AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3411, 16 February 1920, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

} OUR PICTURES-—TOWN HALL. , ___._. } The “Our Picture” Company, who have acquired the Town Hall picture plant, announce that they have completed arrangements for showing the pick of the Paramount, Artcraft, Fox and Metro pro.clu.r:tions-. and the new proprietai-_\' intend to offer an even better show than that which has preceded them. ‘To-night (Monday) only Ol'fi' Pictures will present Chas. Ray; in his latest and most successful ParKamount pr-oducti6n‘;"‘The Claws of the iHun.” Directed by Thos. H. lnce, -this Stirring spy drama -is crammed [with exciting moments and shows ‘Chas. Ray in a role in which he exIcels. “You dogs—-you Huns! li‘ you iwont let me fight over there, I’ll fight [over here.” John Stanton Trad hardly !uttered the words ere he "threw Coimlself at the spies who were attempting to steal his fatheifs explosive lformula. “The mater won’t give her consent for me to be a soldier—the girl I love has branded me a shirker—-———-but by Jingo! I’ll do my bit," and he did. Two strong fists battered _down their muscular protest-—-two ‘hands wrenched the cherished for :mula from their grasp, and, when the i town woke up in the morning, it knew [that John Stantin had made good—— !that he was not a coward, It is a‘ ‘great story and one that is sure to‘!“go big” here.

The Baby Beauty Competition at the Town Hal; is an unqualified success, there being 3. fine collectionvfif photographs of Taihape’s youth and ‘beauty (of the “one summer” variety). The photos. will be shown all this week: tintil Saturday, and each patron will be given a vote to be cast in favour /

of what is considered the prettiest‘ baby. The ‘infant scoring the largest’ number of votes will be presented with an enlarged photograph. Judging from remarks heard around the theatre, it is going £6 {be a. pretty tight I “go’.’ between two of the competitors. I The boxwplan for the Town Hall is flat Pratt and Co’s. ; THE KING'S’ E DADDY LONG LEGS. I ..___. : AGAIN TO-NIGHT. In spite of influenza restrictions a‘ crowded house were more than pleased with Mary Pickfords’ first own production, “Daddy Long Legs’? at the King's on Saturday. This exceptional feature which is undoubtedly Mary, at her best will be presented forgthe last time to~night. The story is brim full Of pathos and laughter, the orphanage scenes being something new and refreshing in the picture line. Two outstanding features of the play. are the dog that gets drunk and the freckled boy (likewise inebriated on hard cider), who bears a wonderful‘ reseniblance to 2 local ‘boy_ The scenes connected with ‘is incident absolutely convulsed ohse. The lavishness and grandeuiiof the production is far beyond the usual order Of Dictu: es and constitutes a ban. (met of. delight to all patrons. The plan for tonight is Tit S\v<-;(lluu<l.’s.