AMUSEMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 18 July 1917, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

THREE STAES. "The Mask Eider," one of theMetro sensations forms the star attraction to-night. It- is an intensely thrilling drama. The horse riding is of more than ordinary merit. Harold Lock- * wood as Parson, Detective, Rough Rid-'W. er, etc., and a score of sensational situations, should not to be missed. Supporting this picture are the two trained monkeys, Napoleon and Sally, which cause no end of amusement, Swiss Army sketches, the Cow Punchers and "Peril" (drama) complete ,a Really good and interesting evening's amusement To-morrow night a double start programme will be shown.

EVERYBODY S. The current series of films being screened at Everybody's embodies many pleasant features, the principal being Blanche"oweet, in "Public Opinion," a photo-play of more than average merit. This charming actress portrays Hazel Grey, a medical nurse, her love romance being the basis of an interesting story. Other pictures of merit include an interesting Paramount Trayelogue*" "From the Atlantic to the Pacific va the Panama Canal."" To-mororw, Thursday, the royal actress Betty Nausen will be seen ia the great stage success "Celebrated Scandal."

"BABY MINE." J. C .WILLIAMSON COMEDY CO^Jf The popular J. C. Williamson Farce Comedy Company, headed by the morepopular Australian Comedy, Artists Robert Grcig and Beatrice Holloway,. which has just started out, on a second tour of the Dominion after a highly successful tour with "Seven Keys to* Baldpate" and other'comedies - 'will pay a visit to Taihape on Tuesday -night next with an entirely, new attraction, the big New York and London success "Baby Mine." This comedy was first produced in Australasia at the Theatre Royal, Christchurch, and speaking of the initial performance the "Lyttelton Times" speaks in glowing terms both of the play and the players. Of thepiece the Times says: —"Baby Mine" is clever, it is daring, it is undeniably funny, but, best of all, it never falters. Unlike many farces, it builds up quite reasonably and increases its laughter as it proceeds. There is no weak last act, no anti climax. "Baby Mine"" grows funnier as it grows and it is a farce that forgets to flag. For all these reasons it will be numbered among the stage successes of this country. It is as funny as Miss Mayo's later farce "Twin Beds" and it is much cleverer. "Baby Mine" could easily be utterly impossible, but the childlike innocence' of Zoie, the young wife, and the apparent absence of any effort to force this aspect of the play disarms criticism completely. Miss Holloway has done much on the stage that has been, charming but nothing nearly as good as her Zoie. Zoie has to be entirely free of any of the mechanics of the stage; she must be the personification of childishness, but she must still retain the emotions and qualifications of the woman. If Zoie is not a real innocent little woman she fails to be interesting and if she is too innocent she fails to be funny. The merit of Miss Hollway's performance lies in the fact that she supplies all these requirements completely and without effort." Of Mr. Robert. Greig and hia performance in the part of Jimmy Jinks, the same paper says: "Mr. Greig made Jimmy Jinks just as one would imagine him; never obtrusive, the centre of much of the Gomedy, and always an interesting personality."

The box plan ' for.' the ohe night sea> son of "Baby Mine" will be opened at Sherwin's on Saturday morning next and It is anticipated that {here will be a big call on the Box Onice."