AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16799, 1 April 1919, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS.

•■ r ; THE GRAND. { I A monkey plays an important part in the" development of the story in "Under Suspicibn'," 1 ' | the big " Metro picture whiph was 'screened at the Grand last night. "Poppekin," the monkey, is the pet of Mrs Alice 'Wool, worth (played ( by Eva Gordon) whose.; valuable'jewels'are stolen, and around" which incident" of the story much of the action revolves. The monkey pull& atbuttonr-off the coat of Gerry Simpf son (Francis, X. Bushman) and seems to implicate'him in the great ft'Eeppekin,'/ ,prcares a k ,very mental-player, and Miss Gordon hai. her troubles with him. At one stage -the .monkey ,becomes, obstinate, andMiss- Gordon,' .who owned monkeys i4\ 'Singapore, -tried- all the tricks at her disposal to pacify him, but all were of too avail. An elaborate charity ball is] one of the features in the picture, and' for the staging of this, ono of the largest-and most .elaborate interior settings. ever erected by Metro was built at the New York studio. It is at this hall that ihe great robbery of the Woolworth diamonds takes place. There* is no end of startling "incident in the, picure' and in the end the famous jewel' thieves are caught, and wadding bells, ring for the marriage of a millionaire who hitherto has remained heart-whole 1 to a, lady journalist on the "Sentinel,'* the pair haying worked together in the discovery; of the criminals. The supports are excellent—;" War Time at the Zooj" "Betty's Big Adventure" (a> Christie comedy), and a very lengthy American' Gazette. The audience applauded heartily when the orchestra played some very pretty selections from the Chocolate Soldier opera. I

Never mind whether it happened. in reality or not. It happened oh the screen at Pullers' last night, where' the .adventures of Clytie Rogers in "The Danger Game" were startling In the three. :part ; Goldwyn, melodramatic comedy written : by Roy : Soinmerville, the heroine, represented by ■•- Maage Kennedy, writes a novel in which her heroine turns thief in a worthy '- cause. The hoQk reviewers write unkind things about Misß Rogers's story, and one heartless individual intimates that, no properly brought up young lady could possibly make a success at such a business. This so upsets Clytie that she determine to .do a. little "second-storey" work just "to show : that youth, inexperi-ence-and thorough moral training are no bar to a society girl when she takes it into her.head.to join the housebreakers' union. Le Roy Hunter, who lives .by his wits, has made Clytie think that' he adores her when it is her father's bank deposit that has attracted him. Clytie makes good her housebreaking is caught, and turned over_, to the police. Finally, 'however, she is.permitted to when the police discover that she is one of New York's wealthiest and most respected citizens. More adventures follow, and Clytie easily wins a reputation as a heart-breaker even though she fails as a safe cracker. She has the quick, light touch that goes with this class of 1 farce acting, and is devoted to the business of keeping the merriment on the •ove. Supporting fims were a Topical Budget, and "With the South African | Forces. The music was of a light and • bright nature, the Royal . Trio consisting of Mr F. Lubbe (violin), Mr F. Chapman (cornet), and Miss Dennehy (piano).