AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 17015, 11 December 1920, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS.

_____ , OPERA HOUSS!. | 'Jlisro will be a complete change of X->vc's;rainmc. to-day a; iho Opera House the special matinee, when an ©ntiialy new show vri'.l be produced by l*Hillei'» new I lioruo Company, under tho direction ot I W-alter Johnson, '"i'he Hello Giri" is the ! title of this offering, and it promises to. pro- • vide even more enjoyment than their iirst j piece. Miss • Daisy \atcs, as th<j heroine, is enri" lo captivate her audior.ee, while ' splendid support is stire to ho lent by those clover comedians Kennedy Allen and Arthur Hemsky. Good parts have-been provided for the other principals, including Yorke Gray, Ernia Crawford, Elsa Brull, Jack McKeil:<ret, and Georgie Do Lara. Tho music 1* of the latest and catchiest and ne.v danccs have booji introduced. A first _ appearance will be made in the first part, by the Sinclair Bros., who specialise in equiubristtc novelties. Kenneth JlacLaine in his clever songs and stories, together with Xat Haniey and Leonard Nelson, will make an excellent programme. The box plan is ai The Bristol and patrons arc strongly urged to , reserve their seats fi- once. j LIBERTY'THEATRE. One of'tho strongest, .programmes cer presented at any picture theatre will rcccive its initial presentation at the Liberty , to-da v. One of tho attractions is the Keal : art Quartette," an excellent combination 01 talented' artists. This party of entertainers is headed by Mr Herbert I. Wood, the brilliant Xew Zealand tenor, who has earned the deputation of being one of the finest tenow in Australasia. Othera arc Signor Corbasi, Italian Professor of the Jnsh. Ciare Vcars, «010 harpist, who has numerous successes to her credit, and - - Valerie Scott, the dainty Musical dancrr who has just returned from a suci cssrrirL tour through India and the East. An added an.l interesting attraction to tfu> Ke-a.fu-t tettc" is Mrs Lily Glover, the accompli*! «d soprano, who delighted press r.r.d when ah<* appeared in AuL-kbi.Kl and ChTi_ chnrch =s one ef the principals of lie Geisha." Tho chief film on»the programme is tlie sensational First >>At:onal tare "Even as Eve," a. six-reel t ion of llobert W ChamWs "The Shining Band. This J? raictiiro starring tlie lovely Gra. » is'surrounded by a cast or pronnnent players, including Ramsay Marc McDsrmctt, SMly Crute, and J. Ki - clifie "Even as Eve' is an excellent com bination of romance societv, £, ;d rj^r to [- ; and the scenery » bmuti/ul The p>caue v-ae directed and produced oj• B. A. m a with the assistance pf Charles ae \ onde. - other outstanding fcatiue w cle.e. 1 comedy special, "The. Rajali, s arri = _ Lloyd*, ono of Ilw> screen s and featuring the. beantmil, BeLe Dai,..-.., r n-ttA i- • now etarrinsr supor !for Realart Tho Pathe cUtte, Topical Budget, and ft new episodo or bm.tsni '~, Barriers" will ilso be ehown.

"DK. JEKYLL AND'MR HYDE." j AT EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. j In connexion 'with the superlative pic- | turisation of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hycio," i v.-Jjich, with John Barivmore, the world's greatest tragedian, in tho title role, will be i ..resented at Everybody'a Theatre on Monday next, it is interesting to recall tho circumstances under wluch Robert Mollis Stevenson v:rot© the .story. His biographers relate' that he conceived the narrative in a drc;nn. For throe days ho wrote feverishly, and v.ii the end of that, time Tead t.ho complete tale to his wife and step-son. TSicy approved it enthusiastically. But in a day or two Stevenson's mood changed. lie regretted, having written tho story, and burnt it. Later, il-j was persuaded to re-crcate it, and - after six weeks of -revising and building anew, it was Eent to the publisher, who made a "shilling shocker" of it. ' Dr. Jckvll and *\lv Hyde" made an unobtrusive appsaranca 011 tho London bookstalls -during .the Christ-/ inas eea.-on ?>t" 18S3 It. was given n. poor reception". Suddenly the London "Times" discovered tho booh and ran a sensational review of it. It became pnpul.tr overnight, and inside six months over forty thousand copies were sold in England rdor.e. As a motion picture Stevenson's etoryisps notable as it was in hook form. Thi=> piuttiTe has

b-MU by ike -■ Z-ca.-.nxl c ' t " •:sr rauro eipecijn;.' fnr ndn:'. n i ?c-.i:tion to tho .xborvn attraction -he. Cs '- Paramount. corned v-d ram.? will a-s" bo : cd. It i« cztHU'l ''Dei-no <yt*a. , ar.u : efars- Wallacc P.oid. 1-. is c-reczy tsuo -j. | a millionaire who a t.muae.ur to n-.n . r A romance oi love a«l aio:oi-cars, i filed it:'. 11 ihiilN arid s, »> | urise®. A epec.inl mnMcnl '.irjcriEMii? .V* ' "~i,% "-ire a bv" Kvervbodv'a select oroJiesira. , •fh-'bos plan :« ni "The BrL»-01. and rescrrei . sent* uicv «i'h<T be booked *-'r ' J > , -it^o. CRYSTAL PALACE. j At- Crystal Palace. the double attrax'i j tor the "week, commencing' to-dsy, ;na.uaes vro ever. popular Hayakawa.. in inc Beggar Princc." ard Marguerite C' ar 1 1 ?; * n I "Easv to Get-" The former is _ r-ar.;uy a j fa-irv tale, tint 23 io!cl so \ j with. such an "Ar.ibian Ni'-rkt- a.niosphere. v.-hiie <v>n*.'iinmg a. yreat ninriu leafon, thai children oi a'l aged 110111 ■six ■•'> > ; cixt-T and over arc s»ir«> to enjoy U the .story o? tho prince v.-ho has n> c > i:l }}p'- | plac»a with tns humble fisherman. 1 lie Trinco had fill he could want except con- j lentment, and therefore had notkinfr. ni.o the fishemmi lacked everything but contentment, and to had everything. Jiaja-ka-wa, plays the double role, and the charm i of tho Gtory is or.ly equalled by the splendour of the production. If you havo that fatal "something" that makes women tail for yon, don't boast of it, especially it 3 01 | ir.ivo just been married. Sucli « the moral of M-axguerita Clark's Paxaniottnu-Artcrjut picture, "Easy to-Get." Harrison F-ord a 3 a two-hour-old "husband: make 3 the _ re-mar.: th-a-t ■women are easy to get. and as overheard by tho bride, who resolves to a-drmn-ister a feon. Slipping at\"ay- from Jicr husba.nd, she s-topa into an .escitui? and lramorotis set. of -adventures r nop.a Husband' madly in pursuit._ These features will bo screened twice daily, a.t 2.15 p-m. and 7.30 p.m., commenting to-day at -Ijo matinee. STBAXD THEATRE. An actress tvhoso constimmate cjiarm. in important roles under the Fox ba ; aicer has mudei her a. favourite in the screem world, Vivian Rich, will make her debut as a full-fledged etar in a drama of society, "Would You Forgive?" to bo presented by William Fos at the Strand Theatre, bcprinniug- to-day. Vivian Rich, in. ''Would "You For give f" ' cn-a cts the role of a v:omai) suffering from the narrow-minded persecution of her frusbajid, a. victim of uiiTrarra.nted suspicion. The story rcvcala vart opportunities for the T)lay of emotion, .and it ts 6aid that Vivian' Rich has mado tho most of these. She is supported by Tom Cliatterton in tho role of husband, Ben Deely, and Lilie Leslie, all ivcll-knovvn m the film world. In "The Shark," a pholo-play of tho Eea. the 6tar is Georpu Walsh. The story tells how n, human "beast, of tho eoa is tamed by _ his love for a helpless cirl. Supporting pictures include a 1' ox \\ orld 3 < Xev,v> and. a> ilutt and Jeff ca.i"t-oon. QUEEN'S THEiA-TRB. A etrong programme is to be presentod at tho Queen's Theatre, commencing today. In "Hoop • La," tho star is Bulio Rhodes. Hoop-La Charters is the etar performer of Monor's Mammoth Circus. She lias not eeen much of life, and her youth prompts her to accept the proposal of marriage of McGee, a village character of good physique, but littlo real worth. Hoop-La is taken by her aunt to tho luxurious homo which is" really hers. Hero she .meets Tony Barrow, who is changed from a fop to a man by his love for Hoop-La, Joo McGee is just about to make their marriage known and come to Hoop-La's homo to live _ with her, whon he is killed in a fire at the circuF, caused by his own drunken carelessness. Hoop-la is then free to carry the man she really loves, Tony Barrow. "A Man and his Money," a. Goldwyn feature, stars Tom Moore and Sena Owen. The supporting films are of tho usual high standard. GRAND THEATRE. There will bo a complete change of pro"Tamme at the Grand Theatre to-day und to-night, -when an excellent programme; will he presented. Tho late Oliva Thmas "wxll bo seen in "The Spite Bride," adapted from Louise Winter's remarkable etory of youthful impulse which enables thisi fascinating artiste to appear in one of her most attractive roles. The plot though unusual is not strained, and Louise inter lias written a< cl-ftTer novel and pleasing romance, which has been transformed to. the screen by a master hand, and the characters interpreted by a very capable cast. The mounting of tho picture is perfect, and tho sub-titles clever. Two -wealthy young bloods of NewYork meet a couple of chorus igirls, and in a fit of • pique, becausß ho has been jilted by his society fiancee, one youth marries the littlo ehow girl that night. That is the starting point of v. striking romance. In "The Great Gamble'' picture lovers have one of tho most stirring stories ever; told in pictures. It is sensational, absorbing, and exciting 1 Tight through. Tho musical arrangerpenta, under tho "direction of Mr Kennedy Black, are excellent, nnd have pleased the numerous Grand patrons. The prices aro aa usual, and tho booking is at The Bristol or at the Theatre. PIANO RECITAL. A piano recital, by tho students of Mr •Erneet Empson, will take place in the Choral Hall on Monday evening, 20th inst. Tho soloists will include Miss Alioo Carter, Miss Gladys Loriiner (winner of the Wellington Competitions Championship GOW Medal), Mrs L. L. Cordery. Mies Aidm MacLaren, and Mr lamest CprdeTy. Th« plan will open at Robt. Francis, Ltd., High etreet, on Monday.