ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1719, 9 January 1920, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"DADDY LONG LEGS" AT THE

PALACE

•Of all the "siar'' pictures screened in Palmerston North, none has proved more popular than "Daddy Long Legs," now being shown at the Palace. This is in a large measure due to the fact that .Mary Pickford, who takes the leading role, is such a. universal favourite with picture! patrons, and also to the excellence of the story itself. It is so life-like, and contains so many human touches that it makes an irresistible appeal, while the humour is <-o clean and wholesome that it can be wholeheartedly enjoyed by .-ill. There is nothing :if tin' mystery play about " Daddy Long Legs," it is just a delightful tale of a. loveable girl, who grows up into a beautiful woman. No wonder then that in London it. was shown at 25 picture houses at the same time, and that wherever screened it has drawn crowded and delighted audiences. The Palace, Theatre was again crowded last night, and all those present spent an entirely pleasurable evening. The last screening locally of " Daddy Long Legs " will take place at the Palace this evening, and it is -safe to predict another crowded house.'

. KOSY. ■ TOM MIX IN "TREAT 'EM ROUGH." Judging by tho crowd that has attended the showing of "Trout 'Km Rough" at the Kosy Theatre, manager Bonnett could profitably extend tlie run on this play. Tom Mix, the star of tho feature, has given motion picture; fans many thrills in "Trout 'Em Rough," and besides there is an excellent love story. lie rides down a steep hill in an empty wagon to batter away the bandits' hut, and performs one of tho most amazing stunts over seen on the screen—that of bulldogging tho leading steer of a herd of stampeded cattle, just as the herd is about to trample his sweetheart. Another good picture is "Married in Haste," and tho serial is as exciting as usual. EVERYBODY'S. "THE RACING STRAIN." A brave and beautiful girl fighting every inch of the way to save her broken-spirited father from ignominious ruin is the theme of Mae Marsh's groat racing picture, "The Racing Strain," which the Ooldwyns so happily selected for her latest vehicle. Exactly suited to tho star in atmosphere ■tnd setting, "The Racing Strain" should bo very popular. It has a real sporting value, and soflDo extra thrilling scenes of a great race at Saratoga racecourse arc a feature of the film. The scones are mostly laid in Kentucky, the home of thoroughbreds that have made racing famous in America, and tho resultant whole is a triumphant success and bids fair to rival "Polly of the Circus," up to now "onsidored Mae Marsh's best picture. The comedy shown is also very good, and also the gazette.