ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4420, 29 May 1922, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

CENTRAL THEATRE PICTURES TO-NIGIIT. “ROPED.” Harry Carey, acknowledged master of al> “natural”. Western. picture-play 'stars, has completed bis latest Universal special attraction, “Roped, and will appear tonight, in ,a role that is. .different from .he has yet /interpreted. “Roped” , is: a thrilling Western story,, in which, much of the action has. an Eastern background, including ,tyew York’s “Great White Way,” many,.incidents of. a humorous clia^apter,,, ■ ...

• WEDNESDAY NIGHT. "THE HUNDREDTH CHANCE.” On Wednesday night the Stoll picture from Ethel. M. Dell’s . striking story, “The Hundredth Chance,” will be screened. The -story in'brief is as follows: ' . Lady Bernard Brian, fallen on evil times; married Giles Sheppard, prosperous owner of the Anchor Inn. She hoped that her daughter Maud would marry her cousin, Lord’ Saltash, but he had lo.st his desire to marry the girl whose home was the village inn. Jake Bolton was the trainer for Saltash and one day, meeting Maud and Bunny her crippled brother, flell in love with her. Maud, remembering her aristocratic, traditions, kept him at arm’s length. 111-*treated by her step-father, and in despair at the cruelty Sheppard practised towards Bunny, the girl would have committed suicide. Jake saved .‘her from that and begged her to marry him*,, if only for the boy’s sake. Maud scorned the suggestion, but next day v her stepfather’s renewed \ ill-treatment drove her to take the step. Some time after the marriage Satlash went to Ms trainer’s to see “The Hundredth Chance,” his favourite racehorse, and was .astonished to find that his cousin had married Bolton. He determined to separate them, and invited Maud to BurcLester Castle, where he endeavoured to compromise her.. To accomplish: his purpose he one.day.drugged her, but Bolton arrived at the Tight moment.: Saltash,, was soundly' thrashed; and Maud discovered, that Iter husband had d • hea# of gold. - • •

STBASBBBG CLOCK EXHIBITION.

The wonderful working model of the world-famous Strasburg clock wilt commence a short season in Paeroa at the Soldiers’ Hall on Thursday. The model performs all the intricate and wondrous working of the great original—the procession of the.twelve apostles—the appearance of the. Saviour—Peter’s denial of Christ —the crowing of the cock on the tower—.the visitation qf.,Satap—and the ap-: pearance of the. grim figure of. These , are seen .together with other working figures. Among the scien-„. .'title dials are seen the Ecclesiastical Compute, the Gregorian Caienfiar, the; phases of the moon, the grand.'orrery showing, the various planets making their revolutions around the. sun, etc. This is undoubtedly the rnhst interesting and 'exhibitiori ing the world. The exhibiton visited.. Auckland/inlbSfiihut this is its/first, ‘visit : to Paeroh'. ft has been shbwn,. in eitery part 'of tlie civilised wbrld... As the model fs ; '(b 'return t'o : its ihbme ‘in ■ Al sace-Lbrraine at the' tfefiiiiiiation?,. of ith New Zealand tour J readers should 'avail themselves’ of the opportunity of viewing this masterpiece ->f mechanical skill. The season is from Thursday till Saturday only, and the hours of showing are : Afternoons, 2 till 5 ; evenings, 7 till 10. Admission, adults Is, children 6d.