AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3398, 31 January 1920, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

TOWN HALL PICTURES.

The management of this theatre presents a very striking double star attra ‘_joll to-night. “THIS IS THE LIFE.”

Billy Drake (George Walsh)‘lo-ves his ukuleke and the movies. His father, John T. Drake ‘is deeply interested in his munition plant and the sale of munitions. He hopes to make Billy change his tune so he ordeT's him to go to South America with a munition shipment. Before the ship sails Billy sees a beautiful girl, Sally‘ Simpkins (‘Wanda Pettff) in front of a motion picture house. He believes‘ she is :1 movie star and falls in love with her. He finds her later on the bout sailing to South America. At first Sally thinks Billy is iust "fl"3Fsh." Then she believes he is crazy, Also on board the vessel is Count Von Nuttenhurg (Ralph Lewis) whose chief interest is in stirring up rem}. utions in. South America. on this craft was to have sailed a, motion pic-t-ure comDallY- The company fails to ?IPP“3I' but V 0“ Nuttenbllrg steals the oomp:ul.V‘s Picture camea and has it in his F°°m “"h¢n -he invites Billy’ there. Bill)’ is sure now he is with ,1 motion picture concern and that Sa.l(ly i 5 the Star- He joins Von Nuttenb—lll‘g'S f°"°9S- It is only when he is about t 0 be shot in South America that he finds Von Nuttenburg is a.

revolutionist and that ‘Sally is really the daughter of the American Conspl at Mandura. “THE INNOCENT SINNER 4”

[ When the drama begins ‘l\{l3>l’Y EH6I! ‘(Miriam Cooper) is; a little country: girl whose life is xx-raped up solely 111 lher chickens and "her grandmother. When she meets the engaging young! ‘man from the city ‘Walter Benton: ,and he asks liere to elcpe with Him, rshe. trustful. leaves her home. He ‘takes her to a resort run by Madame’ De Coeur, and his repeated lies con» Vince the girl that some day he will marry her. Petty jealousy leafs to‘ the murder of Mary Ellen, 'accuse¢ for the moment of ha-Ving killed mm‘ and overcome -by the horror of the‘ position, flees from the house -and tries to lead. a good life. Later, she: meets Jane Murray and Dr David Graham, both of whom are interested in social welfare. Jane knoWs‘t‘.'le girl’s. story and does her best to help her. The doctor, Who was a friend’ of Walter Benton, falls in love wi't'hv Mary Ellen. ' MONDAY NIGHT. A great Paramount masterpiece, featuring our old favourite, Douglas’ Fairbanks. ;