GRAND THEATRE.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18141, 2 August 1924, Page 17

GRAND THEATRE.

"DICK XUKPIX" AXD 'THK PRIDE ui i PALOMAK." TLe proj;i»m23o eommencinj; at - i ' lac l'he*{:e to-ckv promises to be aa txeep i--oljy strong; one —net- or.'y for quantity. '■ | also :'cr varietv ard er.iertainmcnl va-iuc. i' J bare a hi- E~ash s«r»er-pr«;uct:ca such as L-i.k T:-,j-?:c'3 Hide to Ycrk," aud oa the : sam& \) II : ucVt a Paramount iCsluic "TVc Triia of PjlciaaiV* sncuid sure!;.' provide i~~ I lie most CKict-uj-AUUcugh at enc thus gibbets used £ V:t crossrcads' <■: i£ng!»i".d ;or ipaciii bentfit, all cherish a sort o:__adm:ra- , t:o!i l'or ilic high^'ay lllll "- Tr.o -'tea prcduciion cf "Dirk 'furpm's Riae to i° r • uie~ent:i Dick Tnroin in tr.e guUe o, «• hero as -.vc.: S3 ;ii'gii*::.vraar.. and convert: j famous rids into a thrilling attempt, w > Jwtrue h hc£i*.teous daioel in *<•■» , 'vcl' :.3 an effort to escape the Bow »:te«t ; runners. Consequently, here if> t , , s ' c '- Pi-Luve ibvi. must. inr-vtUb y lire ttio* ■ -;i or urn? ;.d the au'.ii:i c r i 'vho r-ecs cr old, male or '£ro£..e. I: acc;ntua:e.? the cv.llanlry ar.d bravery fi Diok: it iKsccds simcst .e::ti:c.y tcc ico-.c fordid details of bis career. Ho w _an cutbuved "cntlfrnji. lather than a thie*. ana f>r or.ee in. a way, lav.' ar.d order occcme, j so to tlie villains cf the piece. , j Peter B. Kvte's great novel. "The Vrc.f \ of Palcmar" which t;is adapted to tip sc.ee'a j l\r under ffcc direction • 5 I-ia-ik BoT7ag-*>. will be- ihe olbcr ii£ 1 ■•The Pride o: Pslomar" -is an cxwlirf. j siory, snd hs.3 proved lo Ijo one cf !.-£ j outi'.iudir;? successes of (he current sciii*- , seasoa. Pilled with action, and tired t-.ifi ' S)-Vh Ar>i : ~tcan .cteals is this great drama. Wd in C.tiiiT.rnia. The .cast is sn excep- 1 lionaliy poweriuj cne. as it f- oe -* James Barrow, Joseph Dow-H'S- Aiiren Goorge jrichulls. "\Varn«r Oland, Vr: Je-?io Hebb.itd. Persy Wiluams, M» Oeotgc Hurrar.'hz. Kdnaid Brady, ar.d Uimsn Arsos'.Ja. To reveal the story ap-proai-hes supeidiuous. Briefly, it t'.M s 0.. r vcuns Cnluol.lia.ll, Don Jfike iiiTcll-haii Ivi«'n half Spau!»h--T!{w relums from army son-Ice ';i Siberia to find that hia father is :V?d and the Farrell ranch is in tnc liandi of felrarcers, one cf whom p.U 011! taurders Den Mike. The young Don nnaS (Hat the r.u.'eh has practically been l>oiigl! - . cv Mr Parker, the father of the girl witi". whom ho h;(j ul.eit :n ]m r e. TV>n hits a chance of retaining the ranch Jf he cr.t! sscii-e a- Urge sum cf lr-onev. Th:.», howrver. seen";. 1 ? impossiolc lo do, 101 Parkfii' t.'.'inourice.i t-h?l lio v.Ki light Poo | to Oio i»m«h :"or pf>p.sr,s.??on of \hc ranch. Jiuiidiaß of !• l-iff i* vnlved in the slory. and another iVaiure i« a thiilling horse race, in v.'iiicli iwn Mike enters to ecave This W>#r festiirc hoWs » surprise wK-h is Raid .to leav; the specfafo-s in amaKcm'Tlieie are snppoir'inp ja'.m?, nnts icti«ic cf an rsoecial'v aUvact.ivo natiir." ■will be furnished by Mi 33 Sheavsby'3 ClraJid Orchestra.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. "WHEN• A "MAN'S A MA!".," AND "THEHEART LINE." ' "Wlieu a Man's a Man," a'First National Film Corpora.l ion special production, which heads tho bill at thi3 popular theatre next, week/ commencing -at tho ma-tineo performance at* noon ■en is <a. piclurifl&tion of : that extremely popular author Harold 801 l Wright's most fascinating story- perhaps tha beet known of tho nine novels he has written. It i® claimed: that ton million copies of hia nine novels' have- been sold to tho public the world ovpr, which pwa some", idea of * tho author's, wonderful popularity and tic fascination his works hold for tho sreat reading pub.ic. It*is of considerable interest to read Mr Wright's fetter io Mr Lesser, 'the- president, of. tho First National Film Corporation. 'Ho paye; "Deor Mr 'Lessor,—Permit m-> to eay how grateful I am' jou for the picture' "When a Mail's a Man' .Itis . so', light—so, true—so satisfying' iii every v.-ay; I have never seen a 'book-picture'' that- followed more closely, tho story r.n it waa told in.print. Surely no one who thfc novel can fail to enjoy the:, picture—for the picture; is .th© novel—rot rc-wiitten for the screen, .but visualised on tho screen exactly sul I wrote it. With ail. my heitrt I thank you." Surely. greater praise could not bo bestowed', and it is safo to prcf.uma that lovers of tlicsc virile stories have- a ' real treat assured them. The second .big attraction is "The Heart Line," from the novel by G'eletto Burgess, lecturing Leah Baird and Jerome Patrick..' It .'ifi a vivid, gripping story told'in the. atmosphere of. a. palmist's velvet-draped studio; in, tho spanco room and behind the scenes of a. spiritualistic medium; in G*y Bohemia r.-he-re pood fellows get together; and "in' Iho, homes and gardens of ..wealth and aristocracy.' Geletto Bnrgesi's novel, "The Hoa.rt Line,"- created' quite, a,-'furore because of its .daring c:V>o&> .<& fifco mediums'nnd clairvoyants. and its .photoplay Tftiswm' will provo equally entertaining, and diverting. Miss Baird is bap oily 1 oast 'in tho: role of- Fancy Gray, a girl who could i'ulo fhe destiny of her sympathetic heart with her sensible, head. The supporting cafil is headed bj: .Terom'e Patrick, popular leading man of' stage ' and • screen, that lovable youngster, Ben Alexander;.'' Frederick Yrcom. Kutb Sinclair, -Mrs Charles C. Craig, and others. _ . ' _ lii addition, topical, comedy and travel pictures will 'be shown, a.nd Everybody's orchestra,. under ' their ■ noted conductor, ~W. J. Balling-ham, F.S.M., will contribute a programme of milfic of the quality which lias so juefly mad« this band of musicians famous. Included in the programme will be the 'fallowing numbers:—Overture, "Mnssniiello" (Aubsr); symphony, "G Major" (Surprise) (Hftyda)-; . rhapsody, "Norwegian" (Svendssn); opera, "Innuisilive Women" (Wolf-Ferrari); suites, "Scenes Alsaciennes" (Ma&s«iet), "Cortege du Serdarc" (Iwanov); entr'acte, "Can You Forget?" (Frey); new Fox-trof". "I. Leva You" (Archer); "Anr.abfl'e" (Hendcrion). "Keserved • Re.its 'may. be obtained at ' The Bristol, and theTe is constant attention at the theatro telephone, No. 49-25.

QUEEN'S THEATRE. THOMAS' MEIGHAST IN "PIED PIPER MALONE." The high standard of programmes set by the Queen's Theatre will be well maintained with the weekly change. On Monday another Paramount programme of more than usual entertainment value will be presented. The' chief attraction will bo "Pied Piper Malone,'' in which the screen's popular actor'will appear. In support there is a v.-c!l-choseu cast, including Lois Wilson and George Pawcctt. Miss .Wilson, who plays the pi;rt of Patty Thomas, the young school lc:iciic-r in tfius picture, got her training ior the roic before she went into motion picture. .^iic. wa.3 u, school teacher in -Alabama. before she won a beauty contest and .l>scums u motion picture actress. Although severe! of Mr 'Xarmugton's no\cl3 have been |'iut lulo victuro form, "Pied Piper Malone" is the first one he has written originally lor the ecrecn, and the first ono he has actually hu*l a •Yoiking part .in. The story of "Pied 1- : per 'deals- with' the lile ot t-lic Malone family, .whosi-prestige permeates the iiitic wateriiont town on the .now England roast- that Booth Tarkington knows so v.-el!, having spent most of ilia summers there for uia'ov years. Jack Malone, pbiyed by Mr Meiglian. is a:i officer in a. vessel which is after.»-irds wrecked. An enemy, also a cea■faring ' man, .spreads the news, that the caotaiii and his first■ oflicer were drunk, and causes rancti suffering to their parents and the girl to whom- he is It is alter manv mouths that Malone is able to i_::ir hia £ame. and win the girl ho loves. "Whal is claimed to be the cleverest comedy evur prodaced will head tho supporting programme. This is "Cowboys," a. Pox proaucl;on, and the actors are all animal, including three ir.tel*igcnt and . well-trained monkeys. Other items will bo a Burton Hohites TraTelbgiw, the ■ latest Paramount Gazette, :md » Joe Rock comedy. A' v,e;.eelectcd programme o*" incidental music w-,1; be played by the. Queen's Orchestra, under the-ii: reel ion oi' Mr. IT. G. Glayehcr.