played by Hilaries Murray, the 'famous Mack Bennett comedian), wiio has suddenly acquired wealth. She i.s pretty and full of the joy of living, and her siVcctheart is romantic too. Tneir surprising adventures provide the comedy and pathos that ensure a photoplay being enjoyed by everybody .Lorn tiftccn to ninety. “When Fate Decides is a line production by Fox, featuring the queenly actress, Madlaino Traverse, in a good role. '1 ho serial ns usual is full of thrills and excitement.

EVERYBODY’S,

“ ETERNAL LOVE.”

Few can resist the attraction that the Latin Quarter has hi stories of Bohemian life in Paris, and “ Eternal Love,’ the Butterfly feature, starring Ruth Clifford, is no exception to the rule as regards universal attractiveness. The story, though somewhat familiar in parts, has been rejuvenated by its costuming and settings, and deals with the love of a peasant girl for the artist for wiiom she poses, furnishing an inspiration for the picture that brings him fame. With a two-reel comedy and n new topical to support it tliis programme should attract well this week-end.

MEG Cl Ml NO AT THE PALACE. One may praise without lint letist risk of exaggeration,, when describing the f> ( ‘j‘* forumnec of liUlb Mejf Cihiitid, *.v!lrt hi id Id her first rtppciintnct* lit this tflWl ill thti Palace TliDalH) hist evening. She is such a tiny little rnite —seven years old—that when she trips out upon the stage one immediately thinks of her as one of those wonderful, dainty little fairies of child lore, dancing around in the. moonlight, of n forest glade, Nnr, ivholl shO sings in her wonderfully clear childish voice l , does It tend to dispel, but rather to enhance the illusion. Her enunciation, too, CvOn in her songs containing Frehcll itlld Miittfi Worlhr would do credif It) any adult artist. Her movements during her singing of the two songs, "Oh! Frcnchie" and “00, la! la! (nil, oui,” were full of grace and delightful coyness. “Sergeant Paddy, V.C.,” was rendered with the necessary swank to please her audience. “Give me, New Zealand,” a topical song of much merit, specially Writ ten for this miniature artist, was her con eluding offering, and even after she had Hit tod back into the footlights six or seven times, the audience were loth to allow Meg to finally escape. It is no exaggeration to state that the performance marks little Meg Cimino as a child wonder for whom there is a big future. She is a New Zealander, born in Wellington. This wonderful artist will appear again to-night, at a matinee tomorrow. and finally to-morrow night, and those who fail to see and hear her will be missing a rare treat.' 1 The picture programme is also excellent. “A Lost Princess” is a Fox release, that hustles through four reels of humour interspersed with pathos, with a pretty romance at the end. “A Fighting Colleen” is n story with a sufficiently novel and interesting theme to allow Bessie Love to interpret it in ii way that places it among the beat of the Vitigrapb productions. The excellent music by the Palace orchestra is a feature of a good evening’s entertainment.