THE PICTURE WORLD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16613, 10 December 1919, Page 6

THE PICTURE WORLD.

THE PEOPLE’S. LAST NIGHT OF FAIRBANKS. To-night’s is the final performance of the great athletic comedian Douglas Fairbanks in his big play, “Arizona.” This picture is brimful of pep and ginger from the word “go,” and cannot fail to delight all shades of picturegoers. The bill includes the great Mack Sennett menagerie comedy “East Lynn” with variations, as well as the “Fighting Trail”, and gazette. GAIL KANE, TO-MORROW. Gail Kane, the distinctive legitimate star is the featured artiste in to-morrow’s new bill presenting Ctyde Fitch’s unique romantic drama, “Her Great Match.” The free photo to be given away to-morrow night is that of tiie great comedian Fatty Arhuokle. EVERYBODY’S. NORMA TALMAD6E IN “THE FORBIDDEN CITY.” Norma Talmadge in the most sumptuous and pretcntioiis feature of her screen career, will be seen at Everybody’s to-night.and to-morrow, in the “Forbidden City.” The story is invested with an Eastern setting, which is a marvel of reality. Slant-eyed, pig-tailed and clad in the rich silken costumes of a Chinese aristocrat, she makes a- striking and heart-stirring ap. peal to lovers ot good art. The-story is powerful, and concerns the age-old situation that is brought about by the intermarriage of East and Wesn. The supporting cast is remarkable for its even quality, Thomas Meighan as John Worden, the husband of Ban San, Roger Lytton as the dignified Chinese Emperor, and Reid Hamilton, as the handsome American lieutenant, sharing the honours. The romance of the daughter of San San comes to a happy ending, but grim tragedy is met in the first unfolding of this really great play. Another episode of “Wolves of Ivultur” also snows with this programme.