ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLII, Issue 1737, 12 February 1921, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

PALACE. “SPORTING DUCHESS.” The Sporting Duchess was sporting, hut not sporty: women envied her beauty and position; men her husband’s possession of her wonderful love; betweerf them they sought her downfall. This is a brief outline of the theme of the famous spectacular Druiy Lane drama, “The Sporting Duchess.“ starring Alice Joyce as the Duchess of Dosborough. S>e is queenly superb. She has had many fine roles in her glorious career, but none ever equalled ihe role this girl of girls plays in this picture. They sought her down fall \f.i)d she; fought them all alone. The odds we; o great, a pack of lying, treacherous friends, and a spirit! ally blind husband. It was a sordid battle —the sordidness of which was added to by a cruel and wrongful stains upon her honour that they foisted upon her. But she stuck to her guns, and when they thought they had her beatep fate dealt a handful of trumps. ROSY. Fred Stone, comedian and acrobat, in “The Goat,” a paramount 5-reel novelty film, and Ethel Clayton as "Young Mrs Winthrop,” 'with a 3-reel recent Chaplin comedy, make the usual three-hour entertainment at the Kosy. EVERYBODY’S, “The Adorable Savage ” (Edith Roberts) and “The Woman Game” (Elaine Hammerstein) provide a good programme at Everybody’s. Both pictures are more than usually good. INDEPENDENT PICTURES. “OLD LADY 31.” , To-night at the Opera House Independent Picture patrons will have a last opportunity of seeing Emma Dupn in the big Broadway success “Old Lady 31.” The big picture is from the Metro studio ( and contain: one of the sweetest love stories ever told. It will make you laugh and it will bring a tear too that you will not be ashamed of. Charlie Chaplin will appear in support in “The Jazz Waltz.” MATINEE AT 2 P.M. To-day at, the Opera House the Independent Pictures will give a special matinee screening of Charlie’ Chaplin in “The Jazz Waltz.” A good supporting programme will accompany the comedy. TOM MIX ON MONDAY. Tom Mix will head the Independent Picture programme at the Opera House on Monday and Tuesday in one of his most thrilling romances, “The Daredevil.” This a true Mix story with Tom at his best. It shows how a young man who did not amount to anything proved himself a man. It is a tale of a “hard-boiled tenderfoot” who was shipped West by his father to knock the corners off him. The Westerners gave him a rough reception and he replied in kind —only more roughly. He battled bandits, killed men, risked his life time and time again, and won at last.x the woman he loved and the admiration of the world. If you see Tom Mix on Monday you will get the first glimpse of his newest and most thrilling stunts. If you see him on Tuesday you will see him in company with the Australian cricketers, who will be the guests of the manager, x “SILVER LINING.” If you are interested in sculling, boxing or horse-racing you will go to see the big Gaumont feature, “The Silver Lining,” which stars Bombardier Billy Wells, England’s gentleman boxer, and which will be shown at the Opera House on Friday and Saturday next. “IRENE.” At the Opera House, Palmerston North, on Friday next, February 18, also Thursday, February 24, Messrs J. and N. Tait will present their new musical comedy company In the record Australian triumph “Irene.” This production has Just concluded in Sydney :at the Criterion Theatre) a record run of over 150 performances and was only transferred from that theatre to the Dominion to make room for the Christmas attraction, and it could easily have run well into the Now Year. "Irene” is by the author of “Going Up,” and is the most novel musical comedy ever staged in Australia. Ingenious mechanical arrangements provide swift action, while the scenic settings and the frocking is up to a very high standard. The name of the production is pronounced "Ireen,” to rhyme with the lyrics, and it deals with the adventures of a little shop-girl, who, by the whim of a millionaire, is lifted from the drudgery of a department store, to the position of a social butterfly. Miss Dorothy South,, who has made good in the name part, has many successes to her name, while Mr Chester Clute, the male modiste, and Mr Thomas Paunceforte, the inevitable

“friend” in musical comedy, are two comedians of repute. The millionaire role sits lightly upon Mr Robert Jowett, while Miss Georgie Harvey, an old friend, is entrusted with the low .jomedy role of Mrs O’Dare (the mother of Irene). The cast of principals is a large one, while the chorus have made, a reputation for themselves on the other side. The Wellington season recently played by the company constitutes a record for one play in that city, “Irene” being staged for a fortnight. The boxplans for both visits 'to Palmerston North will be opened at Oates’ Music Store on Tuesday next.