AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3320, 25 October 1919, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

THE KING'S‘

“THE BETTER ’OLE_” Leo. D. Cha.teau’s Internatiuinal Attractions have the honour to pm. sent at the King’s to~~night Captain Bruce Bail'llSfathCl"s celebm_ted Picture play i‘Tlle Better ’Ole7” which has been 1"~”1"ing at the Oxford’, London, for over two years, and is at present delighting arrdieiices in 3, triumphant tour of New Zealand. “The Better ’Ole” is not a War .story_, but 3 living, bl'ea.!hing human comedy in six acts built on the famous “Fragments Of 151131109” from the master brain of Bruce Bairnsfather. Almost everyone who knows that the won. droug material from which Captain B'airnsfa-the-r conjured a family welcome in every nook and corner of the globe had been woven into a drama, which for three years converted its theatres into temples of thronged with crystal-ga.Zel‘s~—-—i:'ol' tlfie "wonderplay is a. erys‘tal—————wherein sees the beauty, the tenderness, the rare and radiant humour, the grim purpose, the love hf fellow-kind, and above all, the odd and indescribable sense of fun that would stop to crack a _,joke at portals of the bey-oiid. This adven; ture of_ Old Bill-’s is only typical -of thousand? of incidents bred in the Great War, but it conveyed the message of cheer, the doctrine of “Carry On” to the men in -the trenches, and though but a modest romance, became a. vital message at a. vital moment. This being the first All-British Picture pl'OdllC‘tion for four years, it is considered an historic event in the umrals of ‘The picture art, and industry, and to avoid disappointnient. prudent patrons will d»oub'f.less reserve their seats.

TOWN HALL PICTURES. TO-‘NIGHT—‘ ‘ THE GUILTY =M"AN. ’ ’ Never in the history of filmdom has_ such a powerful climax been reaclled and with such consummate skill ‘an'd '.heart-breaking §pa{th}os, :as takes place in ‘ ‘The Guilty Man,’ ’ when. a. judge has. to ’-try his daughter for murder, ignorant of her identity. As the trial proceeds, the judge exelaixns: “No one can deny that the father is the real culprit. The law cannot punish him, but as man to‘ man. I denounce him before his fellow men.” The Court listens intently, the jury, is ‘convinced by the judge ’s words, and the judge -stands up, saying: “God t"o‘rgive me. 1. Claude "Lesqucr, am that miserable father. I am the guilty man!” The elec'trical"eft'ect of these words can well be imagined, and it is safe to say that few of those who see this picture will remain unmoved. There is also a. two—reel dxtama, “The Butterfly,” and other Worth while pictures. - 13.» *" -- MONDAY NIGHT. On Monday (Labour night) there will be ,a programme Wortlfy of the oeeas-V ion, containing, as it does, two star. features. Tom Mix appears in “SixShooter Andy,” and his work is masterly.‘ It is a. story of the good old days on the frontier, with all -their hardshipg, and difficulties and corruptions. Mix has gathered all the best that the days of the pioneers commanded, the result being a play tlrat altel'nately IllC’\'€s one to laughter and tears. The other star is “The ‘Moral Law,” which is powerful story of international intrigue and rorfiance, introdueing the spectator to scenes and people that are thrilling and absorb‘ing. Miss Gladys Brockwell takes» a dual role, and she is ably played up To by an all-star cast. The «other supporting films are of the usual high-class quality. Box plan at Pratt.’s.