AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 185, 7 August 1925, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

'THE GREAT LOVER." " The Outsider." will be produced at Hi? Majesty.- Theatre to-nig-hi. To-mor-row, " T'ne Great Lover." a play or an entirely different character. According To the dramatic critics or Enirland aiid America, it :? the l>es; play written for years, and The part or ,T<-an I'aurel, played by Sdoseoviicn, is considered on*- of the most difficult parts ever written. The only other actors vvfco have attempted it are Louis Bennison and Dltrichsteln. Tinloves and ambition*, mc squabbles and jealousies of erand opera artists are faithrully dejuctf-d, and the volatile Paurel tvi;h his iununiHrabli- love allalrs and colossal conceit and outburst? of passion alT'ird the great Moscovltcb erei-y opportunity of displaying , hi.- wondernf] ability. Ttjf-rc is comedy in plenty, but tberf are many touches ol patbuf. which n«'ver fail to hole! the audience A special feature of the production i> the incidental music. vocal and instrumental, the whole production b-mg Identical with that pre.-eutea , i n London and >ew Tori. The bos plans are at Lewis H. Eady and ?on. Ltd. STRAXD THEATRE. Cecil B. lie Mille. the famous producer is said to have iroi'e the liiuii in j.-org-"ous-rifss in "The Golden Bed." the chit-r attraction now being shown at the strand Theatre. p,;>a La Rocque. Vera Reynold? Lillian Rich. WarnT Baxter. Theodore KosrlotT and Julia Kaye arc m the principal roles. "The Golden Bed" i= a story of Admah "Candy"' Holtz. risen to fort line from -poor white trash." "Candy"Holtz is infatiia'.ed with Flora Lee Peake, alHirinp b.-auty and hope or c family which i? decaying because or its preference for a gTeat name rather than useful toil. Mare-am I'eaKe. equally arrogant at nrst. learns the emptiness or unearned wealth and hijrn social position and worts lor the regeneration of Admah, afiT tbe youDE fellow Is brought to ruin by a sister wbo accepts luxury from a Husband while sneerlnsr and flirting neUmd m= bacK. as Klora Lee and Adman, Lillian Well, De Mine's new "fltid." and the popular Rod La Rocque tiav- two characters which book reviewers called "outstanding pen portrait.-.'" following , publication of Wallace lrwin's novel which Jeanle Macpnerson adapted ror the screen, as Marsraret, Vera Reynolds, "whom l»e Mille introduced to the picture-pome public in Teel of Clay." has a sympathetic role. Some or the most mag-nineent spectacles are tnose or ine novelty candy ball, the dazzlingmillionaire society wedding , , the thrilling and beautiful scenes in th<- Alps, and the trolden bed itself. The supports include the u-ual Gazette and Patne Review ana an Aesop's screen fanie. "If Noah Lived.•' Durin? the interlude pongs are given by Miss Eileen Miller (.contralto;. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. In "Too Many Kisses," the new Paramount picture, now being- shown at Everybody's Theatre. Richard Dii, the star, has the role of a carefree young , American •who "works" in bis father's mining , office in New York. In his "spare time" Wet Uaylora is a ladies' man in eTery sense or tbe word. "Too Many Kisses" have brought tile unfortunate cbap into Court time and apain to answer breach of promise suit?, and bis rather'? patience with him is worn out At any rate, the hero finds himself shipped off unceremoniously to the picturesecme little town or Potig-uy, in the •Pyrenees—far rruin the madding- crowd and wild women. He thints this is tiie case, at any rate, but is more than agTeeably surprised when his business abroad bringrs him mto contact with the most beautirul girl be bad ever se.eja. Running true to rorm, Dick fall? in love with her. Complications arise, ror Julio, a fiery Basque, and captain of the town g-uards, considers Yvonne (Frances Harlan) his own personal property, and tells Dick so. Trouble comes along , , but in the end happiness comes to tbe lovers. This is probably the best "Dlx" picture since "Tbe Ten Commandments." TITOLI THEATRE. "Smouldering , Fires," a Universal-Jewel-Clarence Brown production, which is now showing- at the Tivoli Theatre, is a story founded on a not unusual circumstance" in real lire —a circumstance that frequently discloses itseir in tne divorce court, namely, the misery that comes from tbe marriag-e of a young man to a -woman twice his ag-e. Pauline Frederick, who is now appearing , in person in Australia, and will soon be in New Zealand., and. Laura La Plante are co-starred in The picture, the rormer having , the part of the middle-ag-ed woman who made the mistaken marriage and the latter tbe part of a young-er sister who fell in love with the youthrul husband. portrayed fey Malcolm McGreg-or. Sada Cowan* and Howard Hig-gin, -who have. collaborated to write some of The most successful motion picture stories or recent years, wrote the story with the qualifications of Miss Frederick in particular "new. Her part is that of a woman whose sole purpose in life is to make a success or the big- ractory lett her at the death of her father. One day the woman admits she is in love with a young employee, who has come to her notice by his insistence that she g-ive consideration to a plan or his to increase the output or the factory. She makes him her assistant, and as a result of the ensuing , g-ossip he believes that he is in honour bound to marry her, which he does, but not before he has found that he loves her young-er sister. Much of the action or the story takes place in the factory operating rooms and m The executive offices, and. early in the story, there is a strong- comedy situation. The company also went on location in the Yosynite National Park, where the natural grandeur of scenery was used as a background for working out episodes of the story. Tally Marshall, Wanda Hawley, Helen Lynch, and. Georg-e Cooper support. HIPPODROME THEATRE. To their patrons this week the Hippodrome Theatre management say, "Prepare yourseir for a really hilarious tune." Buster Keaton, -whose aversion to smiling . Has earned him the title of "the frozenfaced comedian," is being- featured in "Sherlock, Junior," a farce which is described as Keaton's greatest attraction. It is one riot or fun from beginning to end, according to reviews. Buster play 3 the part of a small-town movie theatre helper, who yearns for the g-lory of Hollywood and the hand of "Hollywood's Sweetbeart.' . He realises all of his desires, ana a Tew- more for g-ood measure, but in a delirious way that keeps the spectators amused rrom the flrst scene to the last. He becomes an amateur detective, and. in doing; so. lets himself in Tor more adventures than he ever imagined existed. The second feature on the programme is "The Rambling Kid," a six-reel Universal proauction, in which Hoot Gibson has the, leading role. The story is a thrilling one or love and adventure " out West." Hoot does many daring things, not the least of them being- his performance on tho bark of a wild horse, which he rides against ihe best animals in the West. Jack Dempsey's latest "Fig-ht and Win" story, " The Town Hall To-nig-ht,"' is also shown. PRINCESS THEATER "The Kiss Barrier." a William Fox production, starring Edmund Lowe and Claire Adams, and "The Hoosier Schoolmaster." a Seiznick ofTering-, with Jane Thomas and Henry Hull in the leading roles, are The two main features now beinff shown at the Princess Theatre. "The Kiss Barrier" is an entertaining romance of love in war and in peace, and it has a rather new theme. Edmund Lowe portrays the role or Captain March, an aviator, who falls in love with Marion Weston, a pretty ambulance driver, whom he rorclhlv kisses while she is attending , him arter a crash. That makes "the kiss barrier." The war over, be returns to the stage. After overriding many obstacles, the g-allant Captain March wins the g-irl. Tbe role is ideal lor thp popular Fox star, and he gives a very rapable performance. Claire Adams, In the role or Marion Weston. is quite dashing-. By her clever acting, Marion Harlan lifts Marion's cousin into a major role. Thomas Mills, Diana Miller and Charles Clary add interesting- characterisations to the entertainment -The Kiss Bai'rier" is a delig-htful story by Fred and Fanny Hatton. R. William Neil! was responsible for the direction. "The Hoosier Schoolmaster" Is adapted from the mid-Western classic by Edward Eg-g-leston. it is the story or a small and simple town, into which" come suddenly the "night riders." the outlaws of a near country. a comedy is included in the supports. RIALTO THEATRE. " A Motion to Adjourn." the well kijown story by that popular novelist Peter B. Kyne, is the principal attraciun now belnp screened at the Rialto Theatre The story concerns Silas Warner, who i> regarded Dims rather as a g-uod-for-nothiue young man. By assuming- the blame ror a crime be shields his brother, but the angry father turns him out. He is initiated" into a society known as the " Ornery and Workless Men or the World " in a Western milling- town. There he meets sally Bleekeu, vho is sent away 10 school when her lather dies, in time PUas learns that he really loves her. Later the girl goes to New York, but a party or miners soes in search and brings her back rruui the glamour or The city to love in her nome town. In the chief role?. Marjorie Daw and Roy Stewart are ca s t \ remarkable number or comedy situation- are seen in the second feature. •• Fool? or Fflrttinry which treats humorously the theme of the prodigal son