AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, 22 February 1927, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. Mary Pickfond in “Sparrows,” commences at the Opera House to-night. The villain conducts a children’s farm in a swamp land; he makes afl the children work and treats them cruelly. Among them is Molly (heroine). The villain’s partners steal a two-year-old baby from her wealthy father, their purpose being to hold her for ransom. He is frightened by the fact that a wide search is carried on by the police and decides to throw tho child into the bog. The heroine learns of his decision. That night she takes the children and escapes over some improvised drygrass rafts she had made. While the police arc chasing the kidnappers, tho heroine and her children enter a motor boat; it happens to belong to the villains. So when the villains enter the boat to escape the heroine finds herself a prisoner with the children. When the police capture the boat they are surprise to find the heroine with, the children. She is taken to the police station where the father regains his child, which had been kidnapped. There is a fine list of supports. Box plans at Henderson ’s. Book early. COSY THEATRE. Owing to Saturday’s success at the Opera House,, and Monday night at the Cosy Picture Theatre, tho management is again showing Colonel Tim McCoy at the Cosy Theatre with “The Transcontinental Limited,” finally to-night. In “The Transcontinental Limited,” Joe Slavin, fireman, is in love with Mary Reynolds, daughter of the veteran engineer with whom Joe works. Jerry Reynolds, the engineer is losing his sight, but is able to hold his j®b because of the assistance of Joe, who, so, gains favour with Mary. In a few months, Jerry will receive his pension. Johnnie Lane, A. E. F. army buddy of Bob Harrison, son of the president of the railroad, returns from France in time to prevent the marriage, w’hich Joe js trying to force upon Mary. Joe withdraws his help to Jerry, who is forced to resign. The Reynolds are penniless without the means to pay for the all important operation to save Mrs. Reynolds’s life. Reserves at Henderson’s or theatre.