AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, ETC.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18965, 17 March 1924, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, ETC.

MUNICIPAL PICTURES | “HOMEWARD BOUND” The Opera House was not large ! enough to contain the people that sought admission on Saturday night, hundreds being turned away. Thrilling rescues at sea, terrific storms, said to equal in realism Nature la her angriest mood, an unusual love theme —tlese are the principal features of the filrti- Lila Lee, who played opposite Mr. Meighan, in “The Ne’er-Do-Well,” is leading woman in this new screen offering- Mr. Meighan is a seaman is this delightfully erisp story, while Miss Lee is the daughter of a ship owner who unaccountably detests the sailor In his employ. He is aware that Jim Bedford, the sailor is question, loves his daughter, and that she returns his love. She goes to sea in a palatial yacht, the command of ■which has been wrested by Bedford from Svenson, a cowardly skipper. This sets in motion a series of thrilling events which goes far t 0 make this perhaps the best sea picture screened in many months. Of course, the finish, although surprising, is pleasing to the spectator. In addition to "Homeward Bound,” the programme includes a sparkling comedy, gazette and a fascinating travelogue. The season will be continued on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Book early at Messrs H. I. Jones and Son’s, Ltd.