AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 104, 4 May 1922, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

THE NATIONAL THEATRE. With a picture such as "A Parisian Scandal" coining on. the programme to be presented at the National Theatre should Tie a satisfactory one indeed, for the leadins lady in this film is Mies Marie Prcvost. and In it the people are not called upon to see glimpses of the underworld, with Apache dens and glittering cafes, but rather are they shown the real iParis. lively and gay, with its women chin and charming, and addicted to all" the petty haDUs that are called vices by the "unco' quid." Miss Preyost take* the role of a typical Parisian debutante, and the man comes Into the picture when a young fellow is sent over as a student and scholar. His grandmother is also Marie's guardian, and she asks him to report ou the little lady s "behaviour. First the scholarly young man. cold-blooded and cold-brained, is horrified at the bewitching maid who smokee a.nd gambles, and is hanpy and gar in frivolous company. Then lie begins to make' excuses for her. and after that, of course, it is all over with him. The second, film on this uew programme is "The TVav Of a Maid." an£ it gives the leadlnz role to Elaine Hainmersteln. Ihe story is really a light comedy. The girl in the piece meets a man. She Iβ dressed as a maid, and she carries the delusion aljng while he makes love to her. It is not. a bad picture at all. In addition to these. National is presenting another of those popular novelties, a scenic picture with a story attaches, and there is a good variety of other tbeme6. THE HIPPODROME THEATRE. The week-end will bring to the Hippni drome screen two lllrns, one of which is the Fox film "Any Wife." and the other is a fun-filai. with Clivt; Cook, the popular Australian comedian, at the head of the cast. "The Jockey" this picture is called, and it concerns itself with the uproariously funny antics that the jockey does before d* manages '•» ride his steed to victory. The idea oeffind this film is a very jood one. and the picture itself has a deal of wholesome humour that-is very'pleasnrahle. to see. "Any Wife" is of course, a different kind of theme altogether. Pearl ■ TVhltc is the first character, and she 'has the nart of a discontented wife, who imagines that excitement—the one thins: she has not—ie essential to happiness, nor away, the usual lover comes aloug. tne husband returns unexpectedly to i find her in au embarrassing situation, and then, suddenly, the story departs from the usual. The woman is cast out. forced t" marry the lover, and meets with neglect and abuse. She entangles herself in an intrigue, the situation becomes worse and worse, she eoes up to her former husband to seek advice, and finds her son very WShe is refused admittance to him. so. after a frlehtful scene of anguieh, she goes tn the river ami jumps in. Then comes the startling climax. THE STRAND THEATRE. With .Tackie Coogan as his sparring partner. Charlie Ohapliu has certainly struck right home to the people's taste with "The Kid." the fllin that runs now ar. the Strand, and continues 10 attract capacity houses. So great is the success of the picture that it is to be continued for another week with n change of the sup•portine bill. Princess 'Mary's wedding pictures will have u> go down south, so as an attraction additional to "The Kid" the First National attraction. "Scrambled Wires." having Marguerite Clark lv the leading role, wili be shown. JJles Clark was married a while ago, and has been day until she went Into her own studi" aeain to make "Scrambled Wives" for First National. It Is the story of a girl and a bnj- wbo werp married secretly because they thought they deserved to b<>. after some innocent orank. But the old father of the 'girl was up aeslnst them. and had the mnrriace annulled. After the girl came back she met a young fellow ■wlth whom it was a caso of love at first siiht. aurt all the aiuusins Incidents cirri,, about her efforts to conceal from him her "shameful past." The musical interlude is splendid. THE NKW LYRIC THEATRE. . Douglas Fairbanks still plays his merrr pranks iv "The Mark of Zorro." at the Lyric Theatre, and this <s considered by common consent to be quite the best and most interesting picture he has ye* sent out from nis studios. The picture depict* an inane, casual sort i>* a fellow. wh<» apparently cannot even make love with anythiiig likp satisfaction. bi;n. in private life is the mosr energetic n<l resourceful person imaginable. Thi> contrasts in charafter arc so good in this picture, its thrill* nrc so freuuent. and the bursts of humour

Iso geuuinely hilarious, rhat It must appeal to all who like a touch of happy-hearted dare-deviltry combined with a hit of rnnicdy and mystery in iheirtilm romances. It is sweet to see how the girl is disappointed by the Inane Miitor. only to he wooed ardently and completely won ten rninntes later by ".lit- sairn , ninn in other garb. "The Mark of Zorro" is a genuine novelty. avil a good n;ie at that. It will run for the coming week at the same theatre. THE PRINTERS THEATRE. It Is n fine commentary upon the honest worth of the fil™ "Over The Hill" to see that tbc Queues at the sessions at the PrliieeHs Theatre are just as larae now as they were at the beginning of th« season. •■Over The Hill.- unfortunately.' will be available to Princess patrons only uuti! to-iuorrmv evening, and then it will go away from Auckland for ~ood. Its place •will be tr.ken.on Saturday b.v an interesting and varied programme, with Katuerine Mar' Donald in "Her Social Value"' ss tfte first fllni. The picture is of a type sufficiently novel to attract attention, for ir. concerns ji jit tie sftles-drl who nuirrlp. , * n fascinated society man. and goes into social circles with the idea that the pin". •old baDrl set upon her third finger, left band, will carry her in trirmnh through the formal functions and exclusive customs of her neighbours. Of course, she learns, ami learna very quickly, that it •will not and cannot, and them comes the dramatic eeouel to all these lovely scenes. i "Her Social Value' - is. hacked by a varletr of other entertaining offerings. THE TIVOLI THEATRE. The eighth anniversary of the Theatre is to lie celebrated dnrine the six days nud nights comniencine to-morrow (it. sounds like a drapery advertisement doesn't it?) by a double-feature bill that has much more than tb.fi avcraee quality. The programme is to commence each evening at 7.30. and it includes a number of subjects that can hardlr fail to Rttraet and hold attention. "Enchantment." at the head of the bill, is a great Cosmopolitan sevenreeler with Marion Davles and Forrest Stanley in the premier parts. It is an effective romance, and is screened with "a Lie film version of Sir Gilbert Parker - * sensational novel -'The Lnno That Had So Tnrnlne:." Acnes Ayres is the leading lartT in this production, which in itn tnrri wllj /be snnnorted b.v the latest Rurton. Holmes travelog-jp. a Mack Sennett fninedy. and the most recent Paramount ■Gazette. All the=e attractions are accompanied by first-class orchestral selections. THE GKAXD THEATRE. Xo doubt insnired by the success of "Get-Ricb-Quick "Wallingford." the author thereof compounded a sequel story, and entitled it "The Son of TVallingford." The pictiirisation of this tale will be the feature of the new- programme that will come upon story is brilliantly produced, and will be supported by another chanter of the "Adventures of Tarzan" serial, and by a prettily selected musical programme. ■EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. ■Everybody's Theatre is a centre of interest during this current week, because the produced by Gnldwyu. is a visual version of the Itei 'Beach story. "The Silver Horde."" The outdoors topic of this tale. with the fight of a man against men and methods, is imbued with an element nf romance that holds the heart most consistently. "The Silver Horde."' with its capable acting and its fine impersonations, has been the cause of crowded sessions at this theatre, and it amply deserves all the popularity It is getting. The film, together with several most interesting racing aud topical pictures, is due to run all this week until next Monday, which is the usual change day.