AMUSEMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3476, 3 May 1920, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

‘ THE KING-’S. ' TO-NIGHT ONLY. Alice Joyce’s latest Vitagraph feature is a modern Inurder mystery -drama entitled “That Winchester Wonlan,” and it has plenty of thrills and excitement without at any time being forcible and unpleasant. The principzrl theme is provided by the insatiably curiosity of the small town gossips, and their readiness to nose out and manufacture from nothing a scandal about any one whose whole history from -birth is not c.ommon property. They deal harshly with the beautiful, unknown woman who seeks to )bury herself in a village, having cleared her name of clouds of suspicion. She readily, and at the risk of her happiness and honour, stands to save a young girl from the risk of dishonour, and is prepared‘ to pay the price herself, but is saved the necessity by a.' strange t.urn of fate. Alice ‘Joyce, as lovely as ever, is wholly satisfying in the leading role, and is supported by a strong company.

OUR PICTURES--TOW‘N HALL. F SESSUE HAYAKAWA AT TOWN } _ HALL. ; Quaint Chinese manners and cus“toms, coupled with the beauty, poetry and romance of life in the Orien't.al quarter of San Francisco, are shown with rare fidelity to truth in “The City of Dim Faces,” the new starring vehicle for Sessue Hayakawa, the famous Japanese actor, which isnow being shown at the Town Hall. The scenes of this superb photo-play were photographed in the Chinese quarter of San Francisco, and many Orientals take part therein. Mr Haynkawa has a support of the ,highest merit, many famous screen players portraying the various characterisations necessary to the development of the theme. The photography is exCellent.

To-morrow night another great attraction will be presented in the Paramount special feature “Shark Munrofi’ starring the popular William S. Hart. This picture is already in Tailmpe, sq; there will be no chance of a. rlisapgointment through non~arr-ival.