AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 16 December 1925, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

THE GRAND

Passing under the peculiar name of “Anything Once,” the leading picture at th© Grand last night excited some speculation beforehand as to what it could b© about. Even dyed-in-the wool movie patrons failed to guess i what the name implied, but all agreed when they saw the picture that it was well worth seeing. The picture is cramniMl with action, thrills and spills, and is full of clean, wholesome laughter. There is a judicious blending of intrigue, hate and love enacted with Arko, th© wonder dog (who lives well up to his reputation), Tully MarGladys AValton, and Harold Austin. A faithful dog, a handsome. boy, a bogus duke, an ambitious ' mother, and a sleep-walker aro some of th© ingredients in this wonderful Classplay comedy, which is rep’ete with, laughs and intense drama. The story • is too long to be told in detail here, , but in any case it requires to be seen ! to bo appreciated at its true worth. 1 It is a picture which pleases tho kiddies as well as the grown-ups. There are some dashing lovers as well a 3 heaps of adventure, and altogether “Anything Once” is a picture) not to be missed. Though supports are not needed three are. provided—a bright Pathe News, an interesting animated cartoon, and a highly-diverting comedy entitled “Pay Your Board.”.

FULLERS’ PICTURES,

AN ATTRACTIVE BILL. Blanch© Sweet and Ronald Colinan portray respectively a New York actress and a mining engineer who experiment with love* in “His Supreme Moment,” a First National success, which opened to a good house at the Lyceum last evening. With her characterisation of the luxury-loving daughter of Broadway, Miss Sweet adds new laurels to her long list of screen successes, and Ronald Colman, as the fiery lover restrained by his promise, gives a wonderful portrayal. Many of the scenes in this picture ai-e depicted in natural colour. It opens with a lavish production of a Persian harem, and alater stage episode shows to advantage a stirring drama of Spanish love. The story concerns John-Douglas, a mining engineer, who returns to New York from South America to discover someone to back him for a mine' he has discovered. While attending the theatre with Harry Avon, and a young heiress, Sara Deeping, Douglas meets the star of the play,"* Carla King, /and

falls madly in love with her. Sara’s jealous}' is aroused. Sara secretly puts up the money for Douglas’s mining advjenturo; He immediately goes to Carla and tells her of his love and negs her to marry him. She refuses, but agrees to accompany him to America and pose as his sister for one year, In South America Carla speedily loses her beauty and on a visit from Sara, both agree to accompany her back to New York. From here ft desperate battle is waged for the love of the young engineer until a great climax is reached. The supports include the Ganmont Graphic, and a great Mermaid comedy. A picture that created special interest was “The City of Stars,” in which patrons were given an inside view of the great motion picture studios of the Universal company, with many of the well-known and famous stars at work. The Royal orchestra, under the capable direction ! or Mrs Agnes Scott. A.T.O.D, L.A.8.. delighted the audience with their J specially selected nrugramme of tasteful music.