AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16701, 9 December 1919, Page 10

AMUSEMENTS.

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'I n,- ;* {he I.i.'t r '■ h ir.-n r.v IV-uc Cmr.pnr;. . T!./« »x> r> ivnt,-: lli: th» thi:ATT:I: IKIYat. ' -I'OILTINC LIFH." Thoro li.tv.l uts-Ti witr.ot:«vl on thp scr«*o:i <-■! m »vjp.< film v«' r -i>r* «.f popular | rjtoj-licnt ,i f! rir«t quiV-* :ho pro<l:w*i(on pn lit'? Driirv* L.i/u' of th-> f..-.inc title, 'vhirh «;r.s -crf-oned :•> a )ars.> ami tnont appreciative luj.lioncn at. *h" ['f 1 " 1 '<> lloyal y.i'_'h.. . j.uly renks with in thv cxrrlkiit f)f the dirrctmr <■( thr prothir.tinn it r;n hp r.uJ witli jiortrcl ucctirucy thai I,: x triumph of art i'i rr. In w»m« the out/hstanwß tlio lx«t th»t tli<- s'.kcr artist And tli<- c.irpcnter can attain.'anil m "Sp.irtinr I.ifp" there arc a (■•iirVr «f ir:st.inro?i whero th:s in borne in Ti|>oii the boholdor. Naturally, of ermrfc, the ■>. ipc in at :i <lif3<lvantu?o when attcmptin;; t,, rmivp" the id«v of the crowd that promcn,i'!rs tlx- Uwn at Kpsom oil D«rby Day; ?his tlio cinpni.'i.to?r»pli picture*_with almost lii>-liV:c realism. Rut in another direction, wlicrr. perhftpß, the grounds oi compariflon •ir<N f»irrr, the moving picture ajain bear* off the pnlm. An an instance may bo dted th<» arrivtil of the hr>u«r party at Lord Woofl Ftock'n. In the pcrocn vcrflion there is vivacity ind animation intctisificd, in one petting, Wy tlio masnificent artificial founti in, with rt'i volume of feathery water I'luyin-,- nml maltins an exquisite background to the crowd of fnshiouabl»» who haro arrived in coacliM and motors. Such a net ■fin", which is but one of many similar in < '.urar.tcr, would he the despair of one at-t.-.mplinj; to reproduce it on the stage. Atmosphcrp, in both its primary and eecondnry tiinanin?*, » admirably and rcaiiatically con. veyed by the cinematograph, anil the «>ttirß» in "Sporting lafe," apart aJtogether from tie itplrited iivcidents, ore quite eatisfactory and entirely plea.'in?. The ploi of "Sporting Life" is fjauklr aria nndi»ffui*dly melodnimatic, otherwise in its ntago form it probably would not huv<- had ■tho plicnoraonal mn of throo years. In its e««cntiil incidents it is* thoroughly typical of the genera] run of 6portiii!T drama-; and •lories. Thort* the ininecunimia r.oblpman •".•horn hope of re-eatablishinjr his fortune i?>. in this esse two-fold—the nucces* of hia horst"Lady Ix>ve" in tho Dorby. and the winnin? •f ■* fistic encounter by a sipsv 1.-wl that he ha* had trained. Anil then? is tho rillnin who attempt# to interfere with both the J-.oCfO and the pugilist. Ho aucoeed*, through the office* of hia fancinatim: but unprincip!e<l I wif*, in rondcrirhr 1 j*ip*r unfit for nis irktllo. but fritfltrn(c<l in hia pev«ral t/> piowfit the horßi* running. It vould be to leonen lh« roal pleamirc of seeliiK the plot and <ountor-plcrt develop to de*<-end to particulars. Once the action of tin* play ia well launched the interest of the beholder never flafff, for thrill follows thriU with dramatic intensity. The presentation •if the championship boxinir bouts at the National Sporting Club of Lojdoa * d»cidedlv contincins portion of tho film, arid rarely, if ever, has a pupilistic encounter been ao vividly and realistically pictured on tlw Dcroen.- A noteworthy feature t* the •portion picturing tho recovery of "Lady Lot®'' from the cellar undor a public houro in which nho had been hidden. The different floors of tho publichouao are shown in one picture in noction —the RToom lying boiind ond cagg«l in an npatains hodroom, tho bar with il» plotter#, and finally the cellar with tho borre iu it. Of the lawn at Ep«om on IJorby Day, showincr the over changinß rrowd, tho arrival of Royaltv. anil the raco for the Derby, it can only bo said that to fully appreciate it one must witnees it; per Ivaps no higher praise could be given than to say that the excitement of the rnecjyoeni j* commnnicated to tiro audiencc. Dunng the screening of "Sporting Life Miss Olive Thorpe, tlio well-known local soprano, sanj; very effectively "The Lighte o' London. Tho principal film was preceded by tho eomedy "Squared." fcaturin e Mr and Mrs Kidney Drew, and by a Topical Budget, An efficient orchestra, conducted by Mr Howard h. Moody (pianist), contributed and Appropriate selectiona. "Sporting Life will screoned to-night and every evening this grand theatre. "Forbidden," a very fine Jewel production, is at tho head of a delightful programme v.bich wna shown at tho Grand Theatre yw»mday. Mr* Chorlio Chaplin (Mildred Hwn«) i,;akc3 a welcome reapjHMranee in tho le>ndii'S rolo, that of Maddie Irwin, a coun-txy yirl who has a great desire for city lif<\ Sho meeLt a handsome young man of good breeding in tho ran all country tovrn, and, i-nptivatcd with his engaging perfonality, prontptiy t®ll» in lovo witb him, an*l ther arv foon rmirricd. His bride, however, still ha* an intonen longing for tho K»y citv liie rhc hears about, while the husband lia-» come into the country for the express purpose oi forgetting some of tho crushing sorrows the city had inflicted on him. The theme is pla'ved upon in a thoroughly natural way, il-.c" brido tearfully sighing for the briirht lights until the husband relents and takf* 3»er to them. lie tries to disillusion her, but in vain, and there ii prim humour in the way in which she yearn* for the things that h.ive come to diegu l .'.. hiin. Her runaway venture in Chinatown h.vs been adraimbly V.ictured, and there is a great surprise at tho nni»h when the identity of the mysterious T'renchman is dieclcscd. "Stinsrarce" in h-s fn-tber sensational and thrilling adventures in tho Australian bu*h and in his marvellous from the clutches oi the law. _furiher mystifies his audiences. "Know Your "Ceigbbour," a Christie comedy, provided quite a let of fun, and an interesting Gazette also found great favour. Tho Grand Orchestra af-ain pleased with its tuneful «r.d appropriate selections. The »:unc programme will be vhciMTT. to-dav ar.tl to-night. gfEEX'a THEATRE. A'.tvaclirencM and -rido gev.eral appeal ciraTacterieed the new pro«Tumme 6ubmit'.e<l i.i large audiences at thv Queen's UTieatro ye*tcrJay. The Pathe lecture, "TocLl o; tliO •Times'." proved to be an admirably constructed story of Anterk-an newspaper life, excellently told and finely photographed. Frank Keenan, whose char;ioU>r s'.udi-s ire well known to pa-.ror.s of the movio*. tdJs anothtT sueccas to hw long record, as the city eriitor of the SnrinTl"ie!ii "Titnos." The plot centres rounl the newtr npei's I■' r.i .1 irr (i kigne-1 to clean up tie town o. illicit. t.vttins, but tliere ie also :.n '."W ston - . "It Happened to Adele." frt' Leslie, was another admiral V f-in:. a-.d "His Prehistoric Pa.«:" showed the ir.:! • it.-.ble ChaTlie Cliaplin at l.> fi:r;nieM. Jr. ch.inteT t-.ro of the Pathe "The Li -h'T-ng-]saider," with Pearl White «tror.rly :• i-, i ; ..tl, «-'.ement of_ jr.-itory .ivii «?r^! : .::i i* ieightencd. Well s»ektt.-<i ir.i:>; ;■. the 'Onoen'* augmented o-clie*tr.i, ar. 1 Mr Alrvrt Uuf.fn's flute .-o!o, add-.l t!>e re of the audience the evenir. • >—«.-sii;:. T -.1 and to-night the nansc programme v.-ill l*> screened. stran*o theatp,;:. Ilillie Burke a* the a: »r in "ilou i (Iracious, Annabei'.e," and tho tir.o nr.- v '; a i:,.iv.- o; supporting film®, attracted larp- audiem-oa ■u, Um> Strand Theatre j-esuerJay. The ma. prosynunin® wiU be screened t«-d»y.

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