AMUSEMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 19 March 1917, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

THREE STARS. “To the pure, all things are pure.” This maxim is strikingly brought home to those who have seen “Hypocrites,” the beautiful allegory which features the programme at the Three Stars Theatre to-morrow night only. A monk, working secretly in his cell, carves a nude statue of surpassing beauty, which he calls “Truth,” but when the masterpiece is publicly shown, the ignorant multitude, seeing immodesty where to the pure only the sculptured symbol of truth is presented, kill the monk and destroy the statue. The spirit of Truth then rises from the shattered fragments and taking her lamp, goes forth into the highways and byways of life holding up to the mirror the shams and hypocrisies of men and women in all classes. With Margaret Edwards In the role, this striking and much discussed film presents a perfect example of a difficult subject chastely and delicately handled. The supporting items are a good selection.

EVERYBODY’S

The powerful Metro feature “Her Great Price,” will be finally screened to-night. To-morrow an exceptional attraction will be offered to picture-going people. “The Mutiny of the Bounty,” the most important of Australasian pictures yet produced, is more than a photo-play, it is the nearest possible approach to the immortalising of a remarkable Anglo-Austrlasian historical happening. Produced by Raymond Longford, who might justly be called the David Griffiths of the South, the picture can be more than favourably compared with the best American and English films. The photo-play is excellent, striking scenic effects from the beauty spots of New Zealand have been cleverly introduced. Mr. George Cross and a capable company of leading artists portray in a most convincingmanner the historical personages of ihe great story.