AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17393, 2 March 1922, Page 10

AMUSEMENTS.

PICTURE HOUSES. GREATER CRYSTAL PALACE. Another large audience was present at Greater Crystal Palace last night, when the current programme - of music and pictures was repeated. It is a delightful selection of musical numbers that the Symphony Orchestra is playing this week, including the following:—Overture, "Bohemian Girl (Balfe); Entr'acte, "Nazareth" (Gounod), Trombone Soloist, Mr Lindsay; Mozarts Symphony, 2nd and 4th Movements; "Danse Bohemienne" (Gounod); "La Wally," Part j 1 (Catalani); "II Ragno Azzurro" (Randegger); "Arabesque" (Debussy); "Am Meer' (Schubert-Wilhelmj), Violin. Soloist, Mr Barker; Quintet for Clarinet and String (Mozart), artists, Miss Hemus, Messrs Withers, Ellwood, Barker, and Lawrence; "Intermezzo" (Darewski). Of the picture programme little, if any, fault can be found, vhich means that it is up to quite the brst standard of this theatre. The principal film is an Eminent Authors production, of Marv Roberts Rinehart's novel "Dangerous Days," sent out by the Goldwyn Studio. Barbara Castleton is the star and the picture is remarkable for its beautiful photograpliv, costuming, and nerrect acting. The stcond bi» picture is a Universal attraction entitled "'The Millionaire," Herbert Rawlinson, Lillian Rich, and Doris Pawn teing in tho leading roles. GRAND THEATRE. Those who fnjoy a gorvl healthy story of strong human interest, will be satisfied with "Moral Fibre," thu headliner at the Grand Theatre. It tells of a young girl' who lives with her brother, and who, when he commits suicide in connexion with a love affair, sets out to avenga his death. She has to wait for many years before her opportunity comes to accomplish her purpose. She is made to learn, however, that vengeance is not hers to take, and how she is brought to see this makes an interesting story. The star in "Moral Fibre" is Corinne Griffith. "Don't Ever Marry" is the best of the supporting filmß. ... „mu Beaumont Smith's latest production, The Gentleman Bushranger," will be screened at the Grand Theatre on Saturday. There is a lavish wealth of beautiful scenery, stirring and original incident, with a plot that Btrikes a very human note and the interest from the opening to tho close. The story of the film was sujsested by Rodem Ouinn's. "A Stripe for Trooper Casey, and all the details of thi= stirring tale havo been well carried out. The story opens at sea on board the emigrant ship "Southdown, bound for Australia, where a band of hopefuls a.re gathered, oil looking forward to Australia, the land of their dreamß. The discovery, -Jien. she was some five weeks out at sea, boufd from England to Australia, of a stowaway abonrd _Hi" Southdown. London arab known *s "Tnffv." leads; to the n-rMental death of the captain cf the vessel. Richard Lender, a voun<? Englishman, is charged with murder, hut he manages, with tho assistance of the stowaway, to Ascane, and to ,t""H the digging, wherj* hick comes to him. The comedy, pathos, and humour, abovn all. tlv> fitnet prese^of tho v <3r/iTn*t*c uniti**, hnve "boen all faithfully and artistically transferred, from tlv> ntorv to the "cro'n, arvi when it is pointed out that the whole is a. conception and nrodu"tion bv the masto r - - oicfrure maker of Australia. "R-aurnont Smith, it will be rendilv that so rr'•thine unusual and wort l ' whil<" will be' added to the lißt of Australian-made pictures. LIBERTY THEATRE. The current programme at the Liberty Theatre is one of exceptional merit. It is headed by "The Black Panther's Adapted from the famous poem "Faustine/ by Charlee Swinjbume, "The Black Pomther S Cub," starling Florence Reed, is heralded as one of the biggest and most lavish productions of the New Year. It establishes a. high-water mark fcr screen productions and vividly describes the night life of! Pans. .There is a ilotable cast inoluding Horman Trevor, Henry Stephenson, and Wm. Rosette; "John Forrest Finds Limself, an English produotion, is another splenoid picture. A delightful programme of music is supplied by the Liberty Orchestra. Considered bfr manv critics to be her best picture, "Wedding . Bells," Constance Tal-. Madge's latest starring attraction,, will be screened at th) Liberty Theatre on Saturdpy. This nicture is an adaption of Salisbury Field's famous stage play, and 'as Rosalie Wayne, a winsome girl who takeß up her summer headquarter® at a fashionable hotel at Palm Beach, Connie is seen in her. best role to date. Harrison Ford., as Reginald Carter, gives an admirable performance, and on the whole the play haa been capably handled. The supporting cast include® such favourites as Emily Chichester' Ida Darling, and James Harrison. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Betty Compson, the heroine o£ "The Miracle Man," is starred at Everybody's Theatre in "At the End of the World," the head-liner ill the present programme. Other well known artists in the cast are Milton Stills, Mitchell Lewis, and) Casson Ferguson. The picture is melodramatic in character and it tells a' 6tory of the Eiast and the sea. A feature cf the production is the charming Chinese-gowns worn by Betty CompßOri. The .second big picture is an adaptation of E. Phillips Oppenheim'a well known story "Danaerous Lies," the star being David Powell. The favourite writer's story is full of possibilities for the producer, who has not failed to take full advantage of them. The picture is" the work of the Famous PlayersLesky British Producers, and-It. contains many scenes of English life, manners, Rnd customs. Under Mr. ,W. J. Bellingham, the Select Orchestra plays nightly a - charming selection of musical numbers. STRAND THEATRE. There is no diminution in the eizri of the audiences that continue to patronise the Strand: Theatre, where the best of Fox films are screened, daily. The principal attraction this week is "The Primal Law," a rollicking breezy picture of life audi adventure in America's West. The star is the favourite actor, Dustin Farnum, whose work has gained him a, richly deserved reputp.tioi} for such parts. The supporting films are quite up to tho usual standard. j