AMUSEMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3457, 10 April 1920, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

OUR _PIG'I‘URES———TO'WN HALL.

DOUG. FAIRBANKS AT TOWN HALL.

The’ Par-amount—Al-tcraft special production “Arizona,” with the one and only Doug. Fairbanks in an entirely new role, in which he performs stunts and thrillers by the dozen, is to be presented at the Town Hall tonight only. “Arizona.” is a real Fairbanks story, made to Fairbanks" order and full of sensational episodes, fights, comedy touches and a. great big romance. Incidentally Doug, has opportunities to do some really dramatic acting and all who have seen the production in the cities agree that. it is his best feature to date. Shoppers and shopkeepers should notethat the Fairbanks picture _will commence about 8.50 to-night.- It is pres ceded ;by. the latest pictograph and a new comedy ._“Peace a.nd Riot.” Although to-nig-ht’s feature is a “special’r" the management of “Ours” have refrained from raising their ad-s mission charges, which will be ‘as usual to-night. Seats may be reserved at Pl-att’s (’Phone 254), or at theTown Hall. » ’ THE KING'S. .. “THE WHITE HEATI-lER."" Lord ‘Angus Cameron, .of the VVfu'te Heather country, finds himself seriously ejiibarrassed financially during a. panic on the stock exchange, and goes. to Donald Cameron on.his country es». tate for a loan. Donald refuses because Angus will not contl'a.Ct a favourable marriage with one of hisclass. Under compelling necessity, ruin staring him in the face, Angus» decides to rid himself of a secret marriage made‘ with Marion Hume on. board his yacht (before it. was sunk. Many fathoms under water lies the documentary evidence; one witness is dead, and the other has long vanished, a sailor on some long voyage. During ‘a hunt he accidentally shoots his own‘ son by this marriage, and this leads’ to a revelation, Marion announcingthe alliance to protect her injured child. When it is denied by Angus,‘ she goes to her father, James Hume, while ‘two modest admirers search for the missing witnesses in the London ' haunts of, the underworld. David Hume makes a fight in the Coliits for - his daughter’s: honour, but the case is lost from lack of evidence, and Hume is ruined on the exchange, dying when he is unable to meet his liabilities _

I The missing Witness is found, but ‘Angus has not been idle, and he ‘bribes. the witness to disappear again. ‘There remains only the papers .011 the Sunken yacht, encased in a chest. Diving operations are in progress there. Lord Angus and the two humble admirers of Marion go down. They‘ meet at the wreck, Angus armed with a knife. In the struggle he accident~ ally cuts his own‘ air tube and is Lost. The survivor comes back with the nluch—desired proofs of- the marriage and claims Marion for his own, while the other humble admirer dies, confessing his love. The box plan is now.open at the Kings. The prices are 2/ and 1/