"DADDY LONGLEGS."

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17838, 21 January 1920, Page 6

"DADDY LONGLEGS."

_ "Daddy Longlcgs" has been read in every city of tho ISLaglish-epeakihg world. Over one million oopiea of the book have been sold, arid Jean Webster, a young woman not Ion? out of college, made a fortune from this simple work. Tho first presentation of tlio scrcsen version in Dunedin of tliia book will tol<e place at the Empire Theatre next Saturday at the matinee, thereafter twice daily during tho week. Prior to tho screening of tho picture, a novel prologue will be enacted, and little Miss Joan. Bcere will appear in two of her dainty dances as the fairy, while other ohildrcn will bo hoard 1 as Bosca and Judy. Tho Empire Grand Orchestra will be augmented for the occasion, and will play tuneful and appropriate musio specially arranged by Madame Reggiardo. The plans for the week will open this morning at the Bristol.

Tho laziest of birds is the frogmoutb. He sleeps all day, and at night, instead of flying about, in eeaTch of food, Le sits on a limb and literally waits for the insects to com© and feed him. He is such a sound sleeper that, one can push hrm off his perch with a stick and not wake him. Ho inhabits Australia and the islands of tho Indian Ocean. Too lazy to fly for his food, like other birds, he crawls along the limb of a tree, opening hie •» r ide mouth and snapping it. shut, catching what flies aad gnats uome within his W(l»