AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 July 1920, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

■‘HAWAIIAN SCENIC STUDY. ' To-night in die Opera, House the splendid Hadrian scenic study with its wealth of cuLmr and int. ivsc and the ink resting dramatic story “The Winchester Woman/’ will be screened for the last time. On to-morrow (Wednesday) and Thursday, . .Basil King’s great story on Tiie Brotherhood of Alan, “The City of Comrades,” presented by the Ooldwyn Company will star Tom iuoore and ckei.a Oven ,n their element for no better production —suiting their different talents has been given to these two public favourites. A regular down-and-outyr is clashing lorn Al.oore in his role of romantic ourglar in the new Ooldwyn drama, “The City of Comrades.” In the character of .Frank Almonry, a well-bred young man whom bad luck bivd-line. Tom Aioere is in his eleauil hard fate have brought to the runt, for he never fails to give the impression that no matter what happens lie’s coming out on top. His motto is : “it’s better to be born lucky than rich,” and bis luck turns in his favour at the very - moment, when, famished with hunger, he burgles a house, invades the pantry, and is caught in the act by a pretty girl who has been longine to meet a man wlio is “different.” The well known Halifax disaster is sensationally featured in the climax to the story. TOWN HALL. “Oh, You Women!” is the title of a Paramount picture to be presented at the Town Hall to-night. It was written and directed by Anita Loos and John Emerson. Laid in a small provincial town, the story of “Oh, You Women!” deals with the problem of what a man is going to do when he

f:rids a girl in his job. As would be expected, the story contains many amusing situations. Fatty Arbuckle in "The Hayseed’’ will be screened as the last picture in addition to the all - new programme. The usual matinee will be given on Wednesday when ' Oh, You Women!” will be shown. Win. Favnum in a big Fox spi-cial in sixreels will be the tremendous attraction on Wednesday night. This is a William Fox production and is said to In Tally the equal of “Les Miserabies,” "A Tale of Two Cities,” and “When a Man Sees Red.” In “True Blue” Mr. Farmnn portrays the part of a Western ranch owner—a human, manly man. The story is out of the ordinary and deals with a phase of life now to the cinema. An English “remittance” man suddenly becomes possessed of title and estates, deserts his American wife and young son to re turn to Enrdand to claim his inheritance. He does not take them with him for.the reason that lie believes h« married “beneath his station.” This young son grows up on a ranch in the boundless West and becomes rfp central figure of ibis drama of Jife. The supports include a 2-reel Mack Seunett “Radies’ Tailor,” The fourth episode of “The Grey Seal” and a Pictograph Wm. S. Hart will be presented on Friday and Saturday in “Poppy Girl’s Husband.”