AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, 5 February 1918, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

KING'S THEATRE.

Edmund Breese is always a welcome figure on the screen, but it is doubtful if he has cverc appeared in a more congenial role than that of Jim. Carew in the "Lure- of Heart's Desire,'' which is being screened at the King's Theatre to-night. The drama is a Metro production and is quite up to their usual high standard. Following is a brief synopsis: Jim Careiw a sturdy lighthouse-keeper, saves the life of Ethel "Wyndham, a yotfng society woman, whose boat crashes upon the rocks near his post. Soon after hen discovery, she is returned to the mainland, and to her friends, and Carew, disconsolate because of his unrequited love for the girl, gives up his position in the lighthouse. In his subsequent wanderings, he becomes possesed of the gold fever, and joins a prospecting party in a rush to the Yukon. In addition to the above there will be a Weekly Review, "In the Days of his. Youth," (drama), the Christchurch; Grand National, and a comedy. . i

EVERYBODY'S.

A more than usually attractive programme is listed for patrons of Everybody's to-night, and includes two pictures of great merit, namely, "The Little Soldier Girl," and "The Flama of Youth". The Paramount headliner "A Little Soldier Girl" embodies an idea which the picture producers of the day have not exploited to any degree. There is a father and a son, who? is the apple of the father's eye. The father resolves to marry the boy, and chooses a girl himself for him. But the girl has other ideas, and runs away. This makes but half—the lesser half —of the story. The remainder is the part that earns the title " A Little Soldier Girl" It combines pathos and high interest with a beautiful romance, and works to a climax of thrilling degree. "The Flame of Youth," is a Butterfly production featuring Jack Mulhall. The title and sub-titles of this picture have been attractively decorated and some of the scenes are very picturesque. The story is developed with a good light touch. ' •■■'

"THE ORIGINALS"

Taihape people will have "an opportunity to-morrow evening at the ToUfihi Hall of showing their appreciation of the work done by the British Navy by patronising the entertainment to be given by the talented band ~of Auckland girls, whose effort is fo~ raise funds for the Navy League and the wounded sailors, and the dependents of those who have lost their Ifves for the cause of the Empire. The com* pany has been aptly named "The Originals," and their programme is "aecidedly original—nothing quite like it has been seen and heard in Taihape before. One item on the programme states: "The audience will gently but firmly divest themselves of all small change and hurl sums large and small at the artists during Elvy Sym'a Flag Song, 'Whose Boys.' " We mention this so that patrons ' win come prepared to make the gold and silver shower worthy of past achievements in this respect