AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17437, 24 April 1922, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS.

IjCTtJKB HOUSES

■SJOEATBB CKHtf *?"*' % i-BBlAi GOVEBNMENT'S "BOIAI, jp>»u»- INDIA.' £ jGBIPPIKOmSTOETDaAMA. „,«*« of the British Empire has ?j£Trilfcd with the development of "* «f« «reat film. "Boyal India, *d» the new programme at Greater Palace this week, commencing .toM especial interest. The capital B it&estments in India is esti- •*» .t more than a billion pounds and "f'Sw contributes in interest .-1 h .tant fifty million pounds per annum "•I Great Britain's income. Those 'H »™«n help the individual to realise, ""v. the extent of our interests in tins «l ?? than » travel picture, and has well U "a gripping history drama, lhe 3 If** fi K more tban 7000 feet in IS £"mo was made by command of the Nr «h iTfiovemmont for tho purpose of 3 ff*L. ifpooples of the world with the « fi-S India. It depicts every interest- »" fv .. of the Duke of Connaught's recent *n ifiS. India, and shows in mid cona' l/Swestern customs how his Boyal ■Si AH. was received end entertained m " &ttom, if ever before, visited by •6 K* The Bombay Company, who U? film for tho Government, were W and unlimited facilities, so - * l fl«ttctnre presents an exceptionally i;\ series of places and events ■i depicted either in still or motion " Tho production includes & J**T,ractically every place of import■J *Vjiia, and every sight worth while Ji famous * or its wondrous beauty 2 iffJaerf The picture's itinerary cmm M£m« other places Madras, Calcutta, Delhi, Rawalpindi, Boroda, SB&uy There are thousands of novel WS'"" 1119 - and iho massive produc fflKrtfflctuated throughout by a considerof comedy. "Royal India" takes WEflPftL, right through India, and beHjglrill -witness a real tiger hunt, Bengal and many other ijame iM|!|H.'' Excellent views of, the enoriHjllHi. fields of Js'agpur are shown, tothe wonderful Empress mills, ißfSfrreat steel mil's of Tata, in full laßaQflion? niore unusual sights will bo SWaSnTiiidae bathing in the sacred fUsffit(t# Ganges, tho sacred -monkeys, iMJaSiimdeß of marble, gold and pearl. ImtmzZZl Jasmine Tower, tho various MBoMaatiye potentates in priceless and IHEKsffikand many other scenes of the ■jKrajiire. Besides, there are the gHJKsiSTunny battles between elephants; HB&mJwesters, as "well as the trials of ißS'Ufwn professional Indian wrestlers, l«XdinaV i» * picture of historical iminteresting as any photoplay IRTwirer been 'Been. The manager of I a?to«tol- Palace, Mr T. M. Bee-be, m SiSttlj'pr- to bo tho first person tc * aim wonder film in Zealand. '} ffifJjpMftißg films are: "Duds," a mas- % tofcrsd' Goldwyn mystery photoplay d< fj S'jj'irlach Tom Moore and ISaomi ChilS Coiln featured players. It is a de1$ Lfiiili .of much lavishness and manj 1 S'moments. "Duds" was adapted U _\ gSai iwP l "the welMtnown story of the 9 S?Se 1# Henry C. Rowlands, whici lr iM published in the "Saturday Evening i tZtsiu& is-* OO °* *ho best detective j?ic(l BASh'hita ever been screened at Greatei W Besides, {here will he th« taWment of "Winners of the West," ijKoitiW conMdy, and, 'if time permits, the nßbjvfoterD&tional. News film. of tho world-iamoua Syin., Mr Alfred J. Biinz, has rehis. recent illness, &nd hae arcHarming musical' pTOgra'Drme ioi «K(st; *Wch will be found m thorougl I^K^iuid ; harmony with tlie hnportanoe o: Some of the orchee HBinl)*» r, 'Bi«:— , 'The Bohemian Girl' Pathetique," Ist move ■f{T»chaikoVirslEy)r "Values" (Brahms); {■Kfcii'i'Eeshii" (Landon Ronald): "TiJ HKp(k*tel>OT); '"fhe Maid of the Moun ■KJBVawr'BhnBwOT "The Merry Widow* '(Twinning); "Almom tfnnonnce that the theatn iat-sH • tomorrow ,on aocwrni «iinßo'^Biyi ; " 51e • 'box- plan M «t Th< JBtel; or 1&t« Th«T be • reserved by <«le Hw.w^fJ;-^J? 1 * 1 - '•■nnrnbei

IT? THBATBS f'Prinoasr Marj and Visas perhaps the moat ■*»-! rsyeor. This week, ot the ut i» given "to ' lie to-see the film <of this ij&istory of royal marriages. ( 1(3 « difficult task in get-, UMprd of the jwroceedings,, iWsurged everywhere left | jpj&vrties. The wonderful, (Crfierealed in all its glory. fc&iof the cavalry and the WtittLioi the population are ,j M&ful manner. Glimpses , kg the procession meiely .Xthe .audience until I3ngi .seen with her husband ( mng thousands. The film . ,'-lut it is one that every- . to see. The moment in' i*i -carriage holts before the nation's t dead and the r,simple tribute » an in--30 two big pictures an this Lit is difficult to say whith tta Stewart plays the leadin? the ■Wind," a picture iMal in no uncertain fashrt m -an octrees of infinite us at her best in this story :1 wrought up in ignorance ming her parents. When stumbles on the secret of pewes have been paid, she into -the world rather than t from such a source. She a, and finally works Aer ng -position. She meets r, dot «f Tiis adopted father, in Jove. When the lather immediately prohibits the son with a woman of the t actresses were all alike, vf decent man to associate "son -plays the part of the conspicuous success. After self-questioning he dtecides ites of his heart and disThe fetter's anger a terars to be revenged on. the m to wreck the happiness entions to her her mother's the name by which she is k set of-fhe oity. She apto -call hor by tie name a odious to her, and men* i corrert name. The situa- ; about is a dramatic one, > has been fighting to dew of the girl Enßls that die a/ughter, The sub'tle turns plot lead -cp to the remarksn ineenuity whioh does ter of the rtory- The proly staged throughout, and wkgrouna to the bsauty of lose acting throughout is t>! ard. There is no straining ; eimplo, B unaSected manner il to The -minor film arc all admirably cast, ict»a is well worth seeing, picture, "Her Unwilling a the leading role Blanche ne of the most popular of of the present time. The >lance to that of "Scandal," » recently staged in Christn unfortunate man is called >*nd to an impulsive young ry shortest notice. Blanche part of the girl wlo breaks at on T>eing informed that n involved in an affair with order to avoid the attentions, of the Tejected traitor. 10: »way. So tiat she may **f, she flunks it would be insband about the premises, appears, she introduces a net amved as her husband, to cover up hia wither obvi*s a husband, that ho is husbwii" the „tgn of the w»*F of the girl are poranvuicing The abduc leads to a eeriee of exciting *ctt their climax wheTthe * desperate fighi to rescue « in the arms of, the'man i emphaecally rejected. TBxjB»» compHcatooV, and the fc«nd"has our Juncerestsym*ppears from the scene. A », very ftwty Grand Orchestraplays ogiMuna, including as„an > "Poet,and Peanut." ** ttraction to visit Australia g?n of International T ollr3 , «nJ Jamous Btropo]iten Opera.Company, Atffiur Middleton. ••.•J*) from the Metropolitan a J*?? 3 * J<>">Uy in the priuJWtrafia and New Zealand.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. GLORIA S WASBOKT A3SD JACK HOLT.

Gloria Swanson has -deserted the De Millian, atmosphere of gorgeous gowns, beautiful scenes, and lavish settings for the role of the prim wife, Deborah, of Simeon Krillet, in "Under the La«h," the main attraction at Everybody's Theatre this week. The plot is an adaptation of the -world-famous novel, "The Ehulamite," by Alice and Claud Askew, and, the story loses none of its charm in ita transfer to the screen. The veldt haa. lent all its subtle beauty with bush, forest, and far-distant hills blended into a glorioas panoramic background. Some wonderful storm scenes add not a little to the general excellence of .the production. Set in the weird atmosphere -of the bush-flecked African veldt, the new Paramount picture, "Under the Lash," is strong in dramatio moments. The relatione between man and wife in Boer South Africa" are clearly and strongly depicted. The husband, a stern, Puritanical Boer, ruling his wife with a sjambok antl a Bible, deprives her of all pleasure*, even in favourite pastime, literature. A stronger, nn Englishman, is brought to the farm by the Boer, and immediately falls in love -with the wife. The h»6bond's ' jealousy ie inflamed when he finds hi 3 wife reading one of the Englishman's books secretly. Events- thett .move swiftly, through many thrilling pcenes to a smashing climax. Gloria Swanson portrays tlie role of the Boer wife admirably, and is ably siipportcj by JiahW Hamilton as the Englishman, "Russell Simpson a.i tho Boer farmer, and a tlronp oust. , ■ Beautiful glimpses of Africa are nfforded thrcTighout the picture. "The Call of the Xorih," the second feature pictare on the programme, is starring Jack Holt. This -popular screen star is seen as a Canadian trapper in the Korth country, in a frtorv that is a virile, fast-moving, and -powerful drama. Tt is adatrted. from the novel by Stewart Edward White and the play by Georg* Broadhnrst. "'The Call of the North" takes you to the fur country where the Hudson Bay Company, the great fuv-trading organisation, rules . supreme. "Free -traders,'' men who dare to compete with the company, are routed out by fair means or foul. But there is one "free trader" who dares to buy and sell his own pelts in open 'defiance -of the tvraroiical Factor, the local leader of the Hudson Bav Company Tlie clash between them.is inevitable. "The Call of the Korth" is one of those, pictures which carry the imagination of the spectator ' into the very heart cjf the country it is picturing. This feature was filmed against a rugged mountain, baefcgTowncl, which adds greatly to its scenic beauty. Jack JCoH is stippofted in "The Call of the Korth"' by a Bolendid cast, including Mad<»e Bellamy, Noah Beery, Francis McDonald, -and Helen Ferguson. An excellent musical programme will be given by Everybody's Select Orchestra urder the conductorship of Mr ,W. X Bellinghitm, F.S.M.. chief among the items being:—Orei* tcre, ''•Powhutah's Daughter" (Sow>a); rtuet, "Romance On Soir" (Mioszkowski), Irene Morris and Florence Millar; cmartet, "Allegro Aeitato" (Schumann). Everybody's String Quartet; entr'acte, N "Serenade" _(Widor) fer-eeially arranged by W. J. BeUinsham, F.R.M.}; orchestral miles, "Suite Algerierme" (Savnt-Sa«np), •'L'AlresreTine" (Bizet). "Praver of the Sword" (Leoni), "Tntoririezzo" fJVolf-FerxaTi); light selections, "Maid of ihe Mountains" fSunson). "TToney Boy" fEast), '■Hawaiian M"onl3sht"'(Klickmann), "Mclodie Pathetioue" (FarbaTi,). _ As usunl, reserved seats may be obtained m'ther nt The Bristol or by telephoning number 4925.

OKASTD THEATRE. The /phenomenal rußh to D. W. Griffith's tateet .and greatest production, "Way Down East," is in. itself sufficient evidence of the: ■wide appeal and the all-round excellence of the film. : It will be shown at the Grand Theatre all this week, when those who have not already Availed themselves of the opportunity to see the great production, should certainly do so. The interest is maintained. from etarl to finish, and l»th Bachard BaxtheOmess «nd Lilian, Gish, who play tKe principal parts,, reach -a.very lugil standard of excellence in their interpretations. The scene in .whioh the heroine ,is swirled to almost-certain death is one which wall.jem&in in. the memory!for years.. The film, ewers such -a wide' range «f emotions and scenes that -words are weak /Jo describe the nature of ata appeal. A fine orchestra, under theoonductorship of Miss Nellie Black, plays; the imusio for the big picture. In Addition to "Way Down Hast" there is beinig-Bcreened it. the Grand the. film .of rthe wedding of Princess Mary and .Viscount Lascellee, .Jhe whole making a. programme of unrivalled excellence. .:

11 i STBA2JD THEATRE. | "Hiding with Death,*' featuring Buck Jones, attracted large audaenoea to the Strand Theatre on. Saturday. Buck Jones plays the part o* "Dynamite"-Steve Dorsey, a member of a body of Toxas Bangers. The story concerns his love for Anite Calhoun, who seems to prefer another suitor. The capture of Stew ly a gang of assassins leads to a series of exciting incidents, culminating in the arrival of the Bangers just in time to -save the situation. The prod'uotion is one of tho best in which the popular i Buck Jones has figured. The remaining films of a very fine programme are: "Happy Pest" •comedy). Messy Christmas (Mutt and Jeff oartoon), Fox's World News, and<£n Australian Gazette.

QUEEN'S THEATBJES. One of the oelebrated) Goldwyn productions Steads the bill at the.Queen's Theatre this tweek. ' "Help Yourself, with Madge Kenaedy in the lending role, is an enthralling story. ; o£, the high society of New York. Exquisite 'dresses are * *j>eci«l feature of this isatire 1 on an idle society. The keynote throughotrt is comedy, but it is comedy with »■distinct end in view. In addition, to "Holp tfoirrseif;" the Selznick attraction, "Who Am I?" appears on -fins -week's programmo. Claire Anderson, an actress who is quickly reaching the fame to wTririh her "beauty and ability entitle her, plays the principle part. "Whoi Am I?" a an ehtoitdng dwma, in which one is qnite ptraried to asoertain in what -direction the plot will turn next; No. expense has been spared in. the mounting and general, arrangement of the production which is tme of the moßk attractive xeen in <3hristchnirch for a long timev There is an excellent supporting programme to the two big pictures'

on June 14&, "will bring ««-«I««»i C *J£*£ Owing to tno fact that »H the } b concerto-a» two-piano shumonts used must be not only in pitch, but also m absolute accord with each other.