AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, 17 January 1918, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

KING’o THEATRE.

A five-part Mutual masterpiece, produced by Thos. H. luce with a remarkably strong all-star cast, headed by the famous Western actor, William S. Hart, the well-known Broadway star Robert Edeson, and Rhea Mitchell. The story is of a Western flavour, but it is not “wild west,” it is strongly dramatic, almost melodram-

atic, with a gripping plot, big scenes, stirring incidents, and exceptionally

good acting. A picture with Hart i: the lead, and produced by Thos. E

lace, is sure to be of the( best, anc both these names have been so ad. vertised that popularity should bf The acting

of attainment,

easy throughout measures up to a big: standard, and there is a strength an thrill in the picture that grips the at tention all the The big fight ir the drinking saloon, when Texas anc the parson fight the mob is wonder fully realistic and exciting, and there are many other stirring and dramatu incidents, but after all the mam strength of the picture is the excel lent portrayal of the outlaw, Texas who makes a strange friendship witl the parson, and the transformation ir me soul of the thief is splendidly dont without being overdone, or becoming “sloppy.” The story is vigorouslj told, and deals strongly with a stronj man’s love and renunciation, and is i tale of true friendship and love tha cannot fail to please.

There is also the 13th episode o .the “Mysteries of Myra,” as well a a 1000 ft comedy The programme wil be shown positively for one nigh only.

EVERYBODY’S.

“A DAUGHTER OP THE GODS. ;

William, Fox’s Million Dollar Pic lure Beautiful—“A of tk Gods”—featuring Annette Ivellermam "'ill bo shown at Everybody’s tc night. Eastern critics have styled it- ‘‘ A moving gallery of triumphan art.” It is a fairy love story, unfolc ed with exquisite cunning. Love ,i the highest word in the language an the most precious. True, it is ofte debased as Fransois Yillon laments but nevertheless the Bible rings wit it, the progress of the world is base on it, and the wars of the world o the lack of it. As fiction or trut “love” is ever before us in one fori or another: and pure, unsullied, ui selfish love for one or all of God : creatures is love for God outright, an the highest emotion known to xnai The plot of the story of “A Daughte of the Gods” (which makes the fom dation of the greatest picture, eve porduced)) could not of course, hav chosen any other theme. Annette Ke lermann— known actually as “Annett the ’ ’ —is a creature of stu of which dreams are made, a fit 63

ponent of that purest of soul sensatio known as 1 love.’ ’ She proves love fc love’s own sake to be abundant! worth while, even though life end i disaster.