AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17277, 15 October 1921, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS.

LIBERTY THEATRE. Mae Murray will appear at til# Liberty Theatre is "Tvnn Pawns." i special Patio production, sdspted iram Willie Collin's novel, "The Wooia in White " The production has received excellent direction from Lecase Perret, llio noted French director, v'bo 13 also credited with, tie adaptation of the etory. "I'-vin Pa-vns"' is a storing melodrama that is full of mystery and romance, revolving around the murder of a voung gill by a 1312:1 is wheniing io c-bum her fortaco. 11 contains bi- scenes, and elaborate in'erior sets. Ms*, liurr3y 12 lurroußuoi by a compiny oi nolabls and talented players, Warner Oland, J. YV. Jchnttoa, and Henry G. Soli. The bas fxscinatiyj readers for many year 3 because of its strength, iia many fins situations and carelully drawn character?. The management bav3 been very fortuaate in t"lur:;;-/ the services cf Mr Charlos Willi* mro3~ a fine tenor, who haß achieved considers b.s isme in Otajo. His numbers will b>- "i'or You Alone'- (Geehi), "I Seein Every Flower" '"G-asg.', and "Love's Garden of Roses'' (Haydn -Wood) His 0,jeriuss ehould tti * 'vitii the approva. of a.i music-lover*. la addition to the star lure, theie are two excellent comedies, ana p.V> tho *<- tc.=t English ard American The Liberty Orchestra, vmch ;s "to none, v.iii be hoard .in .specially srrs-nsed and music. "'eluding the ovo) ture "1! irovalorc 0 The bo, D 'ai '"or to-night. wul bo at Tho Bristol Snlil !«!, thence at tho theatis I phone 5306.'. -SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE" A: ,D -ihE BEAUTIFUL GAMBLER" AT GREATER CRYSTAL PALACE. I "Luring Lips," 'Toby's Bow." and the current successful programme will be repeated at Greater Crystal Palace for wio list times and to-night, and tho famous Symphony Orchestra of twenty- no musicians, under tho distinguisned conduetorship of llr Alfred J. Bum vill play a. bo'h tha afternoon and evening sessions. Richard Harding Davis's celebrated novel, "Soldiers of Fortune," has be?u made into. a super motion picture production by tho Af-vflower Film Corporation for Roalart, and with Peter B. l\yne's > well-known etory, "The Beautiful Gambler, starring Grai. Dannond, and whioh was produced oil a lavish to ale at Universal City, wi- lano-ib main pictorial attractions on Greater Cry j etal Palace : lengtay programme.to »«£ week starting on Monday. bolaicrs ' Fortune" it. more than seven thousand feet I leTth, and one of the biggest and inoßt spectacular productions ever presented at tS big theatre. The characters of Harding Davis's great etory ecem to «°ht out of the book to the screen s-nd live There is Clay, that young engineer, in lovo with the glimpse of a gjrl ho saw in a magazine; Hope Laagham, the tomboy sister of Alice, whom Clay loves ; Cap Urn Stuart, tho young British soldier, ed to a. country he neither understood nor was understood by; Alvarez, the nnfortuna e president and his beautiful wifoj Mcndoza, the plotting general, all stop forth on ,th •screen just an the famous author describes them in his gripping novel- The cast of "Soldiers of Fortune is all-star "ne, and includes Notom Kerry, Stork, ftnui Q. Nilsson, Melbourne McDowell, Wilfred Lucas, Herald Lindsay, Wallace Beery, Ward Crane, Frank Wally, Fred. Kohler, Phil. M'cCullough, and Ogden. Crane, whilst several thousand supernumeraries take part in tha many elaborate big scenes in which the picture .abounds. , Grace Darmona, th beautiful blond star, heads a notable cast in Peter 8.. Eyno's highly romantic story, "The Beautiful. Gambler," which w boo* form hae gained almost as many friends a« the celebrated author'® "Cappy Ricks. The etory ooncerns a girl who tn«i to save i« father from disgrace by covering his gambling losses by her marriage to the owner of the gambling hall. It is 1 a hideously distasteful marriage to her, and ehe is released from her bondage when the hall burns and the man is believed,to have perished m the flames. She marries another man, and is experiencing her first real. happiness in life when an amazing sequence of events, fiafliea to the screen with amazing rapidity, brings the story to a breathless climax that will, it is claimed, establish it as one of the most dramatic entertainments of the decade. Tho supporting films ore:—The eleventh .exciting chapter of the big adventure story, "The Diamond Queen," "Pals," a iiuo Century c6medy, -featuring- Brownie • the Wonder dog. and the latest International Newa> film. The magnificent musical programme which is being rehearsed for next week will be the ©qoial of any whicl the big" Symphony Orchestra haa presented, and following the established Custom, the principal musical numbers will be I announoed in Monday's newspaper?. , Tie bos plan is at The Bristol, or seats may be reserved by telephoning) Greater Crystal Palace, number 3758.. AT THE GEAM). "SAVED FROM'TH£ SEA" . 'AND "NINETEEN AMD PHYLLIS." • The new programme to be shown at the Grand Theatre to-day and to-night contains two big star featuree, "Saved from the Sea" and. "Nin«ieoo." • and Phyllis." Among the strikingly 1 successful film plays that have been produced in England in the last few years, "Saved from the • Sea," the screen adaptation of Shirley's famous melodrama, must 6i£ely take pride of place. The picturesque settings of the Cornish ooast, beautiful . photography, the realism, of the emotional acting of Noja. Swinburne and Philip Anthony all tend to make this a memorable scteen. . achievement... From the . finding of the eea-w&if by the two fishermen who loved, her, up <0 the final' moment of the play when Dan is proved innocent aiter almost meeting death on the scaffold, there is not a dull or uninteresting moment. Arthur Shirley, tho author of' the famous melodrama, said of the .screen version of "Saved from the.Sea": "By reason of its pictorial effect, it scores over the stage play. It is beautifully acted, and has-many points of appeal that were not included, in the original version."' For twenty-five years this melodrama has thrilled countless audiences in England, and its transition'to the screen marks a 6tep in British film production. ■ Charles Ray will be seen in a new and delightful attraction, "Nineteen and Phyllis.' It is his third First National production, and-in this play, which 'is tho-finest Ray offering yet, he appears as a small town dandy, out to win the lady of hia heart by dazzling her with his handsome raiment. Pretty little Clara Horton, who is only 6izteou years old, and tho youngest girl who has appeared opposite a male star has the leading feminine role as Phyllis. Lincoln Stedman, the good-natured fat boy. of the films, appeais as Ray's deadly rival. "Nineteen and Phyllis" is a worthy sucoessor ■to Charles Ray's preceding and highly successful vehicles. It ia a delightful romance of youth tinged with a fine thread of humour, and with plenty of fascinating action. The box plan is at The Bristol, until noon, and after that hour at the Theatre telephone number 2531. . OPERA HOUSE. revae "Hits and Bits," presented by the Walter Johnson Company at tho Opera Hous* this week, is proving a big draw, but besides this there is a. capital vaudeville entertainment provided. Laura Guerite, tho famous • oomedienoe, is experiencing c. successful season in Christchurch, and her turn is greeted nightly with hearty rounds of applause. Other artists contributing to the bill are George Storey and Dulcie MUnor, now in th© last wsek of their season • Lola Stantonne, violinist®; Tffiggin and Newall, jugglers; and Barop, ventriloquist. Ths usual matinoe will bs given this afternoon, followed by the" evening performance. ' 0. ■ " iIS NEVILL-EMITH'S CONCERT. Aa exosllent programme of music will be given at Mr H. Nevill-Smith's conoert in the Choral Hall on Wednesday evening, November 2nd. The programme will be contributed by fifteen vocalists, all of t»ve received their vocal training at Mr NeviU-Smith's studio. Several of thrws f a'-Wpp hsve already wa distinction on the concert platform, while among the "first appearances" are some young singers of marked ability with much promie© for th® future. A largo I , M ¥- 9 5* vocs £ fflttaic i«en selected, includins operate anas, art songs', lieder and baUadf of the eongs n-iU bs £ new to » Christchuica audience, as they ere fresh from the publishers' ksiadt -that accomplished piamste M» Vere Livingstone will be at the piano. Tb> box plan opens at The Bristol 09. Saturday, Octosex i2ad-

j 17.'0 SIS-ACT FARAIIOO'T-AETCRAFT FLATS AT EVERYBODY'S THEATEE. The management of Everybody's Theatre are proridir.g vhat it terms "a pictoril ana mtisica.l treat" for its patrons n"t Toe programme consists of two six-act Pars-»oua*-Axt-craft stper-producticns, ana. except tionailv fine musics! numbers. The ~n ia' ~a nictiure is entitled "Too Wise turing Claire Windsor and Mona Lisa. Iwas produced 1"" Lois Web>;r. who cot ca-y writes her o>va photoplays, but continuity c 3 well. She selects b-:r cast;, cire-< = tee I pliotopu-s, iapensM the wors of her i camera-man and produrjij sta_, Md pro*'ides her own lighting et?oct-. ; pictures have a nmsh si. tssir own i is due to the icci that she personal:? «"< tho tens of thousands of feet o! n_ni are cut down, after selections 01 tse t«|FCCC93 hive besn niKde. m'o a _ CCLa - , phctopla- of rive or six thousand Lei. the editing is done Mi&s Weber pu.s in her cm tities. "inserts,' aad pro.os;ue. H-r c:cturcs a- pocuiiar . appeal »o women. bc.a'l" thev have a fcn:inino Wuc-t. "Too Wi 3 , \XW is. th-a Fiory os <»• woman vho her and burdeucd hb wife with her wue.ine.ii. and the Other b'.ed her_ husband not j at all, aad made him blind.? hapr?7 .or aer cv-u splosh ends. Thou tate £ Uu . » the strings ar.d— tha storn that _ loUowed clears up a. fe-v things about nian*ia D e! u iniuusta' rea'-lifo ioirnr.es that peeps pehina tho tccnes of a. million homes. Tho supporting turactio!? is ??Vi* 1 "Sham." ard u derenbtd a? 'j. i-e.ign-iu romantic comedy, and w taken trcm the ita»e nl»" of the :tme name, which mo. with great success iu a. long run on Broadvav. It is interpreted by a big can-, including Ethel Clayton, Clyde Fillmore, Theodore Robert?, Walter Hiera, Sylvia Ataton. Helen Dunbar, and others. A inusica prcgratrjne quite up to the high sUnrta d already set by Everybody's eM Orchestra has been arranged oy Mr V. J. £> e " ixighsVi l . , , .. • A valuable addition has beeu mcdo *o tms popular orchestra by the engagement ot lir Ei'roi<f iieok. th« briKiant 'cc.kirt, who ha* just rsturoed fron? a;t.cr two yeirs under the guidance! of M. Yerbingg" oll ' the famonx conductor of the N.S.W. ° T CL-"" tra Of the last concert a* which M; acpeareJ. fki "Sydney Morning Heral'a ?aid: "Mr Harold Beck made his farewel-a-pr-es Rii-ce as toloift m Popper's "xihapsody for 'Ce'.lo and Orchestra," wluc'h included one or f.vo of the Hungarian melodies rastde fwni-iw bv Liszt. The young 'cellist executed cleverly tho exacting cadenzas, was fluent in the -ariaiion?, and showed patnos of expresMJn in the poignant theme, supported by harp. These efforts '.-or him cordial rounds of applause as a send-off. The following aro a few of tiie items to be played by the "Select" Orchestra week:—Overture, "Light Cavalry (Suppo'■ violi'll polo. "Andante." Concerto Op. « (Mendelsfohr'i, Irene Morris; VUo eo.o. "Aria;" Suite in C Major /B»chi. Harold Bivk; corret polo, "Soar of (Allisteu). Herbert Fox: trio, 'JtrAo, 00. 51 Florence Millar, Harold Beck, s-lid' Tjorot'nio Bellingham; entr'acte, 1-ir. Answer" AVolstonholme). orchestral ( "Dense of the Hours (Por.chelM. Callir'ioe" (Chami"afle^: grand ooera. Jewe_• "t Madonna" fWolf-Ffrrari); intenn-rw (Wo»F»rraril; light Soldier" (Straus-). "Rose, foxtrot As usual, reserved' seats may either be booked at Tha Bristol or by telephoning 4925. STRAND THEATRE. Buck J«n«s showe whit a clever and daiin? horseman ho is in "One Man Trail,' a picture which is like a, pas® ou ' rea Western life. Tho cowboys with their fun and their tricks give tho spectators some hearty laughs. Their fun shows the reason for the expression "treat 'em rough," and though it is a milder form than the "treat "em rough" ideas of the boys who were fighting overseas, it is etill rougher treatment than any city chap would like to receive. Miss Eileen Percy's vivacious pictures aro regarded as among best ol celluloid comedy. "Big Town Ideas" is a.ll about a railway lunch counter girl, who, while ministering to man's inner wants, eeoretlv .cherishes one grea-fc ambition-—to -see that grand and wicked New Yorik. One dixy» while engaged oil a "etuck of wheats, ehe overhears a conversation, gets to - the heart of a big bond robbery, earns a' handsome reward, and finally sees the great metropolis, leaning on the arm of a blushing groom, who earlier in the story ehe t had saved from an unmerited sojourn in prison. The supports include ' aii Australian Gazette, ' a : World's News, Slid a Mutt and Jefi cartoon. "LIVE WIRE" COMEDY COMPANY. Japk Lester's "Livo Wire" Comedy Company will appear to-nasjhi at Waikari, and ooi Tuesday at Sefton.-