GRAND AND PLAZA THEATRES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18293, 9 July 1921, Page 10

GRAND AND PLAZA THEATRES

Jho Hunger’ and “Wing Toy’’ are the outstanding leatnros of the new programme presented at the Grand .and Plaza Theatres yestemay, but there are a number of other Kood subjects, including the “Diamond yueen ’ serial, in which Eileen Sedgwick P-ays the leading role. “The Plunger” is one of the popular William Fox productions, and is full of movement and excitement. Ihe story centres about Wall Street, and ns “The Plunger,” George Walsh has a jiart that offers him the fullest scope. Further, the picture has an added attraction in the fact that it gives splendid depict ions of the famous financial centre of tho New W or.d. ‘Wing toy ’ is a Ghina-town story in which Shirley Mason plays the leading role. The heroine is a child left in infanev with a Chinese, though she is herself of while blood. She is brought up by a notorious dealer in drugs, whom she regards as her father. The Chinaman loves her in her young womanhood, but it is a passion that cannot bo returned, and the young lady is quite out of sympathy with the whole of her surroundings. Tho story deals with her hatred for all about her, 'and her ultimate escape, or rather rescue, from marriage with a Chinaman after Chinese ways. The love episode round which everything turns is beautifully treated and 'he picture isono that leaves plea, nnf fellings in its train. Altogether, the programme is a most acceptable one, and quite up to what one expects it either theatre.