AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18150, 13 August 1924, Page 14

AMUSEMENTS.

PICTUKE HOUSES. GREATER CRYSTAL PALACE. A fascinating programme at Greater Crystal Palace is headed by "Broadway or Bust," featuring Hoot Gibson. Thj sto:y, written by Edward Scdgwlok, whj directed the piciire, and Raymond L. Stjrock, reflects the experiences of a pair of cowboys who cra\e to see Broadwjy, and whose dreams are fulfilled by one ci. them coming into a sudJen forrune. Supjjortinj pictures are '"Through a Glass "Window," featuring 1 May McAvoy, a sensational chapter of "Beasts of Paradise-," a Century comedy and a News film. The Symphony Orchestra plays fine music. LIBERTY THEATRE. Booth Tarkington's well-known story "Boy of Mine," has pride of place ■on a fine bill at the Liberty Theatre. The picture is a most enjoyable one of the pranks of youth 'and the mixed joys of parenthood. A stirring story of modern life is ' Jttas the W rid Gone Mad?" The cast includes such n ted st rs as. Robert Edes.n, Charles Richman, Hedda Hooper, Mary Alden, Vincent Colemm, and Elinor Fair. The. excellent supports incbde a 6parkl ng comedy, ' .ceep Moving," featuring Eddy Lyons. The I/b-rt? Quality Orchestra, under Mr Howard Mcody, still ma.ntains its high artistic, level. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE.

Richard Barthelmess,' famous film star, has a splendid role in a delightful (production at Everybody's : Theatre. The production is called "Twenty-one." In it Barthelmess, who lately has been distinguishing himself in period costume dramas, comes back to the sort of medern role to which lie is particularly well suited." A'.sj on this programme is a Jcmes Oliver Curwood •sto.y, "The Broken Silence." This production wis made by Pine Tree Pictures, Inc., and directed by Dell Henderson. • The supp'.ria are gocd,' and' Everybody's' Orchestra pLys good music. GRAND THEATRE. An. attractive National Week bill at the Grand Theatre is headed by "The Hottentot," a splendid comedy with Douglas MacLean as the star. The story tells of a young man, who has a mortal fear of horses, attending a house yarty where a horseback outing is the event of the day. Accidentally h© is the means of rescuing the girl, aijd is- proclaimed a hero. Zane Grey's "To the Last Man," i 3 a second attraction. In support of the two star features there are a Topical Budget and a unique comedy. -Mu6 : o by. the Grard Orchestra, undor Miss A. 'Shearsby, includes the latest thing in fox-trots, "Horsey Keep Your Tail Up."' STRAND THEATRE.

A fascinating mystery drama, "The Acquittal," featuring Norman Kerry'and Claire "Windsor,' is the headiiner. on the bill at the Strand' Theatre.' The whole of the product'on of "The Acquittil" impresses one with the fact that the man.producing it was ready to leave the.beaten track of his production, in order to arouse interest in the story. The scheme of telling the story is excellent. The whole'film holds one spellbound from the opening sce-e right to f>o astounding climax. The sup :o ts nra Jsck Hoxie in "Don Q ickshot of the Kio - Grande," "Hello Judge" Century comedy), Sfi, and an International News. QUEEN'S THEATRE. Splendid mnsic-and p : ctures are provided at the Queen's Theatre this week. A pic-ture-to he remembered for years is "West of the- "Water Tower," one of the latest and most original productions from the famed» Paramount studios. It is. & screen version of a■• much-discussed novel of the same name, and it is interpreted by a-cast that would do any picture credit. The two main roles are taken by Glen Hunter and M2y McAvoy. Hupert Hughes, well-known as a writ:r of attrac-ive novels, is the author cf "Gimme," the second feature film, and his name .is ■ » guarantee of quality. The picture was produced by the Goldwyn Company, and beautiful Helene Chadwick is the star. "The Sleepwalker," a comedy with Joe Eocks, heads the supporting pio tures.. There is also shown the latest paramount News and a Burton Holmes Travelogue. ■