ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 90, Issue 14050, 1 May 1919, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS

ALICE BRADY IN “THE KNIFE.” The Theatre Royal was crowded last night, when “The Knife,” featuring the popular Alice Brady, was screened. The picture, unusual in theme, proved to be intensely interesting, and was followed closely by the audience. It deals daringly with a great evil, the white slave traffic, hut the subject is handled so delicately that there ss ; nothing to offend in its presentation, and the lesson it teaches (the dangers- 1 which beset a young girl in the great' cities of the world) is one which deserves publicity. A superstitious Southern girl, shoping in New York, decides to consult a pseudo palmist, at whose rooms she is hypnotised and drugged, and then handed over to a white slave trader. An exciting twist fs'given to the story by the fact that the girl’s bethrothecl, a great surgeon,, after- rescuing her, captures her betrayers, and uses them for his experiments in surgery for the benefit of : humanity. It is doubtful if Alice Brady has done better work than in, “The Knife,” her acting when supposedly under the influence of the drug being of a high standard. The rest of the cast is quite adequate. “The Knife,” with its supporting sub-, jects—the sensational serial, featuring Pearl White, and the amusing comedy, “Joe Martin Turns ’Em Loose”—will-1 be screened again to-night. TOWN HALL. The largo audience at the Town Hall. last night was greatly charmed with the high quality programme so splendidly projected. June. Caprice was very delightful in the comedy drama, “A Child of the Wild,” into which little June Lee, the younger of the' “Two Little Imps,” introduced manj: humorous and clever touches. Gladys Brcckwell, needless to state, acted; with great power in the thrilling drama “For Liberty,” incidentally wearingsome very fine gowns and setting a new fashion in footwear. Never have ■ “Mutt and Jeff” been funnier, than in the present farce, where' they dispense with the cartoonist and sketch themselves, while the picture is of special interest because it reveals the way in which these wonderful- cartoons are made. A special’ attraction i» promised for Saturday next; KING’S THEATRE. The World Corporation,is.to.be, conu . plimonted on the great excellence of its splendid dramatic work, “To: Him. , that Hath,” shown in six reels of brilliant photography at the King’s Theatre last evening before a. big, house. The story ot the man who . shouldered the crime of his clergyman friend, was branded as a criminal, and, yet unconsciously attracted the love of ' women, was admirably presented by the magnetic actor, Montagu Love, Gertrude McCoy, Clio Ayres, and a strong , t, to the entire< satisfaction of/ • Irons One of those particularly insi.uctivc Rathe subjects, showing “Hunting the Aigrette- in America,” was most interesting, as also was an exceptional number of “The Topical < Budget,” The entertaining programme shows again to-night and finally tomorrow evening. J. C. WILLIAMSON’S WONDER FILM. “TARZAN OF THE APES.” Darwin’s theory of evolution has been the subject of much controversy, hut it has remained for the National Exhibitors of America to successfully picturise this important problem. “Tarzan of the Apes” is eight reels of amazingly interesting adventure and romance. The joy of the film liesin its kindly primeval life rather than its civilised brutality. “ arzan ” stands head and shoulders above most films. Natural beauties, imagination, clean, free spirit, and a beautiful romance make the picture a pure delight. Some of the finest hits of action ever portrayed on the screen are found in “Tarzan.” Tarzan, as readers of the work will remember, is the son of Lord Grey stoke, who went to Africa on a secret mission. The sailors of Greystake’s yacht mutiny, slay their brutal officers in fair fight, and then maroon Lord Greystoke and his wife. A boy is horn in the jungle, the mother dies'and the ha by is carrier! off and nurtured by a mother ape who Has just lost her • young. The film trams the growth of the hoy. half ape, half human, till his twentieth year. “Tarzan of the Apes” will he screened a f the Theatre Royal on Friday and on Saturday, at 2.30. and' finally at 8. Box plans at Paul’s are filling rapidly.