ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143763, 11 April 1912, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ROYAL PICTURES. A complete change of varied and interesting pictures will he submitted by the Royal .Pictures and Orchestra in the Theatre Royal to-night and to-mor-row. ■ “Who’s Who and What’s What" is a merry and cracker-jack Vitagraph comedy with Mr, Maurice Costello and Miss Lottie Pickford in the leading role. “The Baby and the. Stork” is a first-class A.B, drama showing how little Bobby was jealous of the now baby. Two exciting Indian Cowboy dramas entitled “Heart of Silver Leaf” and “Call of the open Range”, are full of thrilling incidents, and Pathe’s Australian Gazette contains all the latest topical happenings. On Saturday commencing at tlic Sweets Matinee “The ..Great Moment,” the love story of the 'century, and most interesting, realistic, sensational, and convincing photodrama ever produced will be screened for the first time. EMPIRE PICTURE PALACE. The Empire Theatre was crowded in every part last evening, when the picture' version of Charles Beado’s sensational novel, “It is Never too Late to .Mend,” was shown for the first time. In the construction of the story for picture form the adapter has endeavoured to retain all the main and most salient features of the novel, allowing for the bridging over of many incidents to make a natural sequence and clear-cut story. Of the story little need bo said; there are very lew colonials who have not at some time read this thrilling novel, and those who have not done so will not suffer in consequence, as the graphic, recital of the main parrs of the .story by Air, Alfred Boothman makes every tangle clear, and adds an interest to the picture that could only bo possible with such a master of elocution. The picture is a good production of a popular novel, but we have little hesitation in saying that 50 per cent, of its success is duo to the exceptional abilities of Alfred Boothman as a lecturer. The supporting programmo is fine; “Lorna Doone” is in itself worthy of a star place on any programme. The entertainment finishes with a Vitagraph “Who's Who?” about the funniest of its class yet produced. The same programme will be repeated to-night. JANSEN. Jansen concluded his New Plymouth season on Wednesday night, and those local theatre-goers who have been fortunate enough to witness one of his entertainments will readily agree that this great entertainer fully deserves the flattering criticisms that have been written concerning him. With Jansen the great mystery becomes an art. Unfathomable methods with the aid of dexterous manipulations are employed in order to gain the weird effects necessary to produce the great illusions with which Jansen astounds his audiences.