ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1921, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S. MATINEE TO-DAY AT 2.30. A SUPER WEEK-END BILL. Commencing to-day at 2.30 the new super week-end special bill at Everybody’s will present the Paramount D. W. Griffith’s special production in seven reels, “The Greatest Thing in Life,” featuring Lilian Gish and Robert Harron, supported by the strongest and best talent of the Paramount organisation. Tn one hand she held the money—money that she hated to accept. But her father’s life was more than her pride—and this money—this bread oast, upon the waters —would save her father. At that moment her father’s life was to her the greatest thing in life* The money took them to their beloved France —away from love (was that the greatest thing in life?) to the terrors of an invaded country. In France she found the heel of the Hun right upon them. In the horrors of this new tragedy she forgot the. home 'die had left and the man she had left. This is a war picture —but not of a war between nations. It is of the eternal war between hearts. Tn life’s pilgrimage, as this picture shows, hearts are broken—healed—and broken again. Sometimes through the continual hard travelling over life’s highway—the jolting on the cobble stones of existence—one becomes immune from heart breaks. One reaps contentment. Then does life start happily. But, Oh! the suffering and the hardship of the battle against temptation, against human frailties and against human weaknesses. This little girl suffered all before she found contentment. Is contentment the “Greatest Thing in Life? You would never guess—because D. W. Griffith conceived this great drama—and a D. W. Griffith conception must be seen to be grasped. This is the story of a young girl—and the most important thing to a young girl —love. Also the story of a young bachelor. Too much good fortune had made him selfish Also the story of an American snob who found on life’s highway life’s most precious gift. What was it, David Wark Griffith, master mind of the silent, drama, asks the question, and then spreads before your eyes a drama of life itself that will stagger you with its very greatness. A big mystery play, “The Sporting Chance,” featuring virile Wm. Russell is also on this bill. The box plans are at Collier’s.

TO-NIGHT AND TO-MORROW AT 8 P.M.

“Wanted at Headquarters,” the latest Universal photo-drama, starring the fascinating Eva Novak and commencing to-morrow night at the Emuire, is an adaptation by Wallace Clifton of the popular novel of that title by Edgar Wallace. It is the story of a band of the most amazing criminals ever created by a writer of fiction and of a daring young woman who is the brains of the organisation. The skill and daring of the great criminals of histor.y from Robin Hood to Jesse James fade into insignificance compared to the fantastic plot to steal an entire train from its tracks between two stations. This incident really occurs in “Wanted at Headquarters.’' The bill includes the big two-reel Universal comedy; "Lions’ Jaws and Kittens’ Paws,” gazette. Outing Chester Travel film, and a oiyj-reel Christie comedy. Seats may be reserved at Collier’s. THE PEOPLE’S. LAST NIGHT "oF “HEARTS ARE TRUMPS. Hearts not only trumped but triumphed in the picture, “Hearts are Trumps,” which had its first showing last night at the People’s, where it concludes tonight. The audience, after shuddering and thrilling as a monstrous avalanche suddenly hurtled down a mountain and engulfed one of the characters, sighed blissfully as the strong story came to a satisfying end. Both the familiar and the strange are wdnderfully blended here. The story, exciting in itself, gains marvellously by the beautiful set-! tings laid in old monastries and in chalets that perch aloft on snow-capped peaks. Really splendid work was done by the all-star cast in this Metro special production. The bill includes “King of the Circus,” comedy and’ gazette. To-morrow’s change, commencing at the matinee at 2 p.m., presents darling Olive Thomas . in her last picture, “Darling Mine,” acclaimed as the gem of all her screen triumphs. “The Moonriders,” comedy arid gazettes will also be shown to-morrow.