THE PARAMOUNT.

Wairarapa Age, 31 March 1920, Page 3

THE PARAMOUNT.

SESSUE HAYAKAWA.

Sessue Hayakawa, the great Japanese star, will appear in "The Courageous Coward" at the Paramount Theatre to-night. Suki, tki< American-born Japanese, is educated by Tangi, his guardian. He is a bright young man, promise of developing into a fine lawyer. Tangi b.rings his niece, Eei, to America from Japan. • She and. Suki fall in love, and when the latter departs for an Eastern University to complete his studies, it is fond memoriesof the girl he loves, he takes, him. Suki makes a record at Collogo, not only in law studies, but in athletics as well. Eei sees a picture of him on'the tennis courts with an American girl as j)hJ?tner, and, believing that, he appreciates this type of woman, Eei sets about to Americanise herself as to clothes 'afid habits. The trouble is that she puts herself in poor hands to get the Americanisation. Tom Kirby; son of tho boss of Chinatown, consorts with the bad element of the place, and it is he who teaches Rei to dance, to smoke, and imbibe cocgtails. They are celebrating the Chinese New Year when Suki returns and sees her. He is displeased, and the innocent little llei cannot understand. < ■-. is cool towards her, believing tnat she loves Tom. Big Bill, Tom's father, appoints Suki as assistant attorney, .believing that he will be able to straighten out the Chinatown politics and feuds. His first job is Slick, a gambler, for killing Mike, his r partner. In the midst of the trial- Suki announces that he will not carry it through. .He is,then branded as a coward and a traitor to the caUse of justice/ But finally Tom confesses the murder (it had come about from a quarrel . over money), and Juki's silence is interpreted in a finer'light. Eei confesses to Suki that she never really Joved Tom, and so the Easterners settle down to lead a happy existence in the land of the West. A big supporting programme will iij. elude a chapter of "The Fighting Trail,'' which is nearing. the end. mm***"*" 1 —