ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144666, 28 April 1915, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

JOSEPH BLASCIIBGK. TO-NIGHT. “A feast of humour and music” —that is how" Mr. George 11. Sims, the eminent English journalist, described Mr. Joseph Blascheek’s entertainment when he witnessed it at the . Queen’s Hall, Condon, and so aptly do those, words apply that they could be used as a sort of trade mark for the great humorist’s performances. Never have we heard m this country so versatile an artist—a man who can .thrill us by his dramatic power and convulse us with laughter. A man like Blascheck is surely Unique. It is true that there are many.lino actors who are able to, play both, comedy and tragedy well, but it is impossible to imagine that any other Jiving performer has the extraordinary range of powers that, ho has. It is not simply that be is able to enact both serious ..and comic parts, but be is preeminent in both."and he can act. sing and rerite as can no Other entertainer vre have ever heard. EMPIRE PICTURES. There was a attendance at the Empire Picture Palace on Tuesday Plight, when a very fine programnie was screened, to the great enjoyment of those present. Real cowboys and cowgirls. competing in genuine AVild AVest sports, tigure in "Californian Roundup," the Hav picture of a splendid, new series. Feats are acepftiplislied by these experienced horsemen lo illustrate the nature of their daily duties, and many times man, horse, and wild cattle clash to the ground together. The whole of the sports take place in a special arena and one of tho mast notable features is tho race between cowboys mounted on horses which are untamed and unaccustomed to men. This is a scene which really baffles description by pen. The supporting pictures are specially attractive.