AMUSEMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 19 January 1917, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S. An attractive programme is billed for production at the Town Hall tonight. 'The Target," the chief attraction,, is a Eed Feather production in five reels, with the eminent actor, Hobart Bosworth ,in the lead. It is a drama full of human interest, and tells the story Of a man who set out in life with the theory that "a friend is a friend for all that." The supporting pictures include a screaming comedy "Bill's New Pal," and the latest Topical Budget. A very fine picture is promised for Saturday night.

THEEE STAKS

Another of those popular and varied programmes will occupy the screen to-night. There is two star pictures. the first being a Vitagraph entitled "His Golden Grain," the second being another of the fine Triangle Keystone pictures "Stolen Magic." Briefly the synopsis is as fellows: Mack Sennett, the originator of Keystones, is now personally appearing in some of the Triangle comedies, together with Mabel Normand and Raymond Hitchcock. Mr. Sennett and Mabel act as host and hostess to Mr. Hitch cock, who appears in the role of a traveller from India, who brings back to America a work on magic and a collection of sacred snakes. It can be imagined what turmoil is caused in the hitherto peaceful household when a basketful of snakes break loose and take charge of the place. The Brahmin seeking to recover the magic scroll, is mixed up in the proceedings. An interesting "cutback" shows how Hitchcock stole the magic book from ' the East Indian temple and bow the Nautch girls danced weirdly before him. The Hindu pursuer Ts a bomb thrower, and there are some funny moments when Hitchcock and Sennett get unwelcome possession of the bomb. In the end the .scroll is restored to the East Indian, and all ends happily. "Stolen Magic" has been aptly described as an Arabian Nights' tale brought up to date and Keystonised. On the programme is also a very fine Vitagraph 2-reeler called "His Golden Grain," an interesting subject entitled "How Flowers Breathe" Charlie Chaplin Cartoon?. War Topical, "The Trickster," seenics etc.