ENTERTAINMENTS

Southland Times, Issue 18840, 5 June 1920, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE HOODLUM. SCREENING POSTPONED. It is announced by the touring manager of the Mary Pickford film, “The Hoodlum,” that owing to unforeseen circumstances, the screening of the film in Invercargill has had to be postponed to a later date. ALBION THEATRE. GO WEST, YOUNG MAN. An ideal programme is promised patrons at the Albion Theatre to-night at 7.15 in the dashing romance “Go West, Young Man.” Tom Moore, delightful Irishman, still retains the elusive, lilting brogue of the genuine, cultured native of JErin. That accounts for his charm of manner, his arresting smile, and the rogui-h light that glints from his eye, and hence for his extraordinary popularity. In “Go West, Young Man he’ has a role’that will delight everyone, and disappoint none. The story is by Willard Mack, husband of the famous Paulin 1 red- , crick, and contains much that is bright ‘ and entertaining, to say nothing of the thrill and romance it provides. Tom himself makes, in spite of icur or five days growth of whisker, a most attractive tramp, and that same Irish manner easily obtains stray meals for him on his long and penniless journey “out West.” Included with the above picture is the 3 Oth episode of The Man of Might” and several other films of equal interest. Intending patrons are reminded that seats can be secured oy telephoning the Albion. CIVIC PICTURES. FOX MASTERPIECE AND METRO SUPER FEATURE. What is advertised as “the greatest bill oit record" will he orosented at /.!•) to-night in the Municipal Theatre, by the enterprising Civic management. Ihere is no doubt that the double-feature bill is a particularly strong one, and the music by the Civic orchestra should materially assist towards making an excellent evening’s entertainment. The first picture—after the Topical Budget is the big Eox masterpiece “The W oinan and the Law.” The home life of Scnor_ and Senora Del Castillo in South America is ideal. W’hilo their little daughter Juanita inherited her father’s passionate love of music, Baby Blanquctte’s love of her family of dolls made up her happy childish life. Fifteen years later, we find Jack La Salle, son of a moderately wealthy New York family, a habitue of Broadway’s bright lights. Coming home one night in his usual disgraceful condition lie is met in the hall by his father who warns his son that this will be the hist time he enters the house in such a condition. Jack goes to Chili to a position and there he finds the del Castello daughters grown to lovely womanhood. He grows fond of the beautful Blanquettc, anrl marries her. In New York Jack lea-res his young wife often in favour of hir. old associations, and Blanrpiette, who has consolation only in her little son, is well nigh heart broken. “The other woman” is Josie whom Blanquettc finds at her rooms alone with Jack. On getting home she finds her late father's secretary', with whom she lias a talk, that though incorrect, gives Jack the opportunity for a divorce which is gran led. How Jack secures bis son from Blanquettc, how he (Jacki is killed by Blanquettc, how she is tried and “found not guilty” make a powerfully gripping story. The second star is a New Metro super-feature with Viola Dana in the lead—- “ The Microbe.” The story is of the rescue of a little gutter waif by a young author. Her bright wit anti youthful beauty- soon win his heart but the happy romance is no sooner begun than it is pounced upon by gr-en-eyed jealousy. How love eventually triumphs and the Microbe wins happiness completes a story of unusual power. The programme finishes with a first-rate comedy. A special matinee will he held at 2 p.m. today-, when “The Microbe” and a suitable set of pictures will be shown. POPULAR PICTURE PALACE. The programme In be screened this afternoon and for the next three nights is a particularly- joyous one, containing a fivereel comedy, “The Fighting Colleen,” and a two-reel comedy, “Snakcvillc’s Corset Demonstrator,” in adidtion to numerous supporting features of exceptional interest. Philanthrophy is shown as the first refuge of the hyprocrilical politician in "The Fighting Colleen.” Bessie Love is the little Irish girl who sells papers at the street-corner to help her widowed mother to eke out an existence. She has to fight the other newsvendors to maintain the territory she uses as her exclusive selling location. When she whips Jimmy Meehan he becomes her ardent champion; she couldn’t lose him. They soon found themselves mixed up in a great political fight carried on by the district attorney against a crooked mayor and a set of grafters. Bessie herself is the strongest factor in the play. She has not forgotten how- to make her points with the skill of a clever craftswoman and her slide down the stairs on a roll of carpet exceeds “straddling the bannister” for novelty and speed. There are splendid supporting features including for to-night only, “The Railroad Raiders.”