OTAKI THEATRE.

Otaki Mail, 21 August 1922, Page 3

OTAKI THEATRE.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT. "THE FORBIDDEN THING." "The forbidden Thing," to be shown at the theatre on Wednesday night, i.porhaps the most humanely interesting and absorbing photoplay of the season I! is uii Allan Divan picture, and the line hand of the director is seen throughout its several reels of entertainment. Lighting effects are excellent, while the technical details, tin at musphere, types, and all thai enters into the picture arc virtually perfect from every standpoint.- James Kirk wood heads n notable ease which includes Helen Jerome Eddy, Marciu Manou, King Baggott. The mterprctaticc work, always guided by the master hand of Allan Dwan, is always sincere mid convincing. The scenes of the story are laid in the '.'ape Cod fishing district, and all the human joys and sorrows of a happy or unhappy people run with astounding interest from the fust reel to the last. The central theme of the story revolves round the eternal contest of the physical woman against the (spiritual woman for the possession of a. man 's soul. It t> a remarkable production and one that will rank as one of the real screen document- of tlif rear. 'THE LEATHER PUSHERS.' HOUND THREE. Almost without fuuds. Joe Murphy finds it very difficult to arrange a match for Halliday. However, at

lengMi the fo coneoivc tt bright iilt-n to arrange ;i novelty light with Ai. Kennedy To advertise the big event. for dnyrf before, Halliday and Murphy, ui'iski.d, in top huts and (Ires.- suits. parade down Broadway's Gay White Way, at the height of the theatre hour, in ;i beautiful limousine with announcement.- of the great contest on both s;dcs On the afternoon of the night he i:< to fight Kennedy. Murphy finds Halliday in o tea room doing the shimmy with Estellc Van Horn, a chorus girl with a million dollar face and .•'. jitney brain. At the area.-'. Halliday. determined to protect his face from being marred, leaves his midsection wide open and 13 badly beaten by Kennedy. Later. Murphy instructs Sam MeVey. Halliday's sparring partner, to give Haliiday the "mark of his profession'' when hr gives the signal. This Sain does with a terrible wallop on the boxer's nose—just as Estelle Van Horn, brought there at Murphy's indignation, appears at the gymnasium. The giri calls Halliday a "big chunk of cheese; an oil can. and a pork-and-beaner," and Halliday sees Hstello in her true color.".