AMUSEMENTS. TO-DAY, 2.30. TO-DAY, 2.30, SPECIAL matinee: ' A 'WONDERFUL SHOW FOR ALL. Gd, la Id. BARGAIN PRICES. 6d, Is Id. Direction: Ben and John Fuller. A Concoction of Mirth and M*usio. "EGYPTIAN NIGHTS." "EGYPTIAN NJGHTS." Produced by WALTER JOHNSON. A Delightfully Fantastic Conception. Great Success of ALBERTO,.ALBERTO, The Gay Deceiver in Magical Nonsense. RIX. Masterpieces in Cravon. Brilliant Xylophonist. DE WILFRED. HALL AND 'MENZIES. "Slightly Mixed." Premier Patterists. YAUDE AND VERNE. PRICES: D.C. and 0.5., 2s Id; Stalls, Is Id. Reserve ed extra. Plan at The Bristol till noon, thereafter at the Opera Houso Confectionery Store. Doors 7.15. 8132 LIBERTY mHE House LD3ERTY LIBERTY -L of Big LIBERTY LIBERTY Attractions. LIBERTY COMMENCING TO-DAY. GABY DESLYS.' GABY DESLYS.. GABY DESLYS. GABY DESLYS. GABY DESLYS. WE'LL help you pronounce her naiuo . Gabby Del-lees—That's iti "THE GOD OP LUCK." I "THE GOD OF LUCK." "THE GOD OF LUCK." "THE GOD OF LUCK." "THE GOD OF LUCK." A' Fitting Tribute to this Little Fragile Beauty who Charmed the World. Gaby Deslys played in very few iilms, but those in which sho did play' certainly inclined one to the belief that she vroula have achieved even greater fame, if that were possible, on the screen than she did on the stage. Her last film, "The God of Luck," was the best of all her films, exceptionally' interesting in many .ways, and particularly in reg-Hrd to Gaby herself. Sho interprets a character is in effect her own, and, of course, nobody could have written such an end to a film but one, who knew quite well that the end was near. Her letter to her lover, at the end. of the picture: "I can never be your wife—a Greater Power : claiming me," proves only too well the presentiment which grieved her heart while her face smiled at the multitudes during the last' months of her life. As a screen play, "The God of Luck" is vastly entertaining; as Gaby Desly'a last picture, it is a. record of a wonderful personality, which should live for ever. FOR INSTANCEv-All -her jewellery— Kshich was famous—was sold, and the proceeds given to the poor of Marseilles (France), the town of her birth. Some of the most interesting scenes In "The God of Luck" are those taken on the racecourse at the fashionable B'rench Coast Resort, Dcauville, and showing the race for As a Prologue to this Romaniie and Charming Story, • MISS BETTY JACOMB MISS BETTY JACOMB' Will dance the famous DYING SWAN, DYING SWAFV. Arranged and presented by MISS LYNNE EDWARDS. ALSO—MR and MRS CARTER DE HAVEN in the Screaming Vitagraph. Farce "AFTER THE BAWL." "AFTER THE BAWL." Episode Number Two of "INVISIBLE. HAND" Serial. Featuring ANTONIO MORENO. Pathe Coloured Flower Study. ■ . LIBERTY ORCHESTRA. s■-■:■ Overture, "Rs>meo and? Juliet," "..;.. •""And a Won3erfui"T\liieical.Programme. PRICES AS USUAL. BOX PLAN at Bristol till Noon; afterwards at .• Theatre. 'Phone 2366. 8115 Continuous From Eleven. QUEEN'S. .The QUEEN'S. QUEEN'S. -People's QUEEN'S. QUEEN'S. Theatre. QUEEN'S. Headed by GLADYS LESLIE GLADYS LESLIE GLADYS LESLIE GLADYS, LESLIE As Jeanne Sterling in. •■ "THE MIDNIGHT BRIDE." "THE MIDNIGHT BRIDE." "THE MIDNIGHT BRIDE." "THE MIDNIGHT BRIDE." "THE MIDNIGHT BRIDE." "THE MIDNIGHT. BRIDE." An unusual photoplay, oiw* that contrasts the glamour and excitement of Broadway's night life with the happy 'peace and calm of a country, home; the sensuous dancing of IVew York's sihart 6et with the graceful Grecian dancing nit a girls' school; the use and abuse of wealth. "THE. MIDNIGHT WEDDING" ' "THE MIDNIGHT WEDDING" '.'THE MIDNIGHT WEDDING" Ar.-l Widowhood in an hour I "Why didn't you tell us?-'< "I was afraid—l have no niarriaga certificate." To he followed by UNIVERSALE UNIVERSALE , * UNIVERSALE Twelve Cylinder Serial. "ELMO, THE FEARLESS," . "ELMO, THE FEARLESS," "ELMO, THE FEARLESS," "ELMO, THE FEARLESS," "ELMO, THE FEARLESS^'. "ELMO THE FEARLESS," Starring' the Sixongest Man in Films. ELMO LINCOLN. ELMO LINCOLN. 5 ELMO LINCOLN ELMO LINCOLN. Topicals and Travelogues And a Two-reel Ctraiedy, "TllE PARCEL-POST lIUSBA'ftD." "THE PARCEL-POST HUSBAND." ' "THE PARCEL-POST HUSBAND." Ring 3342 for Reserves. _ . 8106 FOB SALE. POINTING BUSINESS FOR SALE AS A GOING CONCERN. ABTHUR L. GRAY, Business Broker, GSI63-1693F Stewart Dawson's Buildings. FOR SALE. kTEREDITH HOUSE, TAUMARUNUI. The Best Private Hotel on the Main Trunk Line. Every modern convenience installed, including electric light. PHIL SMITH and ANDREW, LTD., Land Agents',, 58693F Taumarunui. A MAGNIFICENT TOURER. CADILLAC 8-Cyliader. Cord Tyres, Two Spare Rimsl Paint work and upholstery as, new. LOW- PRICE. [ • DAVID CROZIER, LTD., I D 2751-9349 Worcester street West. URGENT SALE. OWNER LEFT FOR AUCKLAND. 6 ROOMS AND i-ACRE. £1 fiOO - THIS 1S *" attractive Property, *•'■""" . and is as good as it looks. There are 6 good rooms, 21 x 14, „15 x 13; other rooms in .proportion, plastered and tastefully papered, leadlights, good tiled grates and mantels, plenty of cupboards, linen pres3, wardrobe?, etc., built in; rarge bathroom, good hot water service, to bath and basin; very fine sunny verandah, facing North and West, yet very private, being sheltered by well-grown shrubs and trees. The hou3e has been recently painted, and is in perfect order inside and out. Very fine garden, drives, and orchard, asphalt paths, double gate, large Ehed (do for motor). The price has just been reduced, but WE \VA-._ AN OFFER. HILLARY" and BAXtER, H5562-367F. ITS itnnehcstcr street. Moderate. Call and Fitted. Term* MISS ALLEN, 17a Victoria street.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17062, 5 February 1921, Page 1
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