AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17633, 9 December 1922, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS.

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ijurfin production BAT one ;'!d tut the dramatic Evolve the human jEns tiio thread _ oi To cross puU»e--log mtnies in him, orVrandhisvm aU , because of hia ero ' and the heroine 6t confront* them, ealises the love beaouston, played re- , llC d Kathryn Mc.neMinco on the vilbf William Dyer, orally bring., the happiness. Several Sh entire justificaU... It brings as sheet the limitless ;n tbo dog, StrongpS the greatest aniIcreen o, stage abper£orm.nce, great strength. Lrad- , characterisations the oast, which wtliam Dyer, James B0 »fl Play«s, this amatic opportunity IcGuire, the. latest iat e from the ranks £bort-reel cotnediJane- Jfurfin from >ctod by Laurence in» to bo screened ' PI n S Mu n s r Wet " f'« poignant poem Hugh's musical ,ords Till be renAo ?°.» TU «„•« opsn at Ihe isnsX PALACE. TGHT OP mppleroiece, "Foolid ot Greater Crysnes! this afternoon arid-famous Symtlian twenty perpnshed conductor- , will play ot both Crystal Palace, Mr ie naff programme g Monday, one of tot ho has ever Heading the new dlinson photoplay j master mind and t his own studios. I natrons in thia adapted to the nous novel, "The ohan Bojer, one of European writers, Jventures and misMark and Thora, bj Edward Hearn two is a villain—rticular instance a blisf one—for this intrusted to, Lloyd uti 1 popular actors tin to-day. .VHe Qbeautiful Thora, i|js though he.;is; lfc intervenes, and ijihmax seta every- £ big moments; of : rscfiihg fit a'highurmrig of : v a" threeui from the flames.: is "a-; splejididr prov nice, elaborate, setiiies,..: and-'', many ed and spiced with preached, neither i.TJpivenal special il'cond big picture It is a beautifully the lives of regulive end love and ft, --and village. ily in thia delightwk m concluaive I actress she ranks Hory>ia'from the ni for many years lie screen enjoyed kingvsta-e. SupHi excellent cast, >», Ralph McCulf«n .Turner, Harry ■• «i» eighteenth Stanley in Africa," a fine new phototares of Hobmson ■e established cuseei's magnificent ! »». iox plan is at V bo reserved by J talaee, numbed Wage, and Bhoa?d There rail varied nature. ' oduction > entitled Oh the whirlwind .Ohariea Jones is j-knbwn CanaS ' Mbera. story" ' magnificent" • » * big feature stpiy contains an X»?B'the jtaagina{M** Giah. fTm- > «P*ode gjjjw than the !rifi MmJ1 * Lttl ° m°onl P^*«;*U«aque

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. • COMPANION PICTUE'E TO "HUMOR ESQUE" AND FIFTH GBOUP OF • BEAUTY CONTEST. The companion picture to "Humoresque" comes to Everybody's Theatre next week It is the Cosmopolitan-raramount production '"The Good Provider." There are very tangible reasons for associating these two pictures, although they differ materially in one respect, that being, whilst •■Hdcoresque" is an epic of motner-lovc-, Good iriovidir" reveais tue heart stirring sti-uggie3 a, laCer's attecUun wut iiuxjire ia uiiu lor ulc tui£e ul jiio j.(aiii»y. 'x.„i» b»iuu„ l4l j i>aaea nrsuy nuibi, nii<L civaita. UKui, Vtitt jyj ' * ' son luieipivi, we roies uy me yiltta enw im t»ui:pie, houwiy tiicnie in a nmuoie ting wnicn risti to tnc greatubt o. satjr liie-drania. The*,; pictures nave aciiiev.scl tne lundamentat aim or me motion picture—l 6 acpitt life iruuil'uiiy . and exactly. Tns tact tout iney have is contained in trie world-wido enthusiasm wiui v.-nich they have been received, -ihe Gcoci Provider" is an epic ot fatherhood, its central characver, Julius Buiswanger, is a merchant who by dint of unceasing toi! self-imolation and devotion raises hia wite and two children iiom the status of Hue6ian immigran,ts to comfortably situated small-town middle class folk. . And no sooner are they prosperous than Becky, Izzy and Pearl, the children- tire of the country town and long for the city—the haven of girls searching for husbands. Few men c aa long resist the pleadings of wife and cirildrert, and eventually they go to New York, where Julius' soul is daily scared by the blatant musio of cabarets and soaring expenses. The old man is driven to the .wall, his health is breaking, hi 3 family neglects his wants and jibe at his "old-fashioned ideas." Then the break comes, and bankruptcy confronts him. It is hero that the great love story of the picture comes to its climax, bringing with it a realisation on the part of the mother and daughter and son of their selfishness and a determination to mend their ways. The picture is a typical Prank Borzage Creation, with • its pathos succeeded by rich" humour, its benign outlook on life and its sympathy for humble folk who are so often misunderstood. The cast carries the production odmirably. Besides Miss Gordan and Mr Davidscn, the players are: Miriam Battista, Yivienne Osborne, William (Buster) Collier, junr., John Roche, James Devine, Blanche Craig, Ora Jones, Edward Phillips, Muriel Martin and Margaret Sevsni. Tho swimming carnival scenes of "Two Weeks With Pay," the second attraction on the programme, set the'pleaßant vacation tempo of this story, which deals with a young salesgirl who takes her "two weeks with pay" at a fashionable summer resort, where she is mistaken for a- famou3 screen star known as the "Diving Circumstances make it necessary for tho shop girl to assume the character of tho actress, and immediately she is enmeshed in a meat bewildering net of complications—not the least being the necessity of doing a hign diva for which she is not in the least qualified 1 Bebo Daniels, the Bealart star, is the heroine of this lively comedy-drama. The third "attraction is the fifth group of the Beauty Competition. The group completes tho whole of tho contestants, and the finals will commence on Monday week. An excellent musioal programme will be given by Everybody's Select Orchestra, under the oonductorahip of Mr W. J. Bellingham, F.S.M. Chief among the numbers are the following:—Overture, "The Free Lanes'' (Sousa); voilin solo, "Berceuse" (Cesar Cui); Irene Morris; orchestral suites—-"Andante" Tschaikowsky; "Trapedie Antique" (Massenet); opera, "La Bal Masque" '.(VeTdi); "Cavalleria Eusticana"> (Mascagni); Ballet music, "Milenka" (Jan Bloekx); entr'acte, "Barcarolle" (Hoffman); iox trota, "Smilin' (Hose); "Moonlight' (Conrad). Reserved seats may be obtained either at The Bristol or by telephoning 4925. STRAND THEATRE. ''tool's Paradise" and the big supporting programme will be screened for the last time at'the Strand Theatre to-day. On Monday one of the biggest bills yet presented at the popular theatre will be screened for : the first;,time. Doraldina, queen of dancers, will be seen in a stirring drama of life in the Southern Seas. "Passion Fruit" is said to-be one of the'finest playsever placed -'-for the setting of tropical seas. Thrill .after thrill" is provided in the absorbingly interesting "story, and few pictures"' sustain the- attention of the audience to the' last minute as'does "Passion Fruit." Although, the biff film is in itself more. than A Whole entertainment in. value, -there is a very big supporting programme. Popular Wallace Reid, who is as debonair as ever, appears in that film of stirring action, ''The HoU'piggers." Its intense appeal has made it a success wherever it has'been screened. There ia an excellent comedy, and also ' topical and educational films. The programme of music to be played by tho Strand Orchestra is an especially fine one, and. the whole entertainment, is a magnificent one. There will be no advance' on tho usual prices. J ' -. ■•• :