AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18042, 6 February 1923, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

THE GIiAXD. “Get-Rioh-Quick Wallingford.” the .siar attraction at the Grand, lias proved an irre.sistil.ili>'draw. It opens in tho peaceful,- old-fashioned atmosphere of an American small town, Hattiesburg. It is peopled hv the characters of a bygone time, people who haveclung to tradition and to the fashions of half a century ago. 'J'hese people are as wealthy as they are out- of date, and it is upon them Unit ■). Rufus Wallingford, preceded by his partner, “Blaekie” Daw, descends. They have conic to persuade the rulies that- money must circulate, hut fail to state to what extent. Their plans prosper until the partners fall in love with two of the town’s girls. Deciding to. break away before it is too late, they prepare to leave, when suddenly their crooked deals turn out to be above-hoardand money-making. They decide that only fools become crooks, so they marry and settle- down, loved and respected by all. The picture is strongly supported in the American Gazette and “Tamale O,” the latter being a Broadway comedy of unusual merit. Pieturegoers have only this evening to see this most- enjoyable programme.

FULLERS’ PICTURES. Owing to the 'Theatre Royal being otherwise- engaged, Fullers’ Pictures were screened at the Lyceum last evening, and the current series of films proved thoroughly enjoyable to a goodsized audience. Every human emotion is pictured by Dorothy Phillips in her starring role in “Hurricane’s Gal,” the Allen Holubar First National production which is the attraction of the programme. Miss Philips is first shown as an untamed girl of the sea, who roams about with a rag doll, a monkey and a goat as her principal companions, and ruling her ship with a ferocity that is softened by good humour. Later she is seen as a regenerate being, established in her mansion in San Francisco. .Robert Ellis appears ns Miss Phillips’s leading man. In the cast also are Wallace Berry and Gertrude Astor. Tiro supporting film's are the, last chapter but one of the serial, “Thunderbolt Jack,” tbe Topical Budget and a rousing coined}-, “A Western Hero.” The programme will bo screened for the hist time this evening. TEMIJKA PICTURES. The romance of a New York street cleaner gives the popular Tom Moore tho most charming role of his entire screen career in “Hold Your Horses,” to he screened at Temiika, on "Wednesday evening. This is a story of an oppressed, henpecked Irishman who is given charge of a street, -with a red danger flag, and suddenly discovers lie is a horn boss. Tom Moore, as Daniel Canavan, is at his best, and is ably supported by Naomi Childers as Miss Newness, one of the city’s greatest snobs. The supports include a dvnmaette, “Fighting Mad.”