AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17056, 29 January 1921, Page 13

AMUSEMENTS.

"IRENE." NEW MUSICAL COMEDY. Crtc «n will present JbrtJ, '- rj V ni ' * •.. aUcC «A "Xrena, tfceir muMca: »• a ]\ previous ; production that ~ XJ^sia. T*cO.-d) m must i. V>*._ , m#r Xab!e pl»7 "Irent i« described at{ „- thit has fometlnr.c »or tgme(iy . For VutM oi t:;o »rmurv»M (o dutil , ft lv jyajipi*. numc * whole s=or® »W.-e t»,e fh * t v^oe^ric. fc» heard wttljgnt cn ( fl rtaiwncnt. •till - 1 *,j i -taken in "its &un2»i!y the cwid ; - Men . au a huany nin.ir ) ,„i«dy It » d«c"«"d * : ih any s<mc of ever it-aged the m-wt )'.->ve. tn _. m «chanieal arrange-j in A«itr..ha- In^"'^ terl , while the scenic Tsn'R nrr .do 5 ™ u . ' ».-> reach *>ni\xs* s;i<l Tfco production . v*tv high Too proa w:«a Hf >' il liftd , ih „ ly E tcre to KC3J tn? <■■ x F Lult .. r fiv. ihse •be posiljw * '• V i n tfce una* UoroU.-,- South to tho male V* . 'Zj 'Mr aiiOOWf Paunceforle, the i» mu-i«l roincdy, are y IC Kobert Je-.vett 5 thS miHivnuiie, whila Hl« tikes the_part n friend is entreated B low : romdf lole of Mrs CDare JL' of li cne." Th- company tociught KZVsrvisS Vetoinary booking inojeatea a pcrmu vij.t to this city.

OPEEA HOUSE. The first c!a« pro e r»nw« .•irh » eood draw- at the Opera, Hoa«e tn» le*k xiU be -presented !<■' - m ® )Sa- both a»'the matinee aad the evening The programme consiits of VWMr JohMor.'e nvusU-a.l aud lifUis by liix, XiXiftß » , Wilfred Hill nod Jlenziee, \a.ude and Evan« D«en.

GREATER CRYSTAL. PALACE. j A. SF.NSATIONAIi PIC'TUEJj. - j vr.it i* claimed to tfca mo®* W pictur* filmed. to , Rob'uery,'* will form the ch»£ >y° { / Crrtfol Palac* -J»it week.,, ,*«» i tjirillinjr photodxarna> of the *tr >* * SSAtiariaßr-?--vrouM hure bcm wsffed at There aro few peoplerto £° li/yird of Li<w- Ormsr Locfejear. tk> mo® intreoid «viator who, «*er-ll«-3«ompa,hod the ta uh£«i»« fffm «*» .« «m»» tr> »nothor in mid-air. In TBw Wrc«» A| Iti'sbury"' Lisnt. Locklear n .in ojkma feat twice, 09 well «w» many <>««* c liiully as dang«rptu, acd .through tho wluol Jx thtmaand W of tho romantic love atory, eicitinr episodes, engrossing•wtuatwiis, tair "j,i„/ climaxes, Mid yictareeqW flwbM f-vil jw each /)ltier in amazing P^« w °- , U been truthfnlVy aaidthat, «*h*mto but im» thrill in 'The Great All Eobtxery, it *rta3tbthe -tort foot of film yrf <-to! with tbo final incli," and apart from thethrilling eenaationsdism of tm* Universal .Tewel Production de .htxa, ♦*«» is an instructive value to the picturo that tanr.ot bo over^timated,became it g • nrid and detailed weight serial nutil (services now by United States Gcwrninent, th* of iho roid-sijgrt tansooutinentai «««»*■ ®* " of the. wort Wilful mffhte Mr Bwb* ®a*w w Mont of th« fact, that ho considers Air Robbery" the mart wonderful and in tcreating picture that be rt»„ in «1m the mo*t inßtmti». 4 .Mai&s Cawn tf» a. new repertoire of oper^w eented in ooateuw, «ie-fifth gw*» 6WPW ol "TJ» Dragon# election of muMcal item® by filter Oryatal?u£a T under the coiidnctorship of , . »um. are on nest wA" Tho current piogwmm® will be uus ftft«moon arid to-nwht for the l»rt time* »nd the Symphony Oroheetra wiH oo nearo « both J«»W Next wwkV P»fey t .q ?troi. K IT Srrf*"* 01 to I>oolc their »at» »t TJ» BnstoL

lEVEKEBODT9 THEATRE. Xol of th« meawho go down to the so* In tiips but of <Hd ffifin who go ta Y/» thica in thv » tJ» tbeitt* forannff Kef "Befejr tie &«««,';. tto P««Ti oujiwUTcNift &y»Ry praiented at E TO r>-tody's Theatre awt Motlii.i y and thronglwut th» week. 11 + S""? of diving Kfe, «f man who cheerfully wsw tlveir ]ivea tint other rnen may Iwe;, and. th*t momun«zH<al and lif©-pW6«rvmgf ctruc(uiw may xi» from tJ» iryrM. Aa tt0 ?? 8 1 * Jj rigged, ditser molce« * woodarftd dw», wnioli f (ttracte to his Tillage • ward iwnw rul-j tsw# trith » dwhaßcal ecWie. *« iriewst him, they tarn to has ion, by a cltvor irfoTO tW get him to »#I» a 'f ar ~ fonw. drre —wiuch w «oe«e»<nJ. ins him; no* that th*y lav* »chi«W &enr «irJj, they oall up <h» *ng« ol tiia Pw - who metes out a terrible wrong* Hobari . Bowrorth give* a maaUabr the father, -wluVsUoyd Ho«J« •'*' Fpl«»wHd •« tibe eon. Tb« pasts ot the Sw« maletac-tonf-ers capably jsond and Otoorga Wehlb. ttvin Wsli'tt direot«d the picture ta»dar th» wßßOiiiii impwvition « Thomas H. Inoe. In to the ebore feature. Ethel Claytc-p, til* pwWy and Wenttd team «tec, will &'ppwr ln-wOtai is eosoeded to b© Msily h«r bwi photo-pwy. ' It i* entitled "Thai Tawtdwr « L*%j «««d haa t*en constmotod from an ■uxmrial Mid sppwJing etory. Dwlln® with » ywrn? wrl who Jeopardieea iict own tion with a &> in omwr ib&4 thai o£ a ftiemd way be aaved, the pddVwre TTOY« «W excellent «pportunity for Jli« Clayton to dwplay lifr undoubted dromatio talent. Aseirong the «tar am «uch opa£h artuAs ea CSyae J-'illmore wd CBwrles Meredith, whiW it* <)ii«etion was in tih» <&Ued Forntan. Everybody'® "Select" oroh«rtm will ptwid* th» mtttkal momsnw. i»Mw aertw torta nay «(lwr m booseiJ at xhs Uriitol or by. "pfiamng 483 C.

LIBERTY" THEATRE. ,

"THE GKNTLBMAN' RTDEE 1 '

At\ especially pleasing end entertaining ttrogntuni* will m presented at-raft Liberty Theatre* 'to-day, and during next week, the principal attraction l»in« ]"&*> Gentlfftas* fcder." an all-British special jwperprodwv twn, presented J»y■ Broaowasfc ESlnw, the most famoua of England'# film prodilCOTS. "Tli® Gentleman Rider" is ft aperting drama. and iia Taeing Mesea are as realistio and thriHinjr aa anything y«t wproduced for tli» screen. A. powerful company of notable and eccompmhed screen {avomitM is headed by. Violet Hopaon, England's most faiscitotinjf and di*tineuwi*d avtirt, and Stewaot Rome, irith' (Heejory ficott in U» principal supporting role. Ti» story fc * conspeUmjr one, nnd .<&» interest of the epedtator is new allow# to flagr ion a moment. - The pioturo in oupstbsy -knocked, skilfully, directed, and lavishly prroduc&tt. An attraotir» foatnre of tb«- programme wl bo the first episode of th» sweat and wat •pedicular of all Vitftgraph mpwiaa, "Tho InwMo Hand," starring the popular arrt iiaadsome Spanish star, Antonio llorenc with Paulino Curfey in chief mppori. 'rat noty i» » inoat exciting and en*, tod Im* all Sko «leio*nta of popuur »)> p«al, rapid action, awrorisw, tbrißj, gnpj»inj» myatery, and a'fascinating lov« jntttoait. A Paiba G*xeUo. Topical Budget, w«d tlv» iat chapter of "Smoking Barri?r»" mil ataa I* shown. An additional attraction "will m U»a apecial •ngaffsnent of Mr IV Maloney, tlie popular and tainted ChmtrlniToh tMnoj>, vV> is] eifif "Shipniatw o* Mint, My "Bachelor Gjfcy." SiwckJ inctd«M muaio by tho Liberty Orchestra trail tachale an overture from "Mignon.'^

QUEEN'S THEATRE. Another etroug and Trail varied pro- , traaime will lift shown at tho Queen's I TWtr« tosJaTTor t'i« first time--Wled by '"Th* <a*rfri: tiirl,". featuring? Corinae Griffith'. Tho stop-, which is fey 0. Henry, tells of Boealio Bay, \#a is plsyl#C tho put of "Tho Garter Girl,' when ih» sickens of tho attention oi her partner, Bnd jiorttiuer, and the stage-tloor Johnnies. »M suddenly decides to leave for some quiet pltoe in tha country. Sho find# an ideal »a», and « charaiag companion m * Uya i S®#mr ojniitw. She Tapidly fills w »v« wit# tad eho is not jwJous when ha «»»- femtb an ideal low in tho J»at. 1» nw 'EMM rut a souvenir of thi» ideal in * box. «• lanHlady'a curiosity kads her to owti the box, and «ho regains its content* with 3%at. Sow cornea Mortimer with th»at H exposure if Bosalio dooa not reium to \ tie 'old hfe with him. Sh« Mrcuatde* him £ . «o contemptible. TI« couyratu- ' «tss the young Minister instead, *nd jpee ' *»I7. Now the enriow old UumodyJrtJW theoemtento of tho ho*. , Baoab* > SWi» tt once, and returns to her old ebum wiSte, expression b* r 55»j Ih« souvenir preserved by. Lylp i .r.flfref the garters an# W accustomed to 1 f?VW»S- dtnciit? i»- Hf? ®S?® 5 fallen below b«r expectation. When S*|. Mortimer call* with promise# of ft J®w»»nsl engagement, aha do«» not <!'»• SP& him. She finds this i» an wgage. , JN» to marry him, Kid *h« acc*ptt_ A • ' i kSP 1 * Pictorial iliidget and eduflttoufcl "Making Christmas, Candy,' Hnema g'"j'jwJs, and a two-jecl comedy, "An JJy® for are included in it®

If gtceni feature, "Upstairs," with. Alabel Tsormand ia the chief part, will U added to tie program tw on Monday. | GRAND THKATIIE. I "The Man Who Xjost Himself," a special production, will b& tho" feuturc of tUfi ■ now programme to bo shown at tho Grand Theatre to-day. It is described as a> mystery drama, with conicdv throughout, and the selling in Lordon. It features William I'f.vdjEliani, ono of the most distinguished actors of the English-speaking stag*. wnosa artistry and finished performance m tha dual io!e called, for is eh id to delight the audience from beginning' to end. As the Yankee who becomes an English carl against bi.l wi'i, lie is ndir.int.ble. -There are tensely dramatic situations as well «a light and delicious comedy, an-l the exquisite Faverslum manner lendo a. charm to tho production. which lifts it far above the level of the average fecrsen drama. Th* story ivas teu by H. do Yere Etacpoole, with a novel iploi cons traction, and affords Mr FV/ersham ' "endkss ppnortrmiti :s for registering effectively ;n every toy. Skilful direction and an excellent supporting cast help to make this ar. production. The play, although hits**! upon a remarkable physical resem'da-ice, nevertheless is both log-ical ar.d enftrtaininj. A pretty- and umumal iove story is interwoven with the plot proper, and ilr Faversbam in these is as charitoing be is dominating in the mors dramatio passages of the play. In the supporting progtummo will be found another of the eenMiimal eoisodes of "The Great Gamble,' as well as comedies and. tcpicals. Tfco box plan is at Tho Brivrol until noon, afterwards at the theatre ('phone 2984). STRAND THEATRE. ° , i "Should « Husband Forgive?" ia t-lie title - of the feature on the now bill to be pre-ci-nted to patr-oiis of the Strand Theatre today. Mary Carroll. is the wife of John Carroll, a Southern- aristocrat. Their Me is happy t-Ui »> former fiimo of tho wife ap- ' pa»rs. He in in need of money, and starts to fclicfanwl her. The hunbnnd discovers F her tryst with the blackmailer, n-nd cbr.i- ---[ tte raiin to ft duel. Inherited pride i ard" narrow-mindedne-ss tnalro it. impossible • for him to believe that bis wife's love for | jym is real. Tho spectre from tho pact that rose to confront her ia to him a present «n which could only be wiped out W Wood. Tbe duel ia fouflbt and the litis band killed. lh» unhappy woman is turned out of her home bv her stern father-in-law, and not permitted to take her little «on. The subsequent 1 romance of tho soil arid the hftiome mafco t up an absorbing story. Thai® will be a, , strong «agporting programme.

PKANK -HUTfiHENS'S BECITAT,. The rccllai to be given on Wednesday w»ftlt br Mr Frank Hutoheus will arouse great interest in Christehurch. Tho eiustt** nehiaved by Mr Hutahens in Chnstchnreh when hs> wea solo pianist with the New Sooth Wale® State Orchestra will be rtmembeted here. Jc very fine prolamine » beine prepared, tusA will wchido xnany clwsica and also a- number of compositions new to Christchuroh audlenew. 'ihe Sydney Mail" eavs:—"Mr Hutchena'a mtistio playin" is coßspioucrus for the gi®s-t eympathy aiS warmth which he. gives to hie mterpxetations." He has recently achieved grf" encoew in the North lelsod, end. it ia anticima.tod a grout number M people will wish to bear hkn .before he .'Swma for-Europe in &. few waek»' time.