AMUSEMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3455, 8 April 1920, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

i OUR PIC’.I‘URES——TOWN HALL. I PAULINE FREDERICK IN “LA TOSCA.” One of the best known operas “La Tosca’? has been translated to the screen by Paramount, and the p1'od11(;tion is to be shown at the Town Hall to-night. The story abounds in thrill‘ing moments and real Italian scenery forms a background to» the drama. La Tosca, the rage of Rome, loves ‘Mario, a painter. He -helps a political rebel to escape, and in doing so arouses Tosca ’s jealousy. Scarpia, Chief of Police, finds that he helped the prisFoner to escape, and sentences him to death, Tosca pleads, and Scarpia §pl-omises to instruct his men to use blank cartridges in the execution of Mario. She stabs Scarpia in revenge for his abuse treatment towards her. Then she is stunned to find that after all Scarpia has betrayed her—that he did not issue orders for the fise of blank cartridges by he firing party. Mario is shot dead, and Tosca. throws herself over a huge cliff.

I THE KING’S. K TO-NIGHT ' “THE MAN FROM KANGAROOR’ F The setitng and atmosphere of “The ,Man From Kangaroo” which is to be {presented by E. J. Carroll at the IKing’s to-night only, is essentially ‘Australian and will appeal to all classes of the community. its instructive side will interest those unversed in the life of the bush-Whilst those from the country will be quick to appreciate the faithful portrayal of the various incidents they know so Well. Drovers-, fblack-trackers, cattle! duifers, stockmen, and sundowners are all there in the living flesh, The stockyard, the sheep, the cattle, even thelocal ‘pub? are just as they were taken from the original. The cool

surface of the ‘crick’ forms a, pleasing _contrast. to the haze and heat; of the scrub——the setting is redolent. of gum leaves and the quiet; mysterious charm of the lieart of the busli. Unbroken horses and unbroken men all. contribute to this gfeat epic of ‘Anstralian life. The part o}‘ the heiress» -—lleroine ‘Muriel’ is faithfully played by dainty Brownie Vernon, who makes a typical Austr:llian girl-——gonT.le but determined, and both in appearance" and acfing she forms an ideal. worthy of the heroic efforts of her sweet»heart ‘Snovry’ Baker, whose part affords scope for some wonderful feats of diving, swimming, shooting, boxing_,. riding, etc. In fact in this seven reel supei-—feature Mr Baker is claimed to exploit almost the whole gamut of athleticism. The principals are sup» ported by a. specially chosen company, and the production‘ is said to excel “The Lure of the Bush. " The box plan at the King’s Tlxealw {Phone 26)S is establishing ‘new records for heavy booking.