AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, 2 March 1918, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

KING'S THEATRE.

Robert "Warwick has formed his own Corporation, and his first great picture is "The Argylo Case" a detective drama whose scale of production is a credit to the new organisation. The idea in making the film was to create a detective drama absolutely without peer, and this has unquestionably been done. Eight thousand feet of thrills unwind before the climax is reached and money has been poured out with lavish hands to make in every detail a great and splendid play. The story revolves round the murder in his library of 'John Argyle, a multi-million-aire. Nothing in the shape of clue is left and the police are completely baffled. Kayton, a modern investigator is then called in, and the story shows in the most wonderful way, the manner in which modern, science has been impressed into the service of those engaged in the detection of crime. Step by step, Kayton, draws the net closer and elminates the innocent from the accusation of guilt. A number of clever devices are used by the studio artist to explain the working of certain .modern electrical instruments used in present day crime bureau. Elaine Hammerstcin, granddaughter of the famous Hammerstein is the pretty star who plays opposite to Robert Warwick in "The Argyle Case," In the slang of the studies, "she screens like a million dollars." The detectaphene and the dictograph are two of the mo-dern-electrical devices used with wonderful effect in "The Argyle Case" Modern scientific methods in detection of crime are both ingenious and swift, and they are very clearly and cleverly delineated on the screen by means of fine studio craft in this fine play. The great American detective W. J. Burns was specially engaged a! enormous expense to provide proper modern methods as used in the equipment of the present day great detective drama which stars Eobert Warwick # The screening of this picture commences at 8.15 sharp. Another episode of the "Secret of Submarine" and the latest Gazette will also be shown.

EVERYBODY'S.

Russia is a kind of happy iiu'nting ground just now for the film-producers and it has furnished the camera" men with much 'good copy,' but nothing of this type has been shown that has a greater claim on popularity than "Anton, the Terrible," which heads the new programme at Everybody's tonight. The picture portrays in an original and powerful manner some notable happenings in the higher social circles of Petrograd, and introduces

certain police methods in an unfavourable light. The "fhird degree" system of obtaining evidence is exposed in the course of a sensational and thrilling plot. The leading players in the film are those well-liked people Anita King and Theodore Roberts, who are supported by an exceptional large and competent cast.