AMUSEMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, 2 October 1919, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

THE KING'S. , OLGA PETROVA TO-NIGHT. Peter Milne, whose criticisms are usually so s~ever_e,. xvrit.cS:——“)/Imei. Petrova tackles the murd-er mystery plot. in “The Life Mask,” in her latest pietfure. produced by her own company, and it. presents one of the most skilfully knit plots of this ‘type which the writer has seen. Events preceding the murder are handled with a fine regard of values. Here the author has deftly ‘shaidowed various of the characters with suspicion and the unravelling «of the mystery offers -entertainment as sustaining as the first half. The author has triumphed. He has "written a fine picture, and the picture has been quite ideally presented. The exteriors produced in Florida are :1 delight to -the eye, the production throughout is finished, and the acting reaches a inorc than usual high standard. “The Life Mack” will appeal to Petrova. fans, and to all who enjoy a really good mystery story. It is s-o well constructed and worked out that it holds the interest completely.” .__._....o_____._. . TOWN HALL PICTURES. ‘ ‘ THE COUNTESS CHARMING.” Something unusually interesting in pictures is promised at the‘Town Hall on Saturday night, when that delightful comedy, “The. Countess Charming” will be screened. Julian Eltinge. than whom there is no more wonderful wom-an impersonator on the stage at the present moment. takes the part of the Countess Raffelski: “The Countess Charming.” Though primarily a comedy, this picture contains many thrills, and there is not a dull moment from the beginning to the e,nd_ Per~ sonally Julian Eltinge is a. man’s man. and a thorough good fe]]o“r_ on the stage in thig piece he is .a woman, and his dressing and make-up defy the most piercing feminine scrutiny. T 0 Plll 9» climax on the evening ’s fun and hilarity, Fattle Arbuckle will appear in 3 comedy, “The Country Hero,” in which the inimitable Fatty appears ‘to DlOlO ludicrous advantage than any he has yet acted in. There will, in addition, ybo the latest American Gazette,iand a splendid ‘ ‘ Su~nsliil_re Comedy. ’ ’ ;. on Monday there will‘ "be screened ithat latest of New York stage sue-_ E cesses. “The Kingdom of. lLove_.” {featuring Jewel Ca,rr_n'en. ~ H 2 V