AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 August 1920, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA,LOUSE

'•The Hayseeds Aiuuouriie Cup, a stirring Australian comedy full ox laughter will bj screened uy Pollard's lor the last time in tiie Opera House to-night. To-morro'v (Wednesday) and Thursday evenings a Paraita v " play's romantic and thrilling drama "A Burglar for a Night," will act' as star picture in ari all star programme. '•A Burglar for a Night" lifts the veil on capitalistic raids on American railroads, introduces a series of thrilling situations, and sees hearts'trump the game. J. Warren Kerrigan, (presented by Paralta Plays), appears ls Kirk Harden, son of a railroad president, who is being raided by r.val capitalists seeking to gain control of the road. As the old man is ill, the son, who has just returned from China in company with a man wiio helped him in a row, wades into the fight, and -in order to manoeuvre the enemy turns burglar for a night, cracks a safe, ancl is surprised by a pretty girl who afterwards marries him under peculiar circumstances. The safecracking job is one of the strongest hits of the play, and is exceedingly well done. ' TOWN HALL. Marguerite Clark in "Come out of the Kitchen," will he screened at the town Hail to-night for the last time. The usual matinee will be given on Wednesday .when Wallace Reid will be seen in his latest film "The Roaring Road." This magnificent feature will, 'be shown on Wednesday night and Thursday. The a story concerns ' -a young auto salesman who aspires to win his employ er's daughter and also to win ku. impending Grand Prize auto road race xn which his employer is interested. He successfully overcomes all obstacles, and wins the race. Latyr, by winning a race with the limited which runs between Los -Angles an! ban Francisco, and thus es ablishing a new record for his car, of which his employer is the agent, he is retried with the hand of his empl ..y----*r's daughter. James Cruze dincled. The scenario was written by Marion Fairfax from a seres of Saturday Evening Post stories by Byron Morgan. The supporting .cast includes Ann Little, Theodore Roberts, Guy Oliver. C. 11. Gellart, and other capable players. The supports include Mack Stinnett's master comedy "UncL Tom Without the Cabin," featuring Ecn Turpin. Here is . a comedy masterpiece. Mack Sennett has been creating some sensational laugh •-.akers durinc his career, but in "Uncle Tom Without the Cabin" a Paramount-Mack Sennett comedy, _ he has given us his funniest. It is without doubt the greatest comedy ever produced, and, will cause a riot wherever shown.