AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 October 1926, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA HOUSE

“The King of Wild Horses” will be shown at the Opera House to-night onlv. Ils central figure is a wild stallion that is the most magnificent creature that ever enacted a drama of love and hate—of loyalty and devotion. A wild stallion, monarch of the plains, an dleader of a band ot mares, is pursued bv man, whom he hates. It is a wild, thrilling, enthralling chase —horse cunning v. man s skill I Ihen a forest fire traps the horse and his greatest fear of fire enables the cowbov to captuie the beautiful creature—or. rather, save him from destruction. At iast the man-hating, man-killing beast learns of the kindness of man. To the man he owes devotion and loyalty, and gi'es it with all the passion of his wild nature. RUNANGA’S BAG DAV. A novel attraction is the Bag Day which opened at 2 o’clock this afternoon at- the Runanga Miners’ Hall, where a magnificent display of valuable goods for old and young, with an extra special collection of desirable articles in bags were sold in two denominations. those lor adults at a shilling apiece, ‘and those for children at sixpence One, the sensational “mvstei'y bag” has most valuable contents, and every purchaser has a chance of being the lucky one. It is said to be worth more than a tote ticket on a winning outsider. Every bag, however, is guaranteed to be good value for the money. The fete is to augment the building and ground improvement fund of the Runaiiga Bowling Club, and in addition tc the bags, there are stalls and sure shows sucli as to cater for every taste and temperament. The ice cream and lolly stalls, sewing stall, poultry and egg still, and a soft ui'inks stall, did a roaring trade. The fete will be continued this evening till nine o’clock, when a dance will follow with full orchestral music, and a firstclass supper. Many of the dances will include the old time dances. There will be a bus leaving Greymouth‘for the fete at 8.30 o’clock this evening, returning after the dance. BUCK JONES. “The Desert’s Price,’’ starring Buck Jones, coming to the Opera House tomorrow at the matinee and again at night, is a whirlwind western drama full of action and thrills. The plot revolves around the dispute between the cattlemen and the sheepmen, coming to an entirely unexpectand exciting ending coming Monday’. “Decameron Nights,’’ which is coming to the Opera House next Monday and Tuesday,, is a spectacular film depicting episodes taken from tales of “Decameron Nights’’ by that gifted story-teller, Boccaccio. The til in version of there tales has been treated in such a delicate, and yet masterful manner, that the result is entertainment of the highest value, which will delight all. pict-ure-lovers