AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3317, 22 October 1919, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

THE KING'S. ' TO-N»IGHT—CHARLIE CHAPLIN. It is a. matter Ofrare occurrence that one is able to see in the one programme Charlie Chaplin and one of his imitators. In “Carmen” Chaplin’s wonderful burlesque of the grand opera, in which he appears as “Darn Hosiery,” a perversion of Don Jose, the laughter king is ably supported by his beautiful partner, Edna, Purviance, as Carmen. On the same pl'ogl'anlmC is the burlesque of Chaplin's burlesque by “Chip” Monahan who appears as “Bon Dose,” with his diminutive sister as Carmen. The spirit of the picture is mostly youthful, the supporting company being all juveniles, and therein lies most of its chal'm_ The original burlesque has been travestied in a touching yet ludicrous manner, and the cleverness of the imitation that flatters is very apparent when" the original is seen along with the juvenila performance.

An o'. Henry story, delightfully told in ‘the author’s inimitable style, and filmed and presented in a. manner that runs prfection close is “Vanity and Some Sables!’ The stars in this remal‘ka'.b~le two part production are Wallace MacDonald, Mildred Manning and Robert Gaillard.

To-nlorroW;ight there will be shown a wonderful eight-reel feature “Lest We Forget,’,~’ starring Miss Rita Jolivet, the famous operatic star, who was a victim of the sinking of the Lusitania. Miss Jqlivet was in France when war broke out, and in “Lest We Forget” some of her actual experiences are depicted. I .

’ TOWN HALL PICTURES.’ _ E TO-MORVROW''NIGHT—‘‘BRAV_E } AND BOLD.” , . . I, George Walsh, the William Fox lVhl‘lman’dynanlo, will be at the Town Hall to-cmorrow night in a» lphotoplay, called “Brave ;a‘nd':Bo‘ld.”. v This is a story with thevactiontgoingr--at a.»mile-it-minuteA._rate and interwoven in itis a well seasoned love tale. It is adapt-‘ ed from “Four-Fort? at Fort Pennf’ by Perley Poore Sheehan-.. It is one of those sto‘ries'th_§.t are well adapted to the “Athletic Thunderbolt.” George goes after a billion dollar war order and despite -his rival, despite a stick of dynamite that blows up the foreign .prince’s hotel, he gets it. And he also wins the girl who has her own troubles with George's rival. Fast flyingeutoniobiles zind George Walsh’s inimitable stunts give many a thrill in the picture. V

There will also be a Sunshinve com-.-edy which has been described as "a side-cracker,-the latest Ford Gazette, “Mutt and Jeff,” in “Wild Waves and Angry Women, and an interesting tl-‘avelogue. Seats may be; reserved at Pratt's ‘