ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 August 1921, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE EMPIRE. PRISCILLA DEAN, TO-JNIGHT. In “The Exquisite Thief.” commencing to-night at the Empire, Priscilla Dean has the part of Blue-Jean Billie, a crook de luxe, who has baffled the police for years, accomplishing one burglary after another. The climax of her career occurs when she enters the home of the exclusive Vanderflips, during a society function, and holds up the guests. There she meets an English adventurer, who has been accepted as a nobleman, and who is engaged to the daughter of the house. Moved to admiration by the cleverness of Blue-Jean Billie, the. Englishman follows her into the woods, and there, as the police close in, the drama of regeneration is worked out in a thrilling manner that leads up to a smashing climax of an entirely unexpected nature. The bill includes a big “Joe Martin” comedy and gazettes, THE PEOPLE'S. LAST NIGHT OF “NOTHING ELSE MATTERS.” The big "Welsh-Pearson all-British film, “Nothing Else Matters,” concluding to-night at the People’s, is another of the new British productions coming on the market, and one that will delight picture lovers, for it contains a fine typical English story, features a trio of noted artists, and is splendidly photographed and produced. The bill includes “King of the Circus,” gazette and comedy. “GIRL OF THE SEA” TO-MORROW. Betty Hilburn, the beautiful sixteen-year-old screen artist, is the featured player in the production, which was made by Selznick Pictures, owners of the submarine tube, an apparatus which enables them to take photo-plays beneath the ocean, not without danger, as several encounters with sharks and giant devil-fish have attested. Exteriors for “Girl of the Sea,” commencing at the matinee to-morrow, at 2 p.m., were made on a small island in the West Indies, known as ’ Devil’s Reef.” Here the survivor from the shipwreck, a mere child, is washed ashorp, and for a. number of years lives alone in a cavern or in the .waters surrounding the reef. When a rescuing party finally reaches the island. they find her a primitive being, who knows nothing of*the outside world. EVERYBODY’S. EARLE WILLIAMS IN “THE PURPLE CIPHER” AND “RENO AND ARTA.” To-day’s new bill at Everybody’s, commencing at the matinee at 2.30, will present Earle Williams in his big Vitagraph feature. “The Purple Cipher.” In “The Purple Cipher,” a weird and thrilling story of ’Frisco’s mysterious Chinatown, there is as much excitement as is usually seen in fifteen episodes of a serial. The story has fine dramatic value, and furnishes Earle Williams and his supporting cast with opportunities that are seldom seen on the screen. The farreaching hand of a murderous tong is responsible for most of the action, which consists of warnings of l death to four members of a family, who, at the hour appointed, each time’ mysteriously disappear, and are apparently victims of the tong. There is a tremendous surprise at the close of the picture. The bill includes gazette and Christie comedy, and the evening bill will include the popular artists, Reno and Arta, who delighted local audiences some weeks ago. This company has been specially brought back to play a short return season prior to their departure abroad. The box plan is at Collier’s.

THE CHERNIAVSKY TRIO. FAMOUS RUSSIAN INSTRUMENTALISTS. Messrs. J. and N. Tait announce the return to New Zealand of the famous Russian musicians, Leo, Jan and Mischel Cherniavsky, after an absence of six years, during which time they have appeared in most of the English-speaking countries of the world. For seventeen years these wonderful brothers have travelled together, giving concerts throughout Russia, England, France, United States, Canada. New Zealand, Australia, [South Africa, India, China, Burraah, Ceylon, Egypt, etc., and so successful have they been that return visits, and even 'second return visits, have been made to most of these countries. The Cherniavskys created a great impression in America and Canada; they toured constantly I for eighteen months in those countries with astonishing success. Describing one' of their concerts in America, an eminent critic writes: “Nothing to surpass them in mastery* of the art of ensemble playing is to be recorded here. It was one of the very finest concerto heard in this city covering, a good many years. Mischel Cherniavsky has the technique of Gerady amplified by a native imagination and temperament. Many in the audience likened Jan Cherniavsky to Hoffmann. Leo Cherniavsky received what was actually an ovation, playing four encores before, the audience would be satisfied.” Messrs. J. and N. Tait have arranged for a concert to be given in the Empire Theatre, New Plymouth, next Monday evening. The box plan opens at Collier’s this morning. A concert will be given at Stratford to-mor-row night.