ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2676, 27 December 1923, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

“LOVE IS AN AWFUL THING.”

“In the spring,” says the poet, “a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love” hut the trouble with Owen Moore in “Love’s an Awful Thing,” at the Town Hall tonight, is that every spring it is a different girl. Moore hits upon tlie idea of getting rid of one of the east-off's by.making her believe he is married and the father of six children. This is working nicely until the lady he really wants to iv,a try discovers him in a highly do-nu-tieated scene. Like “Reported Missing,” the picture moves along at terrific speed and eyerv inch of film contains a laugh. Majorie Daw and the long coloured gentleman of “Reported Missing*’ memory, are prominent’ in the cast. Supporting films will precede the feature. ■ To-morrow evening Tom Mix shares the leading role with his famous horse, Tony, in “Just Tony,” a Max Brand story of a wonderful horse who seeks vengeance, as the leader of a wild herd, on all mankind, but who abandoned hatred to come under ihe care of the one man who befriended him. Comedy: Lee kids in “Kids and Skids." Prices Is and 1/(5, children 3d and fid. “THREE MUSKETEERS” TONIGHT.” Douglas Fairbanks’ photoplay version of Alexander Dumas’ blood stirring tale, “The Three Musketeers,” is the feature attraction for to-night at the Royal Theatre. In this spectacular photo-feature, Douglas Fairbanks .will be viewed in a new type of characterisation. In the picturessue trappings of a Seventeenth Century chevalier, he is expected to give a sensationally dra- - matic interpretation of the role of D.Artagnan, dashing swordsman and adventurer —and lie excells himself. Don’t miss this remarakble photoplay. , To-morrow night Betty Compson appears in “Prisoner of Love,” Miss Coiupson’s greatest achievement to date, which far excells her famous “Miracle Man.” Possessed of a dangerous fascination for men, her beauty had been a peril all her life —then accused of playing with the fires of passion by her own parents and finding that her father is a moral reprobate—she was east on an unsympathetic world to find that men were impossible. Comedy “Buc- <■' king Broadway.” Prices 9d and 1/6 children as usual.