AMUSEMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3458, 12 April 1920, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

THE KING'S.

FRANK KEENAN IN “TODD OF

THE TIMES. ’ ’

In the little city of Springfield lives one Theobald Todd, a plodding master of journalistic technique, who occupies the position of city. editor of the Evening Times. The dream of Todd’s life is to become managing editor, but although he is known to possess “the keenest nose for news in “Springfield” his modest, retiring d.isposition keeps him from asserting his claim to the managing-editor’s chair, even when that chair is vacated by Lee Martin. Springfield is in the throes of an antibetting crusade, and Todd-_ge‘ts on the track of a gang of raceliorse sharks who are conducting «a pool on the races under the camouflage of a stock brokerage ofiice. This gives Todd his big chance, "and he goes after after it with a will. The owner of the Times, having been called away for a few days, Todd is leftin charge. The big news breaks right at that time, so Todd -avails himself of his temporary guardianship of the Times and gefi out a smashing special edition, giving a complete expose of the bookmaker-brokerage firm." Todd not only obtained the eoverted manag~ ing-editorship of the Tinies, but buoyed up with this success, he goes home with a firm determination to become managing editor of Mrs ‘Todd’s boarding-~houseg andj fiucceedsf ndm,_irL able. « An excellent L.K.O. comedy, “The Good Little Lad Boy,” will also be shown. “I\IA.GDA.” Clara Kimball Young’s latest and greatest effort is in “Magda,” which was immortalised by Sarah Bernhardt. Select Pictures have. ‘fashioned {this masterpiece in film form, and this highly pleasing effort will be screened on Wednesday. . _ y

OUR PICTURES-—TOWN HALL.

The Paramount-Artcraft production of Douglas Eairbalxks in “Arizona” .delig-hunted the large audience at M the Town Hall on ‘Saturday. Everyone who saw it has been a Walking advertisement for the show during Sunday, and therefore the management have decided to iepeatil it to-night (Monday) only to afford an oplsol't7init.y for those~wlio missed it on Saturday of seeing this really first-class Fa"ll'banks feature. To-morrow nighf the manq_gement will present the latest Metr osuecess, “Fools and‘ -their nlonej',” With"E_lnnly Wehlan in the lead, I 4 .