AMUSEMENTS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 March 1920, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE The last screening of “Damaged Goods” will be given in the Opera House to-night for women only. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings a big Pa the feature “The Whirl of Life” that includes the two-act comedy “The Jazz-Does it lead to Destruction”, starring the favourite actress and dancer Irene Vernon Castle and her husband Captain Castle showing them living again on the screen their romantic lives from the day of a thrilling rescue by Vernon—that saved from the soa two wonder dacers who, starting 'in the lowly carburet in Paris, finished their famous dancing career in the wonderful “Castles by the Sea.” The Castles have made society dancing the craze of every capital in the world. The picture shows scene • after scene of the great dancing resorts with the wonderful dancing of the Castle waltz; the Castle one step, and the Castle Pavanne. The Jazz comedy, is the story of a twopart comedy featuring the worldfamed dancers Ethel Bernetto and George Irvine in the Walking waltz, the Whirly Whirly, the Tickle Toe and - The Jazz. TOWN HALL. Peggy Hyland in a 5-reel Fox “How Marriages are Made” will be the main attraction at the Peerless in the Town Hall to-night. A Hepworth all-British production “MollyPawn” starring Alma Taylor (the English Mary "Bickford) will he the grand attraction on Wednesday and Thursday at the Town Hall. The supporting ’items include “The Further Adventures of Stingaree,” and Bert Lytell in “Unexpected Places.” The dear old song “Molly Pawn” will bo sung during the screening and the chorus is;

“Oh, Molly Bawn, why leave me pin-

mg, All lonely waiting here fox you ; While stars above are brightly shin-

mg, Because thev’ve nothing else to do. Oh, Molly Bawn—Oh, Molly Bawn.

“The Greatest Thing in Life,” a 7act I>. W. Griffiths masterpiece will be the enormous attraction on hriclny. What is “The Greatest Thing in Life I “The Greatest Thing in Life” is the most human and sweetest story ever told on the' sheet. In Life’s Pignmage as this picture shows, hearts are broken healed —and broken again. Sometimes through the continual hard traveling over Life’s Highway—the jolting on the cobble stones of existence—one becomes immune from heart breaks. One reaps contentment. Then does Life start happily? Is contentment the greatest thing in life? What was it? David Wark Griffith, Master Mind of the Silent drama asks the question, and then spreads before your eyes a drama of life itseli. that will stagger you with its greatness. Th’s mighty spectacle will be shown at Groymouth Friday and Saturday. The great detective picture Sherlock Ho hues, is coming.