AMUSEMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3356, 8 December 1919, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

TO.WN HALL PICTURES. 0 , TO-MORROVV NIGHT. How to convert a Skinflint millionaire owner of a factory into J 3, benefactor is ithe motif of the story of ""The' «jSpendel',"" -showing ‘at ‘the Town Hall to—nlorrow night. ‘T: W. Bisbee is the nlilliona.ire’s, name, and his only aim in life appears to be the accumulation. of Wealth. "Through the eiforts of his nephew Dick, who works in the factory, but gets “fired” by the manager, “Old Tight-wad” is convinced that there are no pockets in a shroud. Dick advises his uncle to give him 5000 dollars to teachhim how to spend his money, which is agreed to. Dick, in the meantime, meets his aflinity in Helen Stetson. a motherlcss girl, with whom he falls deeply in love. The spending -of money and the pursuit of love as a means to half)piness run in panallel lines but never meet, and ‘the way the various scenes work out make »a very charming‘ story. The moral of the picture is that though it is very pleasant. to have money, it is a far greater thing to have each other and :1. happy home. There will also be shown the eighth episode of “The XYolvcs of Kulitur,” featuring Leah Baird, “In the Hands of the Hun,” in addition to which there will be alaughable comedy and an attractive Gazette. ‘