AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 103, 3 May 1922, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. A fl)m that is well worthy of attention this week is the Goiawyn picture baned upon the Rex Reach story "The Stiver Hnrrle." This production lias been very wril ilone anil artistically finished. The story of tun struggle between rivals who each want exclusive rlpht to take the jrrpat silver horde, when each July counties Millions of snlrnnu pour up the sreit river Knh'lk. in Alaska, jrlves a (treat opportunity for keen cinema work. The erttlntrs that show tbft rujsgftrt features of this land of snow, of ire. and of. #re»t epen places. . the adventure that becomes ringed with .1 peculiarly fascinating romance as tbr action proceeds, all have a pleasing faculty of holdlne the attention, ami of maintaining the interest up to the final scene. "The Silver Horde" if- accompanied l\v several tkoroes of more than pausing interest. For Instance there is the Hlmlo rerord of the trip of the Auckland Rotary flub fo Ooldle's Rush, where the visitors were Rhown the manner of climbing giant, kauri trees for ftuni. and were imrodiice-1 into the manner of felling these ureal trees and haullnj; ihem away to the mill. The topical budget records the enthusiastic reception of the rrlurp of Wales in Calcutta, and incidentally gives some fine racing views. "WEST END PICTT.REP. Mis* Mac Murray is the leading lady nt the West Knd Theatre to-night, when she displays all her well-known charm in the dtial part of twin sisters in the romantic adventure storr. "Twin Pawns." Besides the manr thrlllinc Interludes In its SriH action, (he picture presents some fascinnttnc characterisations. It. is v.-ell sunported, both upon the screen and hy the or.-hestra. .-±£-*JJfBR MCXiriPAt. mom. The Municipal Cbo!r wli! sing at the org.m recital in the Town Hall on Saturday evening ne.v;. A varied selection of choral numbers will appear on the programme. Mr. Barry Coney will be the vocalist, and Mr. Msughan Harriet;, city orjran'st. will play organ solos. AMUSEMENTS GUIDE. HIS MUlaTV'l —Miss Elia snields. OFIRA HOUBl— Ktiller's Vaudeville. PlOTimt THEATRES. THE NATIONAI Frank Mayo in "Dr. Jim" and Convey Teaxle In "The Man of THE HIPPODROME— Tbcds Bara in "When Men Desire" and Maurice Flynn in "Pintles are 1 rumps." TMB iTMKO— Charles Chaplin in "The Kid." THI TlVOLl —Wallace Reid in "Rent Free." THE PRINOESB —"Over the Hill." THE QUEEN'S— Marlon bavlcs in 'Cecilia of the Pink Ro.->c>." THE NEW LYRlC— Douglas ratrbanks in "Tim Mark of Zorro." IVIBYBOOV't— MyrtIe Stwlman in "The ?ilver Horde." THE BRAND — Norma Talmadgc in "The Slpn on the Door." THE BROADWAY —Conwaj" Te»rle In "After Midnight." THE WEST END— Mac Murray in "Twin Pawns." THE EMPRESS —"Heart or tr;* mils." THE BRITANNIA— I'carI White In "The 1 hief.