AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3528, 15 July 1920, Page 4

AMUSEMEN TS

KING ’S——TO-NIGHT.

Sherlock Holmes is the most popular hero of detective fiction‘ and drama and in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fascinating story “The Valley of Fear” the great detective is seen at his best. The fascinating story has been cleverly transferred to the screen, with H, A. Saintsbury, the prominent English actor in the part for which he was famous on the stage——Sherlock Holmes. Mr’ Saintshury was the original Holmes in the Well-known drama. “S'h.erlock Holmes.” Holmes is investigating a mm-«ler mystery and guickly reaches a start ling decision——when a page out of the past is unfolded putting a different complexion on the whole situation. A story of a crime of ten years before is told-or rather a startling series of crimes‘, committed in a mining town in America by a secretysociety “The Scowers”——and the defeat of the society by a Pinkerton detective The crime in England ten years later an echo of the “ScoWers”——-it is a crime of revenge and Holmes unearths a mystery and creates a. surprise indeed. that is not realised till the last few? feet ot the picture. Nat Hanley; the popular comedian is zbookerl for the King’s on Frirlay and Saturday. New songs. gags, and jokes will be the feature of his act, together with his Wonderful piano feats. Usual prices will be charged.

TOWN HALL TO-NIGHT.

DOUBLE A’.I"I‘RACTION.———A vivid emotional -drama and a tip top fivereel comedy are to be shown on the new programme at the Town Hall tow night. Madlaine 'l‘;ravdrse’s previous ofi'ex-ings have "§hown her to be an aCtI;BSS of great emotional power and the present story, “The Rose of the West” was built up to give her one of the most. interesting as well as most stirring‘ roles that could be devised. It deals with a brutal FrenchCzmadian husband who tries to sell his daughter as the price of a. rich gold vein. The battle of the distraught mother against her husband offers a theme that is novel and oompelling in its appeal to the sympathies of an audience. In o.dclit.ion to fhe ':i‘Do-ve there is 8. big tfeat in sore for Town Hall patrons to-night‘, in the snappy, rapid fire comedy entitled “Be a Little Sport,” with .~.\lber’r Rixy and Elinor Fair in the leading roles. This piqture is claimed to be the funniest. and eleverst picture puzzle shown on the screen for a long. time and will be heartily enjoyed. _