AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16618, 24 August 1918, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

THE GRAND. The programme now showing at the Grand will be welcomed at. this afternoon's matinee by vouug and old. Tile dtief attraction is "The Hooper." in which a rcaily clever little,boy goes through a lot of. adventures, * after he is kidnapped by "tho hopper." Tin's man is a clever criminal and in steala motor car he unwittingly siieals the little-, boy. Ho takes the boy home and is the moans of reconciling two old men who wero at loggerheads over a costly vase. Tho chief attraction for Mondav is a o-aot Metro, play, "The. Shell Game," adapted from tlio New York "Saturday Evening Post" story "Goodwill and Almond Shells." The principal parts ate played bv Emmv Wolilen and Henry Kolker. Tho story relates tho perieiices of a clever confidence man. ,Tho third chapter of "Tho Groat Secret" and a' lemrthy American Gazette will also bo shown.

FULLER'S PICTURES AND VAUDEVILLE. Little Dorccn McClatcliy bas quite recovered from her indisposition, and to-night will be seen in all new items including "The Dandy and the Dandelion," "Hullo Tit Tu," and her clog dance specialty. The picture programme is led off by a. clever production, in which Norma Talmadge plays a dual role. The picture is called "Tho -Law of Compensation," which shows how a young wife is being led to ruin, when her father comes to her rescue, and tells her tho sad story of her mother's life. The narrative is shown on the screen as the father tells it, and the young woman is turned' from her ruinous purpose. Supporting pic'turfp are good. At the matiuoo £id Charl'n will be •■fooii in ,; («us c lc's I)av rf Rest." a screaming Tvoystono comedy to bo shown only th's afternoon.