ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1887, 11 August 1920, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

p alack; VAUDEVILI.E ~AND PICTURES. Probably no combintition of artists visiting tins district have boon subjected to so many enthusiastic recalls us wore the Alsace Vaudeville Company on the opening of their season last night at the Palace Theatre. The star turn of the evening was Zoo, the child-wondor. lie cun answer any mathematical problem, and ijyesiions in his lory and other school subjects arc men trifles to this precocious boy of ten. -\Jr Louis Alsace may well, bo termed a niaslei musician. His violin playing is tbut of an accomplished artist and his first number was I lie signal for alt imperative encore. *1 be introduction ot the Alsaoejihone proven a revelation, and Air Alsace found it very bard to satisfy bis audience, ’the Camp bell Brothers, two concertina players, gavi a capital turn, having to submit to mam encores before tins audience was satisfied .Miss Anita Croon was charming it hot songs, and scored a great success it her Scotch numbers. Van Dyke, the light ning sketch artist, provided many interesting moments during his turn. 'I lie picture “Extravagance,” which is screened at t, p.m., is in itself well worth feeing. 'I In entertainment is of a first-class order and should attract another large audience to night.

EVERYBODY;. I *. That winsome little*.star, Bessie Love assisted by her dog, Prince, in “Carolyn ol the Corners” again liaH a role that jits hei perfectly. As the little town wail who. orphaned, is sent to her uncle in a way back couii'ry village, site err ops into every body's heart, in what is probably the finest piece of child impersonation that Inis beet seen on the screen. A remarkable bit ol acting in the feature is that of Bessie’. 1 dog, I’rinco. ROSY. Just wha.t is the moral deadline in morals, as affecting rich and poor? Vital is do rigour for- tin; rich may be indictable for the poor, as in the case of the poor girls dance in “The Moral Deadline June Elvidge being the dancer. She performed amidst acclamation at a fashionable after noon, yet for doing (lie same dance in an East side cabaret was arrested in the interest# of public mot ids. The picture furnidio some great opportunities for June Elvidgi to show her worth, and she is never disappointing for a moment Throughout.