AMUSEMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, 25 March 1918, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

KING'S THEATRE. The best crime and mystery drama screened for some time, is seen in "Time Locks and Diamonds," the ■ Triangle play at King's to-night only Wiliam Desmond is in the leading role of "Silver Jim," Farrell, a master "crook" who has reformed, and is living quietly with his sweet young sister in a village. By a unique combination of circumstances he is forced to turn one last trick, and the strangest" possible set of circumstances follow on this last escapade. Silver Jim's little sister is to be .married and when the wedding arrives, the best man proves to be the very man that Silver Jim had robbed. The story is packed with surprises, not the least being the clever mystery safe which enables the scape of the two burglars, Mildred Harris, a very dainty and charming young Triangle star, and Gloria Hope a quite new Trianglette with a more than usually lovely face, fill, the two feminino spirit of the piece, is excellent, and the whole cast is strong. The settings are supremely good. These are good supports. EVERYBODY'S. FIRE BRIGADE DEMONSTRATION. BENEFIT. This evening, through the generosity of Mr. Sw'edlund, the receipts from the evening's picture show will be devoted to the Fire Brigade De- ; monstration 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 [young 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 aro, Tom Forman has the part of the husband, and Jack Dean that of his elder brother. t TO-MORROW NIGHT. "LOOK WHOS HERE.'" Music, comedy and burlesque, whisked up smarts, delightfully flavoured and served steaming hot, describes in a small way the clever and brilliant attraction to be presented by Mr. Fred. Waller at the Town Hall to-morrow night under the whimsicrl title "Look Who's Hero." The entc--tainment is spoken of as being a singularly cle?n and wholesome innov - tion of the most desirable variety, an 1

travels along at a speed that keeps the audience so busy taking count of a delectable succession of events that there is barely time to squeeze in the applause. From its dainty setting and costuming of black and white, to the last crash cord, of the orchestra, "Look Who's Here" departs entirely from the commonplace. There is excellent music and song, some hilarious little potted plays, fine dancing and burlesque comedy in plenty. One critic describes it as a performance that simply grips the audience ,takes it on a merry whirl of entertainment, and dumps it down breathless and delighted at the close of the show. The company is ■ well supported by the Purple Band, which opens the programme with a capital musical introduction. Some pretty little vocal melodies by the company serve as a preliminary, and the action quickens perceptibly until the burlesque court scene is reached. A violin solo by Gregory Ivanoff proves the player to be a gifted performer, and the programme swings merrily to some potted dramas, which are boiled to the bones, and are explosive in effect. Next, Mr. Wylie Watson versatile and capable, as the "Fireman," an item in which the humour is irresistible. Next, Miss Ada Smart, a most pleasing vocalist, and so on and so on, ad lit). The box plans of the season are rapidly filling at Sherv.in's. where seats may be reserved without extra, fee.