ENTERTAINMENTS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 602, 25 January 1921, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ODDFELLOWS’ HALL. TO-MORROW NIGHT. A PICTURE OF PURE SPORT. “ A big picture of big scenes,” may be said to aptly describe Marine Tourneur’s melodramatic spectacle, “Sporting Life,” which is a Paramount masterpiece, to be screened at the Oddfellows’ Hall to-morrow night. This picturisalion of the famous jlrurv Lane production, which created a furore in London twenty years ago, and latc,r in New York, shows two of the biggest events of English sportdeni; one, the running of the Derby at Epsom Downs, the other a cliampionship night at the National Sportin”- Club of London. Briefly “Sportin'”- L'fe” is the story of the love of the young Earl of Woodstock, for Nora'h Cavanagh, daughter of his txainer. The young Earl has previously become involved in the meshes ot an unscrupulous woman, Olive de Carteret, who, with her husband, Maict de Carteret, has been endeavouring to get possession of the prize Woodclock racehorse, Lady Love, the Derby favourite. As a result of their machinations, the young Earl, in order to save money, becomes involved in a big prize light the National Sporting Club, and is iorced to take the place of a drugged pugilist. The nobleman wins the battle, Inter captures the Derby, and, of course, foils the do Cartcrets, and wins pretty little Norah. STRAND PICTURES. TO-NIGHT. ENID BENNETT TN " PARTNER!: j THREE.” I On the hot parched sands of tin I desert where few men ever trod, : little caibaret dancer found the low ! that she had sought in vain am ids ' the city’s teeming millions. limit Bennett, Australia’s own artist, unde Fred Niblo’s direction, in an cxccp 1 (ional dramatic role. Also a side 1 splitting Mack Sennet comedy, “Rij cud Stiches, Tailors,” “Lightnin; Raider,” No. 7, and others. > i THURSDAY, i SAHARA,”

•■Sahara,’ ricli and sumptuous in set Ling, colourful and powerful as the story, its scones shifting from fascinating Paris to enchanting Cairo and the sun-burned desert of Sahara, with Louise Glaum, the sumptuouslygowned star, will be screened at the Strand. A story of woman’s frailty, her appalling vanity and final awakening’ to wifehood and motherhood and all thev mean, “Sahara” furnishes Louise Glaum an opportunity she has never had before to show hoi j capability in roles requiring both 1 beau tv and emotional talent. Also, .“The*Unknown Warrior goes to his '‘Last Rest.” Wonderful scenes of the last journey of the unknown warrior, whose mortal clay rests in Westminster Abbey. From Paris to England, the most impressive ceremony the world has ever known, when, with j ■ ■■■— i..t-.ii;,,y thu roprosun.tu.tiye of the glorious dead, 6(10,000 strong, I the solemn procession wends iLs_ way flanked by millions of people, silent, bare-headed, to the nation’s tomb of heroes. “Vanishing Digger,” No, 0.