AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, 23 March 1918, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

KING’S THEATRE. A beautiful young widow who believes that her late husband was the paragon of all the virtues, is portrayed by Dorothy Dalton in “Wild Winship’s Widow,” the brilliant Triangle drama at the King’s to-night. However, the chance snapping open of a drawer reveals a slipper, a bundle of letters, and the late Mr. Winship’s shrine ceases to be a place of worship, Then Dorothy looks round to find that the real mhh who has loved her for years is very much infatuated with a young pretty girl. The heroine acts at once. Her widow’s weeds are dropped, and she dons forthwith some amazing and pretty frocks and joins in all the fun and flirtation of the district. The scenes of the rich society of the Southern States are marvels of lavish staging and magnificence of dressing and setting, and the Hunt Ball is one of the most elaborate indoor scenes ever put upon the screen. TheVe are also some noticeable hunting and driving spectacles, and Dorothy Dalton is a perfect horsewoman. In the scene at the lonely lodge where the heroine Is stranded with a partial stranger, the terrific storm scenes are the subjects of some very new and original studio effects. The"whole play is a masterpiece. There are also "The Secret of the Submarine,” a two-part comedy, Gazette, and a Grand National scene, making a programme that is well worth seeing. t EVERYBODY’S. Two big features will be screened at the Town Hall to-night (Saturday), one of which is a Bluebrd fivereel scrcenidrama featuring Dorothy Phillips in a truthful story of a young girl’s struggle with the world. Without doubt the characters in “Fires of Rebellion” are -taken from life. Existtence is just such a drab, disheartening affair for some people as it is dcDieted in this picture. The other star attraction is a Lash,-

production in five reels wiih Mar;: /et Ulington in an idaptation <■'■ -sil King.'s well-known novel.'."-T-:.-- ir.;; r

Shrine." The advent of Miss liKrigtou on the screen is one of.the most notable events of the year, as she is one of the few great actresses of the day who had not previously succumbed to many alluring proposals to become a screen star. The tremendous success which she has won on the stage—gained entirely through her own distinguished talent—assures success for Miss Ulington in her new fields of endeavour. The Paramount Weekly Gazette is also on the programme.

FIRE BRIGADE DEMONSTRATION

BENEFIT.

On Monday night, through the generosity of Mr. the receipts •from the evening's picture show will be devoted to the Fire Brigade Demonstration funds, when a first class programme will be screened. Miss Fanny Ward, the popular Famous Players actress, has .the leading part in the absorbing Lasky release "Her Strange Wedding." "Her Strange Wedding" is the story of two men and a woman. It is not the eternal triangle, but something

different . This time,, something with sap and go, with lively action and rapid changes of scene, a beautiful picture with rather an unusual story. Paramount will lose no admirers through this story, which concerns a girl whose lyoung husband -was a thief. This she discovered on the first day of their honeymoon. But the hero of the tale is not the husband, but his elder brother. The film takes the audience through a fine range of emotion, and is in itself a beautiful work of art, as the Lasky productions always are. Tom Forman has the part of the husband, and Jack Dean that of his elder brother. s "LOOK WHO'S HERE." Not all the hoarding aispiays and newspaper puffs can equal the reputation which precedes a company in the way of advertising. In this respect Mr. Jack Waller's "Look Who's Here" attraction, which commences its'season at the Town Hall on Tuesday' l riight/ : holds a unique' position. The" program riie'" "embraces "comic b'peraf;£rMti 6|e?a"7 f 'pfll!qmime,'' r drama, burlesque 5 , %ns' a!flne' \ar ious"'cias'ses of entertainment ever'pro l; company ts i very strong on the musical 4 side,'' yet j Mr. Waller"TtaTTni'crspersed items of! a highly humorous nature Which are built oirHuriescfuV-line'k; "consequently | the audiencei is at one,moment sitting; back in "the enjoyment of a high-class j concert' and at fi ts.'e next swaying I to the demand^*their risible faculties which have been roused by'some mer-i ry quip or potted dMma!' 'The Pyrpje Band in itself an attraction, and it is 'that wilf present 'the 5 famous overture'by Taschaikowsky, known the world over as "1812." This item is" performed'by . the full instrumental force of the company, assisted by four grand pianos which are played simultaneously, and is preceded by a dramatic prologue delivered by Jack Waller, as Napofeon. Harmony and dancing have their respective places on the list, and the whole whigmale'erie is backed by a chorus that knows its business. In all the company numbers 25, and each is an artist in his or her particular line. By special request the company will include in the opening programme the burlesque on the Hungarian band presented by Jack Waller, Fred Dennett, and Wylie Watson. The box plans are now open at Sherwin's. I