ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1924, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

BVERYBOOY’S. LAST NIGHT OF “ANNA CHRISTIE.” "Anna Christie” was screened again last night 'before another large audience at Everybody’s Theatre. It is a most unusual picture of a most unusual story, and deals with an outcast girl who is redeemed through the love of a man and the clean pure air of the sea. The success which the film has achieved here is but a repetition of what it nas attained in every place wherein it has been screened. Blanche Sweet is in the title role, supported by George Marion, William Russell and Eugenie Bessener. ‘‘Anna Christie” will be screened for the last time to-night. The usual supports are showing together with another series of “The Fast Steppers. Seats may be reserv'd at Coilieir’s. Commencing to-morrow at Everybody’s Theatre the management will screen for a three night season Eirst National Pictures’ latest screen production entitled “Twenty One.” This is a modern story of love, romance and adventure, with Richard Barthelmess, the hero of “Way Down East” and other notable productions featured’. “Twenty-one” is heralded as a most enjoyable screen entertainment. The box plans are already open at Collier’s for the “Twenty One” season. THE PEOPLE’S. “THE STORM DAUGHTER.” “The Storm Daughter,” a stirring melodrama, dealing with the adventures of. a beautiful girl, born and bred on the sea, is the’ big attraction which opened at the People’s Theatre last night. Priscilla Dean portrays the leading character. She is shown as a girl who has inherited all the handy spirit of her ancestors, who had lived for ages in a little shipping village. The girl frequently goes to sea in her father’s craft, and has many thrilling adventures. Then, into her care-free life comes a man, and she falls in love. -From that point, dramatic scenes follow in quick succession. Shipwrecked, a raging storm, and a fight on a waveswept deck are some of the episodes depicted. The usual supports are shown including “The Oregon Trail,” a Baby Peggy comedy, and News film. Admission prices are as usual, viz., stalls 9d, dress circle Is 3d.

“GUSHING BORES.” ■Have you ever stopped to think just what would happen if gushing bores were found in Taranaki? Have you realised just the sort of persons who would congregate in this beautiful little town immediately the news of a big I oil strike became generally known? The speculators, the crooks, the “special correspondents,” the real estate agents, the business men, the loafers-r—and the police. There would always be something toward, and if it were only as funny as any of the situations in Graeme’s clever comedy of oil, “Gushing Bores,” there would be everything to be said in its favour. This comedy of oil and oil “experts” is something that should be seen by every man, woman and child in Taranaki, for while it does* not overstep the bounds of possibility it serves to emphasise the danger of peripatetic “special corresjxmdents” and other social parasites. A genuine special correspondent is a powerful being; his pen is courted and feared; he lords it over ordinary mortals—and gets away with it. But there are correspon-dents—-and correspondents (?). See Hale Spencer in “Gushing Bores” at the Empire next week, and book your seat.

CHAUTAUQUA “A Message from Mars.” During tne last few weeks it would be interesting to know how many radio stations have been listening-in for a message from the Martians. On Thursday evening at the White-ley Hail Dr. Arthur Carpenter will bring a direct message to the people of Now Zealand from the whole starry firmament. The eminent astronomer delivers his lecture in a manner that is at once easily understood by all, and spiced with a unique humour. He has r rare art of bringing obstrusive subjects within the scope of the ordinary mind, and of making scientific and philosophic statements without recourse to “the jargon of the schools.” He is a man of infinite humour and his jests arise naturally from his method of treating the subject matter, and thus equipped and aided by the tricks of speech of the land of his birth and it is no wonder that -Dr. Carpenter is able to grip his audience and carry them with him. The first part of the programme will be provided by Miss PeaseoWebb and Miss Leabia Dobson, contralto and elocutionist and pianiste respectively. These two talented young ladies have received wonderful receptions where ver they have appeared, proving themselves to be possessed of exceptional ability. Seata may be reserved at Collier’s.