ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1928, Page 15

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S. BIG COMEDY CAST. “Tillie’s Punctured Romance,” which opens a season at Everybody’s this evening, is Al Christie’s first big comedy for Paramount. Christie Comedies have, of course, been entertaining millions of people all over tho world for many years in their short form, and while Christie has also turned out many pictures of feature length, this is the biggest to date. He is responsible for such long films as “So Long Letty,” “Hold Your Breath,” “Charley’s Aunt,” “Up In Mabel’s Room,” and many others, but his first super-comedy for Paramount is probably the most unique piece of entertainment ever concocted in his historic Hollywood Studios. The principal entertainers in the “Tillie” production are W. C. Fields, Chester Conklin, Louise Fazenda, Mack Swain, Doris Hill, Tom Kennedy, Grant Withers, Babe London and others of Frisbee’s circus, which goes to entertain tlie troops in France in the most spectacular manner imaginable. A varied supporting programme. will be shown and Everybody's orchestra will provide the music. THE PEOPLE'S. “BRASS KNUCKLES.” Betty Bronson, known as the Peter Pan girl, is co-starred with Monte Blue in “Brass Knuckles,” which is showing at the People’s to-night and again tomorrow night. William Russell, George Stone and Paul Panzer are also in the cast. “Brass Knuckles” is a melodrama with a punch. It portrays the life of a young husky of the tenements who has been wrongfully imprisoned, and a waif whom he fathers. The picture is full of thrills, heartaches, laughs and fistic encounters, and is an example of splendid photography and direction. The supporting programme includes “Winning Out” comedy, “The Stream,” nature interest, and Pathe Gazette Topical News. "A SUNSHINE GIRL.” OPERATIC SOCIETY PRODUCTION. FORTHCOMING PERFORMANCES. “A Sunshine Girl,” one of the most delightfully entertaining of the long list of “Girl” musical comedies, to be produced by the New Plymouth Operatic Society the week after next, is already creating a considerable amount of interest in New Plymouth and the surrounding district, and people are looking forward to the season, which is to open on October 23 and continue for four nights. A preliminary notice of the production appears in to-day’s amusement columns. No pains are being spared in the preparation of this work, which from the very commencement was received with enthusiasm by members and has progressed to the complete satisfaction of the producer, Mr. Theo. Tresize, and the musical director, Mr. Francis Cornwall. The committee has given the closest attention to every detail to ensure the complete success of the production, and although the project involves considerable expenditure the society confidently anticipates that the support of the public will be complete endorsement of their policy of giving the best that can be produced locally. Some remarkably good and fresh talent for amateur operatics has been discovered for this year’s production, especially in the principals. To quote Mr. Theo. Tresize’s remarks, he said it is difficult to believe that the principals are not professional artists. With such a strong cast, supported with choruses of 80 voices, everything points to “A Sunshine Girl” being a big musical success. Rehearsals are now held daily, and the painstaking effort that is being put in by members and the producer, is bound to be reflected in the high quality of the production. Box plans will open at Collier’s on Thursday, October 18. Tickets are being issued by the committee and will be on sale from members of the society. Usual concessions will be made to members of other Taranaki operatic societies.