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Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1917, Page 6

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—' » » MARGUERITE CLARK TO-XlfiHT. "THE PRIXCE AND THE PAUPER.'' Commencing at Everybody's t6-niglit, Marguerite Clark will be seen in the Famous Players' adaptation of Hark Twain's delightful romance, "The 'Prince and the Pauper." This picture will appeal to old and young alike. Humor and pathos are introduced with a skilful hand, and the role for which Miss Clark is oast suits her admirably. Hers is a dual portrayal—that of the Prince of Wales and of Tom Canty, the pauper. The story deals with, the period of Henry VIIL and the adventures of two youths, the Prince of Wale? and Tom Canty, a -pauper, who are doubles in appearance. Tom's father, the bully of Offal Court, ill-treats Tom, whose only friend is a friar, Father Andrew. The young Prince sees Tom Canty being maltreated by soldiers of the guard at Whitehall, and intervenes. . He then brings Tom into the Royal grounds,? and in a spirit of mischief the pair change i clothes, the prince telling the other not ■to leave till he returns. The young Prince then discovers that he is taken for Tom Canty, and is thrown out of the palace grounds by the soldiers, whilst Tom, despite his protests, is treated with Royal honors. The King thinks his son is suffering from some mental ailment, and advises hi; courtiers to take no notice of Tom's protests. Meanwhile the real prince finds his way to Offal Court, where Tom's father claims him, and when the prince tells him he does not know him, and that he is the Prince of Wales, the other laughs and informs him that if the youth is the Prince of Wales, then he (Canty) must be 'the King of England. The young prince comes in for more ill-treatment, and, in. derision, is crowned king of a band of thieves. He is befriended by utiles Hendon, a. soldier of fortune, who rescues him from Canty and the thieves. The King dies, and Tom is proclaimed King of England, much to his discomfort, for he does, not like his position. Tom's father, having killed Father Andrew, the police, unable to discover the Teal culprit, follow the spirit of the times and arrest the pauper-king's mother and grandmother, and send them to the stake. The pau-per-king sees the preparations at the stake and stops the execution. Later he is about- to be crowned in Westminster Abbey, when the young prince forces his war in and denounces the other as a beggar. He convince.? the courtiers of the justice of his claim and takes his place on the throne and is crowned. . ,