ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 October 1921, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S. In ‘'The Romance of a Movie Star,” at Everybody’s to-night, Violet Hopson, . ho is considered the foremost English screen artist to-day, relates in graphic manner the story of an actress’ rise from obscurity to fame, embracing the joys and sorrows of a film players life, and showing that players behind the screen are just as human as those who sit and watch the story unfold on the screen itself. Unusually interesting is the fact that most o-f the production shows the actual working of a studio and the lives of the film actors, while woven into the plot is an enthralling love romance, with many , highly dramatic situations. It rises to an exciting climax when the star shields a foolish society girl at the risk of her own good name, finally ending when everything has been cleared up io general satisfaction with the hero and heroine in the time honored “clinch.” Stewart Rome is typically British, and gives an altogether attractive portrayal of a manly young Briton. The bill includes gazette, comedy and the first episode of the big new serial story of “The Lost City” of the African jungle. The serial is wonderful for its adventure story, and the hundreds of wild jungle animals introduced.

NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

50,000 MILES WITH THE PRINCE.

The film to be exhibited at Everybody’s on Monday night next, “50,000 Miles with the Prince of Wales,” is not only a record of the Prince's tour, but it is also a geography, history, and Nature study lesson, with something ot the elements of a travelogue, and plenty of humour scattered throughout. The photographer, Captain William Barker, has done splendidly. Throughout, the whole picture is permeated with the personality of the Prince of Wales,

.sometimes a very tired Prince, but always ready with a kindly word, or a graceful action. That boyish figure, which will some day occupy the Throne of Great Britain, was perhaps not seen by everybody, but “50,000 Miles With the Prince of Wales” gives an opportunity that should not be missed. Several interesting views of the Panama. Canal are given, including the worklfamous locks and dams. On through/tiie Pacific, the journey is continued to Honolulu* where, the looking mighty embarrassed, is garlanded with flowers by the Mayor, and brought an offering of fruit. As Fiji natives in varying degrees of undress throng in thousands to express the loyalty to the Prince, and with much ceremony drink his health in kava.

There will be a speciaj school matinee each day at 2.3 Q. when children, will be admitted for six-pence. The evening session will consist of a big three-star bill, including the Prince feature, a first national special, “The Thunderbolt,” starring Katherine McDonald, and a two-reel comedy featuring Harold Lloyd. Box plans are now open at Colliers.

THE PEOPLE’S. “RED FOAM” TO-DAY. The Ralph Ince cyclone drama, “Red Foam,” the fifth Selzniek masterpiece, featuring Zena Keefe and Huntley Gordon, commences its season to-day, at the People’s, opening at the matinee at 2 p.m. Just some fool to shout “Lynch ’em,” and the sight of the unfaithful wife, held tight in her lover’s arms—and the lid was off — the foam was red. Two hundred men who had never eared for law or virtue before were suddenly blood avengers crying for death. A mob is a ferocious coward, blind and cruel. Though it professes to mete out justice, it is impossible for it to be just, (low can a hundred angry men, whose dark animalism is merely covered ; by a thin sheel of foam intelligence, judge I a man or a woman whose soul walks in Gethsemane? The bill includes gazettes, comedy and “The Moouriders.”

“THE ANCIENT MARINER.” The forthcoming production, for the first time in New Plymouth, of J. F. Barnett’s cantata “The Ancient Mariner," which is to be given by the Choral Society at the Empire Theatre cn Wednesday, November 9, is creating quite a. lot of l interest already, and. inouiries aa to when seats can bs hooked

'have been received from Inglewood, and as far away as Hawera. Coleridge's poem is well known, and it has been set to wonderfully descriptive music by J. F. Barnett, in which some fine effects are possible, and in which also there are dramatic situations. The choruses are just as descriptive as some of the solo parts. The latter provide some most interesting work for the principal voices, and these will also be beard in some particularly effective concerted numbers. The society has been very fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Hamilton Hodges (bass), of Wellington, to sing the title part, to which his dramatic temperament will be specially suited. Mr. Hubert Carter (tenor), will sing the part of the wedding guest, which is in striking contrast to that of the Mariner. The soprano part has been entrusted to Madam Winnie Fraser, a choice which will afford as much satisfaction to the public of the town as it does to the society, for whom she is to sing. The alto soloist will be Madam Ivo Symes, of VVfanganui, whose return visit to New Plymouth will be much appreciated. In > addition to the cantata, a short miscellaneous programme will be given, consisting of solos by Mrs. A. B. Macdonald and Mr. Hubert Carter, and part songs by the choir. Tickets, 4s (reserved), and 3s, may be had from members of the choir, and sets may be booked at Collier’s from Friday next without extra charge.