ENTERTAINMENTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 48, Issue 14625, 27 March 1922, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. Healing by faith, or a demonstration! of the presence of divine power in human affairs is. the basic theme in George Melford’s latest Paramount super-production, ‘‘The Faith Healer’ which will be shown at the Opera House next Wednesdov. The play upon which the picture is founded was written by William Vaughan Moody, whose play ‘ ‘ The Great Divine” scored success some years ago. The stage production of “The Faith Healer” also proved highly successful. The story concerns a voung shepherd who feels the divine call to go forth and heal the sick and suffering. When lie is at the height of* bis work, love enters his life, and with the birth of his passion he. feels his divine power waning. He is on the point, of renouncing his mission, when it dawns upon him that love is a giti of God and that he can entertain a pure love for the.girl and at the same time <>o on with his work. With this comes a return of his healing power and a renewed consecration to his work, aided ■by the Mrl, who also devotes her life to his mission. The title role is portrayed bv Milton Sills. Ann Forest rs Lhoda Williams, the girl,. Fontaine La hue pi avs M.arv Beeler, the invalid, and others of' importance arc Frederick Vroom, Loyoia O ’Connor. COSY. leather in MacDonald, generally termed “the world's most beautitul woman”' is seen in a strong society drama “The Beautv Market,” her latest production, at the Cosy Do Luxe Theatre. In this picture, Miss MacDonald poitravs the part of a society girl, whose beautv wins her the attention o wealthy admirers, and whose. heart leads her to eschew the sham life sue has been leading for a wholesome love. The picture is replete with strong human interest situation centred about the effort of a society scandal sheet reporter to win for herself a- wealt v man who was engaged to Amolie. II ei efforts are successful in that they lead to the breaking of Amelia's loveless • engagement and find her a ma,e in Cap tain .Kenneth Laird, Tinted States Maii:ies, who determines to make her pay for deceiving him, and does so. The remainder of the programme is of a high class order. Jupdging by the appreciation shown by Saturdays big audience there should be another big attendance to-night. THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE. A photoplay that maintains an element of mystery throughout the entire production is “The Secret of the Hills” at the Paramount Theatre. It presents Antonio Moreno in a role to which he is well suited. There are many thrilling incidents in the story and the action moves rapidly through a series of startling events, and includes many incidents of a striking nature-, such as the finding of the murdered man, the discovery of the counterfeiters ’ den, and a buried treasure placed there by King James lIL, King of Scotland. The opening scenes of the picture arc exceptionally picturesque. They take place in a Chinese restaurant in which the Oriental atmosphere is well maintained.