AMUSEMENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17989, 16 July 1920, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

I "Hearts of Gold" is the chief picture in the current programme at Everybody's Theatre, and is creating a great deal of interest Excellent supports are provided. "The Isle of Conquest'' is attracting large attendances to the Empire Theatre. The same picture is being shown at King Edward Theatre. The story of "Raffles," the amateur cracksman, is being screened at the King's Theatre just now. The clever methods of thieving omployed by "Raffles" form an interesting plot. I-I. B- Warner, the famous star, is stated to have a virile and colourful vehicle in "The Grey Wolf's Ghost," the new feature to commence at the Queen's and King Edward Theatres to-day. Tho action of the O' ■ begins when Harry West, whoso father deserted him and his mother many years before, goes in search of his father to demand justice for tho wrong done- He falls in love with Maruja, a girl whom his father has cheated out of most of her landHarry's skinflint father is found murdered, and he : s accuscd of the crime by a jealous lover of Maruja's. The natives are about to lynch Harry, when a. strange and unusual incident, which throws the superstitious natives into a panic, occurs, and Harry escapes, and sucoeeds in making his way to his rival's cabin, whero Maruja is held prisoner. In the cabin a desperate fight ensiles, which ends with the rescue of Maruja by Harry from his rival. The supports will consist of a new chapter of the thrilling serial, "The Strange Case of Mary Page," the latest Gazette, and a comedy. The unusual title "A Very Good Young Man" is said to describe the role played by Bryant Washburn in hia latest Paramount picture of that name, which will bo shown at the Plaza Theatre to-day. He is in this characterisation a very good young man indeed, with emphasis on the "very." In fact, ha is so good that his sweetheart, despite her love for him, is obsessed with tho fear that the'bad ./ithir. him has not yet taken form; so she refuses to becomo his wife. Whereupon the good young man decides that he will practise all tbi viccs and that, after getting them out of his system, will go to his beloved with a record of wrong-doing and demand her hand in marri.ijj'). It is while he is engaged in the proc"3a ->f cultivating all the vices known to men (b»4 eome of tho funniest inoidciita ev" are reported to be staged. Tb? s? - -»porta are described a? being well up to pr<"-vi<v»* standards.