AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, 19 July 1918, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

KING’S THEATRE. “Creeping Tides,” by Kate Jordan, has been picturised and will be shown under the title of “The Tides of Fate’ ’at the King’s tonight. It is a superb production, with a boldly original plot, and, like most well-known books which are “best sek lers, ” the story is full of action. Alexandra Carlisle, the American stage beauty, is pictured, and is very impressive as the heroine who encounters such a* string of misfortunes. The drama contains some particularly fine scones of the last war in which America was engaged, the Phillipine scenery being most interesting. Frank Holland, a new World man star is particularly fine in the role of John, Cross, the Border Police Officer who is dismissed for losing his nerve at a critical time, and redeems himself by a fine exhibition of daring and endurance. Supported by one of the latest Keystone comedies, entitled “The Secrets of a Beauty Parlour.” r EVERYBODY’S. A double star programme will b© presented at the Town Hall to-morrow (Saturday) Pauline Frederick undoubtedly the greatest emotional actress on the screen, appears in a Famous Players production entitled "Double Crossed,” In this production she plays the part of a society matron, dead in love with her husband, for whom she sacrifices her honour and position to save him from disgrace. "Double Crossed” is a powerful story that is in many respects parallel to "The Cheat, ’ ’ which was specially written for Fannie Ward and Sessue Hayakawa. " Double Crossed” was prepared to give the best possible opportunity to Miss Pauline Frederick, and this well-known actress has taken the utmost possible (advantage of the conditions. Plot, scenery and general photography are all in order, and it is anticipated with confidence that the film will rise to the hghest standard attained by the Paramount people. The second star item on the programme is the great Western picture ‘Dare-Devil Kate” featuring Virginia Pearson.