AMUSEMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3488, 17 May 1920, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

OUR PICTURES-—TOWN_' PARAMOUNT SPECIAL ATTRACTION; A Cecil B. de Milles production for release as a Paramount special attraction, “Dent Change Your Husband, has been described by the New York critics as an exquisite screen triumph. The picture was first presented at one of Anlerica’s finest and most costly picture hous'es. Before an audience of four thousand .and'the stern relentless eye of the critics it slowly unfurled. its" tale, and as each foot sped on its way one was conscious of the fact that he was witnessing a masterpiece of screen production. The scrcen’s best loved director had produced another motion picture extraordinary. The story was unusual, unique, fascinating, and certainly wonderful. This Paramount special will be shown at the Town Hall to-night only. . To—lnorrow night the new Metro comoidy, “In His Brother’s Place,” featuring Hale Hamilton, will be shown. I

THE ;:ING's.

“ .—'\_ BRET HARTE WESTERN.”

“THE DAWN 07" UNDERSTANDING.”

I Bessie Love, the diminutive Vita.- ’ graph star, appears in her first starring‘ ivehicle for that firm, “The Dawn of ;Understanding,’r‘ at the King’s to]night. The story is by that master writer, Bret Harte, and is an adap-"ca-{Ton of his “.Tudgm_ent of Bolinas IPlains.” It might have been written [for little Bessie Love, as it so admirlably suits her style in every way. Ishe is ‘that rare combination 0? tragedienne and comedienne, and this story calls for versatmty along both‘ lines. There is plenty of humour‘ {mingled with the pathos, and not 3.1 slack moment exists in the film fnom starfiz‘ to finish. The supporting caste} is strong and is responsible for some fine character~work_ J SHACKLETON PICTURES g TUESDAY. y MATINEE AT 3 O4’CLOCK. The King's announce a remailcable picture for Tuesday, when Frank Hur-1 le'y’s Shackleton E:-zpedition .pictures"

lwill be shown, graphically described by Mr George Dean,_ associate leflfgel ’to Mr Frank Hurley. ‘ The Auckland Star writes gl-‘Owing praises as follbws:—A'truly Wonderful recordiis tha4t of Sllacklelo_n’s Exipedition as preserved in the film, “In the Grip of the Polar Pack-Ice;"' Taken under extreme difficulties, it is. indeed :1 triumph of photography. The[film deals at length with the advenliturcs of the intrepid explorer and his little party. The Polar’ regions are 'shown in their full beauty and grandleur. The spectator beholds the large ‘tract. of ice and snow which stretches far away to the South Pole, Theanimal life of the Antarctic has alsobeen portrayed, and is the subject of‘ an interesting series of pictures. A sad incident in the film is the crushing of ‘lthe Endurance by the pack» ice. She is abandoned lby the party, who have to live for months on a huge floating iceberg. Mr George Dean gives ‘a clear account of the various incidents in the film, in the course of its screening. Altogether -the picture is of immense value educationally, as well as affording an insighf to some extent of the almost insuperable difficulties with which Polar explorers have to contend. The plan is now open at The King’.s where it is strongly advised to book. A special educational matinee Will: commence at three o’cloclr on Tues—day.