AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 78, 1 April 1922, Page 12

AMUSEMENTS.

.NATI»NAJ. THEATRE. •■The Rowdy," wbkh opened at tin? > National Theatre yesterday, keeps up the i bleu standard of productions lv which Gladys Walton bus achieved such remark- ! able success. The story, while not uew In | all its phases. Is nevertheless one of interest with Its vivid situations and compelling action, enacted aguinxt the background of beautiful scenery. Miss Walton Is seen as Kit Tun-ell, a waif of the do<-ks. whom no one knows whence she en mc. She L* adopted by o'll CariLaln I'urcell and hi- ■ wife, aud 'br'ousht up as their own child. Howard Morse <<Rert Uoaehl. nephew of the general inanaper of the canning company, takes a liklns to Kit. but she resents his advances, and. in fact, she does not pay attention to any niiin \intil Bert Kincald shows her what a rcnl man is made of. The love section Is lold -with a sweetness and freshness that is not. without effect. Kitpporliiis Miss Walton Is .lack Moyer. a well-known screen favourite, who plays the hero role with conviction and shows that he can fisht as well as Bet. "Who Am I?" which i.s included 111 the programme, is a (Iranian,- production unusual of plot, yet credulous and smooth of action. It carries one to the height of suspended Interest, . and breaks with n sharp unexpected climax. :

Tin-: hippodrome. Tom Mix Is nut usually associated as nno In the hiiWt of wearing smart tailor-made clothing, but It Is in such immaculate fritrb thai the popular cowboy star is introduced In h!s latest picture. "Trailln"," the chief feature under the Hippodrome banner this week. It Is not long before Turn disca"ds such articles of wearing apparel for the stripped shirt and mixes in with men of uncertain temper hut no uncertain aim. The picture is ba<e<l on the widely-read novel of the same uinne by Max Brand, and has to do with the son of a wealthy man who earns fame as a polo player ami a sportsman generally. The death cf his father at the hands of some unknown sends him out West, where In* falls In with a nans of conspirators who have designs on his life. Hailing from the Hast, he is at first taken ii.s a tondc.-foot. but they are soon deluded, and then ensues the good old tussle to outwit each oth.T. 'Phi- hern. «••»>, needless to say. Is portrayed by Tom Mix, contrives to keep up his end of the stick, and after many Incidents wins through and clears up a mystery that-has been exorcising his mind and incidentally those of the audience also. Tin - "' is. of ,-nurse, a girl In the case, mid thl« is the pretty out West. The hero meets Imr when he arrives In the district, nnd straightway a.lds to his divers little trnulilea by Incurring !he wrath of a wotiM-bp cowboy suitor who astutely sees in the n.-wcomer a formidai.le rival. Altogether the production is one that abounds iv merit. MTRAND TIIEATKE. "Woman's Place." which was nnspoo'.pd before a large an.l delighted iiudleuce at the Strand Thpntre last i-venlng. fairly teems wltu siinninnpoiis buniciir of the richest order. The liltn is a Connie Talmailse production and Hie popular actress urlnsp her usual charm Hint lias eaptl-vnt.-J in the ii.i<i :i further fund u r surprises. Miss Tnlinutlgp portrays, Josephine. Gurson, a delightful |ier»onaliry who adds to her various :..-. i.inpl isl.mk-ii [ s thai .*!' being something of a politician. She decides to .-oniest tlie mayoralty of h«r home town, and 1 he manner i.i which she carries out her ci)ui;ialen provides plenty of humour and m-tlon. an.l gives rise lo :i rpfreshins romance that helps along wonderfully. Joseph I v.'s neshvt of things pertaining to the kltdipn promises to have its riimpcninllfin* In her likely appointment to look after umilen ntrecllue drailiK anil city linan.-e. She seeks favour among elertors by woman's wiles and orders the latest Parisian creations with which she hopes to beu'uile I he heart of man. I'nfortunureiy however she incurs the jealousy of her own sex. who in a pique go over to the enemy personified in the person of the male candidate for mayoral honours. -loscpliiiie loams thill while'then- arc few boui|ucts in politics there are- a sufficiency ~f brickbats and finally after an adjust mem or things she discovers what a woman's place really is. Throughout the picture Miss Talmadgp Rives ample evidence or histrionic capabilities, and she never fails to make Hie audience lau»h or heSepporting lier is Kenneth Marian. " who also made a cr.-.-i 1 hit in hi-- handling of the role of u,e lover of the would-!),, mayor. An interesiin- feature of the programme is the. pictorial r« nl of the Prince of Wales tour of India. XEJW" I.VRIC TIIKATKK. The New l.yri.- Theatre was ajtain parked last evening when fhe 1). W. Griffith production "Way Down East" was presented The story i.s a pleasant, one of a qnier American village which, until the history i 'opens, went alonsr in unrullled peace. To ! the village comes a denizen of the city, and t immediately trouble is started. TNrv is the village maiden and the village youth, and the one is attracted and the other I eclip.sed by the smart visitor from the city, who iv addition to helnjr a metropolitan is also a bad man. He shows hU evil qualities by framing a f.ilse marriage with the plrl. and the ntde awakening comes when the t'iH realises that she ha> been tricked. .She sops back lo the village and enlists the sympathies of David, the village youth, anrl at last justice is likely to be done to the bad man. The cliuvnx l< most startling. Imt forms a liititiK tinlsh to the engrossing theme. Lilian <iish. who has appeared wiih distinct success Iv several of i;rif■mil's previous production!!, is seen in a sympathetic interpretation of the role of the girl. She invests the part with a charm of her o-wu Hint is makinu a wide appeal to all who have seen her. In the role of David. Richard liart helmess is seen in oue of his ha.ppie.-t efforts. The other persons of the play are represented by a supporting cast of well-known artists. X V BR V.BO I) V'S Tll EiAT ft E. The change of programme which will he presented at Everybody's Theatre on Monday presents a s-.-enic ••p.eaittiful liritain." This tilm should be a soum , of instruction to those who have lint visited the Old Country and awakeu pleasant memories in the minds of those who have. Umdon, the wonder city, so depicted as lo enhance ■the i'lory it has gained ill the history of our Empire. The spectator is taken round this Mecca of the English race and shown such well-known buildings a.s the Bank of 'England, the Mansion House, the home of rhe Lord Mayor of London, the UulMuall St Paul's Cathadral. Hie Inns of Court, and the Mouses of Parliament; such landmarks as the Monument, and Cleopatra's Needle, l-'ather Thames, with endless beauty, is traversed from Kingston to Windsor. Then beyond stratford-ou-Avon is visited ana here at this shrine of all lovers of literature are shown the famous Henry Street, tile room in which the Immortal Shakespeare -was born, his momorial and monument, and other things of interest connected with the great poet. Salisbury, with its cathedral and historic Stonehentre dating back over ».)(ki years, i.s npxt visited, and then on to Cheddar and (ilastoubury. where rhe sunrise on the rale of Avalon i.s beautifully depicted, Thence to I,ynu>n and Lynmmith. and so on to I'enzunce and the grandeur of the Cornish swnery' The harbour. St. Michael's Mount, Laud's Knd. and the quaint c-ld streets of the f'oruish villages are amongst the views shown.

GRAND TIIEATKE. The all-British super mm "Clirulvar - pruvi'J such :i sm-uess wheu sereeued :it the Strand Theatre last week that ii has beeu dec-lded to submit the picture play at the ; Graud Theatre. It was presented for the j ated an unusually jjood* impression, many ' lieiiig unable to jiiin admittance last night ; This photo-play hoa been liluied on a most elaborate scale iv Veuico, ami tlie cliarae- ' lers are phiyeil by British m-tor.s and , ac-tressi-K, the leading role l>eiue in the skilled hands of Matllewm Laiii?, one r.f Klißland's jirpalest slase artists. Thprc is a tliip supporting programme includiup ihc sc'cinrt pjiisodc of ilip sprial "Ad\pntures of Tnrasan." Tbp (Jrnnrl ()r.-liostni lia« hocu'' specially ungmenrol for the hcadllucr. ,' ! OrilßA lIOL'SSK. I ! The ebonge of programme al Fuller's ,' 1 Opera House on Monday prevents nnnrber : siirrin-.' drama by Ihe (lramatir players. ! Tbe title .if in .-I week* prodm-tlon ;s --Th" . Toor Man's l'nrmn." II i~ said to h« Cn'ln of im-irtom. and interproted by a -or.il ,-ast piled. ThP Icirll'is rnle is taken hy 'he' Hcv. Frank (Jnniian. "vlin i. ssid to appear in one of his, bust impersonations in the I part. J

PRINCESS THEATRE. A melodrama of great merit is "The Ten Dollar liaise," the feature til in Uitrodm-ed at the I'rlncmss Theatre yesterday. An excellent story, fine aetlux and ?oo<l photography combine In giving to the picture of every man's life from the Saturday "Evening Post" story by Peter B. Kyne. Dee]) pathetic tones mid high comedy levels are features of the production. The tale is of a drub, colourless desk-slave - who has worn his life away drudging at a desk, waiting 'for a ton dollar raise so that he might marry the head stenographer and lie a "family man like the others." The raise is never forthcoming, and in desperation at the realisation that his productive y«ars are slipping away from him. he kicks over the traces and asserts his manhood. The underlying pathos of the story is best indicated !iy the dedication of the author. Peter B. Kyne. who snid: "I dedicated this photo-play to the underdoes of the world, to the millions of under-paid clerks and bookkeepers, who. depending for existence on ihe whim of an employer, dally realties that 'man's Inhumanity to man makes countless nations "TTIK BLUE MOUNTAINS MYSTERY." Messrs. E. J. and Dau Carroll have had three pronounced successes in "The Sentimental Bloke," and the two pieturlsations of the Steele Kudd "Selection" stories, all made by Raymond Longford, hut in /their latest" release "The Blue Mountains Mystery" Mr. Longford has aprjirently eclipsed all his former efforts and turned out a picture which, according to reports 'mm Australia, is the most perfect and pretentious production yet turned out In Australia. The "Sydney Morning Herald" commences its review as follows: " The Blue Mountains Mystery." an Australian production, -was shown at the Lyceum to a crowded house for the first time on Saturday. The picture Is ii nin«terplece beginning to end. and speaks volumes for it-s producers. No detail is missed. The scenic effects of Sydney Harbour and the Rlue Mountains are alone worthy of comment." Other metropolitan critics head their notic—; "Mc \ssets." •■Triumph." and such like. The strry deals with the murder of Henry Tracey at Katoomba. N.S.W. His daughter Paiiine. his wife and two aspirants to the hand of lirs daughter are Involved f.nd suspected, and throughout the six reels the audience is held In suspense. Miss Mar.iorie Osborne. one of Sydney's high in "The Rliio Mountains Uly-lery" that she was immediately Inducer/ to leave for America. This attraction will be the star feature In the Princess Theatre programme commencing on Friday next, and the box plans will be onened at Lewis It. ERrty and Son, Ltd.. on Monday mornins. Seats may also be reserved at the theatre. TIVOLI THEATRE. When a young couple start on their married life paeh harbouring suspicions against the other, it can be safely predicted that there U trouble ahead for them. This is what happens in "The Furnace," which was initially screened at the Tivoli Theatre last evening before a crowded house, which frequently expressed its delight with this enjoyable paramount production. The young couple are excellert In their own way, hut they lack just that quality to understand and appreciate each other. Tho result is the wife Is forced to seek consothe friend of the family to whom she makes approaches, hut who. being engaged to the daughter of an irascible general, endeavours to help her only from the purest platonic motives. The real '".istr.rblng element Is a count who hails from ranarta. He professes to know something of hnhby's past out west, and the wife who. despite her unhappiness, does not 'vant her husband disgraced, agrees to .'lope with the count. They srt- out followed immediately by the friend of the family, who hns another ami trti"r vPrsinn of the stnry. lie overtakes the couple and proves it is the count who has the past, and the wife and" friend turn back. A storm comes on and Hipy shelter in the country residence of rhp husband who, unknown to thorn, Is also in the hoiwe. He discovers the couple and .jump - * in false conclusions, hut finally explanations are made nnd the husband and wife having cone thrortcrh the furnace discover a real love for cadi other. The film i< full of dramatic incidents enhanced hy QI'F.EX'S THEATRE. The drama. "Break the Xews to Mother," the chief attraction nn the new budget of fiiiiis showing nl the Queen's Theatre, is r>llo of those productions with a strong appeal, (he pathos in the story making a strong Impression on all who see it. It is a story of sit-all-town life and the unlimited, sacrificing love of x mother for her eh".<l. The nr-ted New York Beauty Pearl Shepnrd. who has one of tho lr.i.ling roles. | s one actresses of to-day. She did some notable netlnrr in "The Rcho of Youth." "In Break the Nfn , " to Mother" Miss Shepa**d has a role which will endear her more than ever to the he'irtq of tier screen friends As Ruth Godwin. dinerhter of Howard Goodwin, mlll'onn're iron manufacturer, she is net the prond. spoiled dancMer of a r!eh with Pnre Brnv. son of the WMot Bray and clerical worker In her father's factory. MISS ETTA FIELD'S RECITALS. Hγt n T** i< , I*l H** *i ro* u T " r,/ f o A n■^lγ" n n r\ from Au-tralia. Tills brll'iani drnn--<tic b"cn pro--ocutin? ]>er mue'enl ntudlee under %rn«i fi.ni* 1 (I'"■» *-■ n*; a t 1 "hp ' O'l^rT , "!! tciinn nf Mn«lo in Sydney nml stne'-nc to crowded. F'eld i'- T singer wtih more than "rdln.iry ■nfts. I' w:.~- only ..n nceoimt of her rie »-ire ' - i tri v e *iir» pe*!de*nts of lier own coin- Tirr fho earliest onTK"-tunltr of hearing hnr -cinrr that Pile dc.lined To Pl<m a very temntln<r contrnct f 1 ""- th evtonded toTir of A"«tmltn. Field, n-irh ■rlistes. will !T : ve two concert-; In 'he Toi>-> TT'ill c.-irlr In >prH reft. field will paniment.

ORGAN RECITAL TO-XIGHT. Tho- city organist lias arranged a varied prolamine for tlie recital In the Town Hall tn-uisht. lie will play works by Bach and Vierne Lemare's "lUiapsody, ' and Neon s "Cood-'nlpht." Mr. \V. K. Sli'Klnlay will be the vocalist.