AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18265, 26 December 1924, Page 15

AMUSEMENTS.

PICTURE HOUSES. GRAND THEATRE. "Grumpy," % mv*iery romicce. is ths big attraction at the Grand Theotrc. It features Theodore Kobcrts, May McAvoy, .tr i Conrad "Moid Km'ly," the t'«H big feature, tells ot •-. cbarmicr and trirh . Utile Cockney wi-.-> l:\ta in the .rlums of till "Walworth road nth her povrrtT-rtriol.-r. mother. A high!,. :;:nui:i-.g -vi rwrr. toiiedy, erti'led "On: T>*r«ic\-;j Chief," aE'i u scenic film are il:o screened. "THE MAX CF r-i:; !Xi' "THE SHRIEK 01 ; ' AKABV. ' A* the Grand They're ;e-r:;:"':i "'■"■' CarGantvoorl, big', clean, marly or.Ji vri'c, mikes one of the screen's ftnr.." romantic heroes, u* ha is sc-.-i in "The Man of theForest," from the novel by 2ane Grey, in which he plays "Mill Dale," the title, role. A trained lion plavs a big part id tic picture. It i« «een as the pet. of tic hero, who has the ta&k of nonchalantly petting the anima! in certain scene.?. In others it ia seen slinking through the forest after its owner like a dog that has been told to stay at home and is disobeying. It shows it? di*tasfc for a. certain friend o; the hero by grewling and 6pitting at him, and finally sprin?* upon cno of the. villain?. There is a, love story running through the picture, which is played by a very strong cast, which in addition to Carl GantTOort includes Claire Adams, Robert McKim. Je-»n Hereholt, Harr? Lorainc, Eugenia Gilbert. Fra,nk Hay«e, Charlotte Pierce, Charles Murphy, Frederick Starr, and Tot* du Crow. The second attraction will be "The Shriek of Araby," a 'Mack Sennet t comedy fe»ture, with Ben Turpin, the cross-eved comedi>-Ti in the lading role. In tin first, place, the story, though it , a burlesque, is eitrenwlv tunny »nd sflorda much onportuaitT- for n variety of action, lie atmosphere- throughout, naturally lends itself io the. romaxo* called for in ths plot, whila the interior and extonor acts are. not only beautiful but # eonvineins. Sonnett. carries the spectator 0 interest in his players from somewhere in America, out into this broad ctp»nse of the ocean, where they see Turpin thrown overheard. They fellow him and aympathiee with him in his struggles a«in*t. the ware* in a. frail eaivw, and are happy when he is washed up on shore. even,if it is the edge of an arid desert. Tt takes five reels to tell the ad ventures of Turpin, but those fire reels aro cram full of a ww brand of riotous comedy with many thrills, and with here and there touches of r M I drama, to say nothing of the climax. The last few feet of "The Shriek of Araby" will sond everybody who see* it on their" homeward way with a "smile that won't corns off." Ben TuTpin is ably supported by Kathryn McGuire in the leading femintna role, while George Cooper, Dick Sutherland, Kay Grey, and Louie Fronde, between them, work up many humorous situations. An attractive musical programme will be playecj by the Grand Orchestra, under the direction of Miss A. Shearsby, A.T.C.L., L.A.B

GREATER CRYSTAL PALACE. "Quiney Adams Sawyer," g, splendid picture with a, brilliant Mat, heads the bill at Greater Crystal Palace. A Mary Roberta Rinchart story provides tho scenario of tho second big- feature, "K, the Unknown." Pull of alluring mystery and with an unusual and most appealing- lovo story, this mtkes an excellent photoplay. LIBERTY THEATRE. Stuart Blackton'a famous novel, "Let Not Man Put Asunder," is the big picture at the Liberty Theatre. It stars two famous people, Lou Tcllegcn, the "screen's greatest lover," and I'auliue Frederick, the beautiul and accomplished actress. HelenaD'Algy, a, beautiful Spanish, girl, Paulino Gladys, Frazin, Clifton Webb, nnd Homer Lind have big parte. "Tho Danger Point," another interesting etory, and "Air Pockets," a. Mermaid comedy, sire also screened.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE, An excellent programme is headed ty 'Single Wives," an unusual play. Tho story deals with a curious class of women, rather common to present-day existence. These women, through the inattention of their hueomds, aro forced to seek pleasure elsewhere. Supporting the big picture are a topical number, a, travelogue, and a snappy comedy. Everybody's Select Orcheatri plays a, fine programme. • STRAND THEATRE. "Puro Grit," a thrilling and unusual story, has prido of place on * fine bill at the Strand Theatre. Tho plot » laid in one of tho Western States, where bad men and heroines aro still rife. The second attraction is "Tho 6.50," starring Mies Welch and Renee Adoree, and the supports are a "Baby Peggy" comedy, epkode 13 of "Tho Ghost City," and a news nlm. QUEEN'S THEATRE.

"The Code of tic Sea," a. ronunce of men and chins, id the main attraction at the Queen's" Theatre. From the start, one realises that it is different from the usual tun of tea stories. iiooth/rarkington, the bright American whose stories and novels have won world-wide fame, was responsible for tho second big picture, "Alice Adwn«. This is baaed on a. pri?e-winmns tale o- tho some name.