AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, 6 September 1919, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

THE KING'S TO-NIGHT. Dal‘win’s theory of evolution in print. has been the subject of m_uch controversey, but _it has remained for the National Exhibitors of Anlcl'ica to successfully picturize this important problcm. In “Tarzan of the Apes” to be shown at the King’s tonight, the boy brought up by the apes is shown to rank higher than his aristocratic relations. “Tarzan of the Apes” is eight 1-eels of amazingly in~ teresting adventure and 1-omnnce, Mix Stevells.on’s “Treasure Land” with Captain Bakers “African Stories” and the “Blue Lagoon” and the happy combination is struck. The joy of the film lies in its kindly primeval life 1-ather than its civilised brutality_ “Tarzan,” stanas head and shoulders above most films that have been concocted for the screen National beauties, imagination, clean free spirit, and a beautiful romance make the film a pure delight. Some of the finest hits over pourtrayed on .._tlle screen art'found in “'l‘arzan.” The fight between sailors and officers aboard the vessel is an exciting bit of action. Tarzan,

as readers of the story will remember, is the son of Lord Greystoke, who Went to Africa on a secret mission for the British Government. Africa in 1897 was torn by European I‘{‘.\'iShel'S, at:o?cities in the Belgian Congo, Jameson’s raid on the Boers, slave trading, with its concomitant brutalities by the Arabs .The sailors mutiny, slay their brutal officers in fair fight, and then maroon Lord Greystoke and his wife. A boy ._is born in the jungle; the mother dies and the baby is carriecgl, off by a mother ape, who has just lost her young. The film traces the growfji Of the 1303’ half ape, half human till‘ histwenticth year. “Tarzan of the! Apes” -will be screened tonight for the.‘ last time. I

ii i‘?''‘'' ‘MR ALLAN WILKIE. The Silver King is said to be the greatest of all melodramas ever written. The quality which attracts one to the drama a second and a third time is the ingenuity with which the scenes have been arranged. They follow each other in such rapid succession that the interest of the story is sustained from the moment of t‘.-1:: murder towards the end of the first act, right up to the final curtain. The characters too are capitally drawn‘ Such novel stage figures as Wilfrei Denver, and the Spider are seldom presented, while it would be difficult to imagine a more lovable character than the dear old servant “Jaikes,” Whoa.‘ loyalty to his mistress is 011e_,_Of tn“ delights of ‘the play.‘ Mr ”wilkie"s talented company produced The Silver King at His Majesty’s Theatre, Auckland for seven nights to packed houses They opened their season in Auckland on Saturday, August 2nd and are still drawing large audiences nightly. The present season will terminate to—night and on Monday, September Bth they will produce The Silver King at the Theatre Royal, Hamilton. The Silver King is the piece selected for production at the Town Hall on Wednesday 10th. ,T~h_e ‘Silver ::g<i’iig is a_playtliat every woman and: ._.eVv.e”ry_ m_an_shoulfl see. It is seldomitliati such 'a brilliant actor as Mr Allan.Wilkie visits Taihape. He will be supported by the charming voung ‘English actress _MiSs_ Frediswvdei Hunter Watts and this brilliant dramtic company b The box plan is at Swedlund’ music warehouse.