AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3503, 4 June 1920, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

TOWN HALL. TO—i\'lGH'l‘. Everyone has seen and enjoyed‘secing Dorothy Gish in comedy roles, “InBattling June,” for instance, but tonight there is an opportunity to see her in a real drama, a drama such as you have never seen before. “The Hun Within,” to be shown at the Town Hall to—night only, ‘is not a war picture, though nothing more exciting could ever have been conceived. There are fights ‘tween men for a slip of a girl, timely rescues, passionate ‘love scenes, daring deeds by Dorothy herself. All feasible, all heart-gripping, because everything that happens to “the girl” in this immense story could actually have happened to you. The latest Sennett comedy, “Cupid ’s Day 011',” and gazette are on this programme which is showing for tonight only. The powerful heating stoves are nightly proving a revelation to the Town Hall patrons of how warm and cosy the hall can be made. TOMORROW NIGHT. Everyone will wish to see Mary Pickford in “Stella Maris,” which wil‘ be shown at the Town Hall to-mor-row at the matinee and evening performances. “Stella Maris” is undoubtedly the greatest achievement in our beloved Mary ’s career, and has proved the most successful. Miss Pickford portrays :1 dual role, two characters so Vastly different that no one -would dream. they were played by the same person. As Stella Maris she is the Mary we all know, love and admire, and the other/. Unity Blake, a deformed, impish wait‘, with no trace of 31’-al'y's curls or mannerisms. But she succeeds by sheer art in making the hunch-back"s beauty of soul as apparent as her physical ugliness. It is :1 wonderful performance, humorous in its appeal, so in contrast with the other character she portrays. It a. picture that will do the children good to see, something‘ they will remember all 1’ '-ii‘ lives.

THE KING ’S.

; ONE OF THE FINEST. To-night Tom Moore will be seen in “One of The Fillest” a story of a “traffic cop. ’.’ The eternal cussedness. of the fair sex is the prime niotive of the story in this new Goldwyn conleoydrama, s~ta.l'l'ing the ever popular Tom Moore as a mounted policeman who loves an heix'ess———and why shouldn’t he? It happens to be ver_v"cle\'erl_v demonstrated why he should rage against this feminene cussedness. He Teprinmuds a girl for speeding in the park and she starts to have him dis-I ciplined for the fancied affront. Then‘: he rescues her from a runaway horse‘ and she fumes at his interference. He} rails against the characteristic incon-3 sistenecy, but he gets her in the end,] and you have {L diverting comedy and a J happy ending. H A wonderful wild animal comedy “Lonely Lions and Monkey Business”‘ will be shown.

_ PICTURES AND VAUDEVILLE. T-0-morr_ow afternoon and night, hesides seeing Tom Moore in “One of

the Finestx” and :1 wild :;ni2:§.'.l CC]llK:'\A)-, untitled “Looney Lions and Monkey Business,” the enterprising management of the King's have secured from the Fuller circut, Nat Hzmley, better knofn as “It, ’-’ the wizard of the piano. This versatile performer whistles,. dances and sings, to say Ilotlliilg Of hismarvellous trick piano playing, in hiswonderful sketch “Let’s Go Mad.’ ’ Send the children. to the matinee on Sat urda:v_