AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11752, 21 December 1917, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

PARAMOUNT THEATnE, To-night will see (lie final screening of tlic> current programme i;| the popular T.l'. Electric this evening. Another I'iv; crowd was present last ovenine; and showed marked nppreeiat ion of I lie main star, 'The Woman in lilt* Case." Miss Pauline IVredoriek. who had the chief role, played willi her usual unsurpassed skill and gave a en pa Mo interpretation of J. ('!. Williamson's well-known melodrama. Lovers of a good strong picture cannot do hotter than see this line exclusive. Herbert llawlinsoii proved a successful hpro in ''Like Wildtiro," in which the action is quick and hnsy. "The Purple Domino" was advanced )i Further stage, the niystorionß domino being iniroduced, aiid now leaving t:h > (piery "Who is 4 he mask wearer r'" "When Klirting Didn't Pay" was a good comic ,whilo the Trans-Atlantic Magazine was a specially good educational item. The- orclc.s'riil music is a. special attraction on the programme. For Saturday I.ho management announce the coming of the fust Pallas suporfeaturo, "Low Kodeonied," n which Miss Kathlyn Williams makes her ro-npp -aranee to tlie Koro"ii. Th(> accompanying feature play nil! ho the great convent mvstciy. ''The Phantom Secret," in >-'deh iUignon Anderson is starred. There will he a change at the matin. " on S'nl urday.

THE COSY THEATRE. A K.HILUAXT ,|»H0( .MIA MM .K. A large crowd attended -he .Cosy .Theatre lust owning and thoroughly enjoyed the evening's entertainment I provid 'd. "Skinner's Bubble" is u very clever comedy drama. The ■ wonderful human touch makes on appeal to all The struggle of a 'young man and his bride io win sucjcbss; ;lheir defeats and their Murium phs. Skinner is. the junior _ partner of his firm, and is everything jin the world in the eyes of his wife. AVhilc on his way honv from the city a bubble of huge size forms in ; his" brain and he sees a whitlow marked W. Skinner, privati>. On his arrival home li'o paints a wonderful pic- \ turo for honey of what trie future holds, for them. He leaves his old ! (firm and moves to the '-ity. Th■< ! window- marked "private" is there. Jail right, but there are no clients, iThe svr.inl, "The iron Claw." ad'vances another chapter, i\*Kt everybody is surprised to find who is the Laughing Mask. A splendid world ! feature drama is "Th 1 .- Iron Ring." I Edward hangford ,who made such a hit when noting opposite to Clara Kimball Young in "tie Dark Silence," is the leading man of "Tlie Iron ifiing," whore he portrays a young (Ti.usband whose opportunity of bust- ! ness success leads him to neglect his wife. "This is the !irsl iiiuht ,he has left mo we -vere married" is the young wife's bitted comjplnint in "The Iron Ring." atid the evil advice of lvr. next loor friend is only 100 readily seized uj>on.

OPERA HOUSE MCTURES. 'LAST XIV:HT'S PROUUA-MMK i . Quite a large and delighted audience attended the Opera House last night, when a splendid programme was aliowa for the first time. The jinal episode of the Secrets of the. Submarine was a very fitting end to a very clever and entortaining story. I "Do Children Count," a series of twelve prettiy photo plays, starring Little Mary M'AHsiter, aw sure t« bo very interesting, judging by the first story, entitled "The Guiding 'Hand," which was shown last night. ,"J)o Children Count?" is not a serial, but a series of. twelve eom'pleted stories. Littlo Willy Bell (May M'Alistei), orphaned by a sea disaster, Jives with her nch grand- j father, and has won a tvarm place in .the old man's heart. The Apporson's avaricious relatives :iave their leyes on his wealth, and fearful lest .Billy gets the most of it, t>eok a means to oust the little girl. But grandfather Hell suspects the plot and gets his family doctor to au'nouiut.! that he is dying. Immediately the Apper.sons throw rtilly from the old man's home., and, irrespective of his wishes ,usurp everything for themselves. At this moment Bell appears. Driving the Appersons from his home, lie recovers Billy !nnd proclaims her his "guiding hand" henceforth. The Triangle drama starring William S. Hart as (Wolf Lowry is a brilliant production. One minute to live was "Wolf Lowry's offer to a man who insulted a woman. Wolf Lowry considers all tho surroundng country his private property. 'He hrtirs that a settler lias arrived ,and sets out to dispose of the "gentleman.." However, Ite finds that Miug-ry Wilson is his opponent, and then! are many startling developments. Other interesting items complete the programme, which is to be, shown 10-uight for the i last tune.