AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Issue 170297, 16 August 1920, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

FINE ENGLISH PRODUCTION

AT FULL EES'

Since the war English, producers are again coming into their own, every succeeding picture seems better than the last, and "Nature's Gentleman" reaches a very high standard. It is typically British in sentiment and thought; it portrays the real thing, and not the American imitation; hence you see the healthy, natural British girl in the picture. This picture, "Nature's Gentleman," is to be shown by Fullers at the Lyceum this evening. John Davis, D.C.M., M.M., is invalided out of the army, and returns to his pre-war occupation as the servant of an eccentric millionaire with democratic ideas, Sir Herbert Wilding, who now appoints Davis as his personal companion. Lady Ilarcourt, a frequent visitor, is annoyed at being forced to meet a "mere servant" oil terms of equality. Her horror is unbounded when Sir Herbert dies and leaves his money to Davis on condition that he marries Lady Harcourt's daughter Beatrice. However, being on tlje verge of bankruptcy, she has to consent to the marriage, while, strangely enough, her daughter does not seem at all reluctant to marry the "servant." Davis decided to marry Beatrice that she may have the money and then let her divorce him. Ho leaves her and goes into lodgings, where he works hard at an invention. An officer whose life he saved iu the war. Captain Baltry, finances the invention. Lady Harcourt _ calls on Baltry, who is an old acquaintance, and who, not knowing that Davis is married to Beatrice, introduces his friend as an inventor and a coming young man. When he learns the truth, Baitry discreetly retires from the room, and Beatrice declares that she loves Davis and will not give him up for her mother or anyone else, and R.ailtry decides to drop nut. "The Mask" is the current episode of "The Strange Case of Mary Pago," and there the story breaks new ground and the excitement gathers. The Topical Budpet, a Cinema Travel Series, and a smart comedy comnlotp the film bill. Fresli and well chosen selections will be heard from the Favourite Orchestra. and. seats may be booked as usual.

METRO COMEDY DRAMA

AT THE GRAND THEATRE.

Like Hale Hamilton's "Get-rich-quick Wallingford," a stage, success all over the world, is his new picture play, "The Fonr Flusher," to be shown affile. Grand Theatre to-night. It is a breezy, powerful story, expressly written for him. Lou Withers (Mr Hamilton) is chief shipping clerk for a firm of South Alnerican exporters, and he gets a tip that Mr Romez, a South American millionaire, is on his way in search of an American agent. Withers takes the tip. si;i'apej_|oget,her all his savings, and j decides to deprive himself of all but. the bare necessities in order to make a blazing front and a> big play for the contract. He plans to stake everything on one mighty plunge in a spectacular throw of the dice, as it were, and leave it to Dame Fortune to blow the big contract into his. pocket.- He plays the game to a finish that is both thrilling and dramatic. It is a. bree.'.y tale, generously sprinkled throughout with, adventure. and a beautiful love thence, produced ,in an atmosphere of luxury and wealth. Supporting "Mr Hamilton "are Ruth Stonehouse. Louise Fitzroy, and other well-known star 5 ;. There are many excruciatingly funny incidents, and the five acts are a luxury of ric.hly decorated interiors and beautiful exterior backgrounds. Excellent supportings films include New Co-operative Weekly, No. 5, a splendid Educational entitled "Dawn of Electrical Era in Railroading" (badly wanted on the Christehurch-Lyttelt-on line), also a lengthy comedy starring Mrs S. Drew, "Nothing to Wear." The programme is one of the season's best- pictorial attractions. Patrons arc advised to 'phone 486 for reserves, as there is already a heavy list of bookings.

FOR TEMTJKA THIS EVENING

Tom Mix is at bis best in "Western Blood," to be screened at Temuka this evening. "Western Blood" is a cowboy story, in. which the hero does some of his best horse stunts, and gives hairraising samples of how a real cowboy handles a horse. It deals with the rescue of a girl from a runaway horse, and shows how Mix, as Ted Wilton, overcomes the difficulty of getting a dress suit to attend a party. Later on he gives a party on his ranch and insists on ■all his cowboys, weaving dross suits. Nothing could have been more out of place, but it raises some good laughs. Miss Surafct appears in another star picture, "The Sirecn," and a. cartoon and two gazettes support the features.