AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18343, 28 March 1925, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

PICTURE HOUSES.

LIBERTY THEATRE.

'WHERE ARE MY TAREXTS?" AXD "WONDERS OP THE SEA." "Where Are Mr Parents?" the star picture commencing at the Liberty Theatre today, is tho story of a, little fellow named Archie : whoso parents lived in a fashionable London square. Hl3 parents, though not really unkind, forgot their only child in their wild pursuit of pleasure. The mother was devoted heart and soul to clothes, dances, and society, while the father worshipped horses and sport. The couple lived with difficulty, on £12,000 a year, allowed them by an eccentric undo in South Africa. At the pace th* St. Johns lived, £12,000 a year was a pauper's allowance, and they wrote to the old man for more money. Uncle Jeremy resolved to teach them a lesson, and gave it out that he was a bankrupt, and that the allowance must cease. The extravagant couple, who were true-blue at heart, faced ths inevitable courageously. The mother became a milliner, and the father started cab-driving. To test their feelings, Cncle Jeremy got a third party to offer to buy the boy from them for £SOOO a year. They accepted, but when the child pleaded, the mother instinct assorted itself, and Cecilia fled with her child. The sight of the fashionable St. Johns in poverty, and tho courage with wliich they earned their living, melted Uncle Jeremy's heart, and ha restored their f-hattered fortunes. The story, which is adapted from Wylie's "Paupers of Portman Square," is capitally acted by a strong cast, including Margaret Bannerman, Douglas Munro, Reginald Owen, and Peter Dear. Many luxurious scenes are in strong contrast to tho clean, but humbler surroundings seen later. The continuity i 3 well nigh perfect, and tho many humorous touches are delightful. The second feature, "Wonders of the Sea, i 3 a gathering of marvellously beautiful undersea scenes with highly ■ dramatio episcdes, such as a battle with a deadly moray, and a victorious barracuda, and the capture of a shark on a hook before the eyes of the camera.

Komantio. sunken sliips are the scenes of undersea exploration, and a delightful story of an oceanographer, a, stowaway boy, an artist,, and. a. beautiful girl, binds together into an unusual novelty. Miss Lulu McGrath, marvellous girl swimmer, dare 3 the man-eating sharks and barracudas, and plays a sensational part in the picture. Others in the cast are J. E. Williamson, Richard Ross, Asa Cassidy, Jack Garnder, and J. Rescher.

The supports will include a Topical Budget and a comedy, "Stage Fright." featuring the'youngstera of "Our Gari?." This comedy is worth its weight in gold, for it is one long laugh' from beginning to end, without a siijgle let-up. The Liberty Quality Orchestra, under Mr Howard Moody, will, as usual, render a deliehtful musical programme. Bookings are at The Bristol till 12 noon, after that at Theatre.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

""WARRENS OP VIRGINIA" .AND-HARRY CAREY, EST "THE KICK-BACK." . "The Ragged Edge," which heads the current programme a-t the Queen's Theatre, will be 'finally screened to-night. "For Your Daughter's Sake" is the title of the second attraction. Also being ehow'n is a wellvaried and highly entertaining supporting programme. The new programme, to be presented all next week, includes two exseptionally good features. The first 'will be "The barrens of Virginia." This picture ha 3 been adapted from the famous play by David iJelasco. An all-star cast portrays the story, including the popular stars, Rosemary Hill, Martha. Mansfield and J. Barney Sherry. The plot. centres around the love of a young northern lieutenant for the daughter oi General Warren, of the Confederate Army. In the' course of events he is made to choose between love and duty and being a soldier, he, of course, follows orders. The result is a, betrayal of his sweetheart and family through a ruse. Having, secured permission to. visit his beloved across the line he is commanded to carry a misleading message, which will be ' discovered 7 on his person. This is brought about aa planned in the (Northern camps, and the result is the capture of the Southern army's eupply train, badly- needed ~by the troops on the front. Discovery' of the '■trick follows the capture, of the supply train and a lynching is in order with, the young northern lieutenant as the intended victim. His sweetheart, towever, comes to the rescue. with a regiment of Northern cavalry, whose aid aha solicited. They arrive in the nick of-time and disperse the would-be lynchers. Reconciliation is brought about shortly after. Tho second attraction will be "The Kick-Back."_ Harry Carey has the leading part in this fast-moving picture, and it is claimed to bo one of the,best pictures he has appeared in. The'story depicts the adventures of a cowboy, from whom a band of rogues .try to steal a waterhole in the heart of the 1 Arizona deadlands. The. cowboy protects his property _ as best he can, but his foes send him into a trap that ahno3t results in his..death. He manages to escape, however, and returns -to . claim hi 3 land" and the girl of this dreams. Besides the rugged and winning personality of Mr Corey, "The Kick-Back" has a ijtrong cast of popular players, including Henry B> Waltha'l and Ethel Grey Terry. Supporting picture? include a comedv and the latest Gazette <md a brilliantly _ rendered programme of incidental music. -

GRANb THEATRE.

"THE FEMALE" AND "HOW TO EDUCATE A WIFE."

Coming to the Grand Theatre to-day is the lateet picture of Betty Compscn. Cynthia Stoekley, tho well-known writer of South African romances, is tho author of this story, which fibc called "Dalla, the Lion Cub." Dalla, a beautiful South African, girl, is known zs the Lion Cub. This name has been given her becausa of an episode in her life when she was a.baby— her father, missing her from his farm, found her with a, lioness and her cubs. The girl .has grown to womanhood, and her primitivo dress and passionate actions ' arousa the ridicule of many of the fashionable guests of arc hotel at "which she is Maying. She falls in love with Colonel V~ientia, a big £ame hunter. Barend de Beer, her guardian, is also madly infatuated with her. One evening she overhear 3 some of the guests joking about her and Valentia. She is being held to ridicule. She seeks do Beer's sympathy, and he effers to marry her. Refusing to listen to the explanations cfferid by Valentia, she marries de Beer, and agrees with him that he is to allow her three years of absolute liberty. She decides to go to England, where she will learn the ways of society and repay them at their own game. She stays almost three years and returns -i perfectly-poised woman of the world. Meeting Valentia on her return, all of her old love for him returm He is strangely cold. They begin a wild round of social engagements, but no'hing seems to satisfy her craving for pleasure. A lion hunt is proposed, and Valentia 13 persuaded to become the leader of the party. De Beer at first refuses to go, but puts in an unexpected appearance at the camp just as Clon Biron, a scapegoat, is making love to Dalla Seeing de Beer, he shoots him. His Fister fires a shot from Dalla's gun, and when the crowd return to find out the cause of the shooting, they accuse Dalla. De Beer's old servant take 3 the bullet from the body, and shows it to Valentia, telling him .it is not the same ** those in Bulla's gun. Valentia leaJises that a wrong.has been done the girl, and gees to find her He sees her running, into the hush, and sets out in pursuit, and is in time to rescue her from a lion. Betty Compson piavs the part of "Dalla, and she is supported by Warner Baxter, Noah Beery, Dorothy dimming, Freeman Wood, Helen Butler," Paulino French, Edgar Norton, and Florence Wix. Another big attraction on the progromroe is "How to Educate a Wife," from the story by Elinor Glvn. It tclU of the. domestic difficulties that arise rhen the fair member of a family partnership attempts to aid her spouse in'furthering his. business. Sometimes these things don't work.out as they are expected tc, nnd Miss Glyn points to a pretty" mor.il before tin story is concluded. Marie Provost and Monte Blue are the stars in this picture, and they are supported by a' strong cast of players. Tlv; supporting "films on the new programme will include a comedy and an interesting Gazette. .'

The entertainment will be further enhanced by the Grand Orchestra, which, under the direction of Mr Harold Beck, will render the following numbers: —String quartettes, 3rd. Quartet, dedicated to Haydn (Mozart). Celebrated I.argo (Handel), 2nd and 3rd Movement, Quartet On. 12 (Mendelssohn!; entr'acte, "Barcarolle," from "Tales of Hoffman" (Offenbach): piano solo; trio, "Berceuse" (Jarnefeldt): suites, "Scenes Pittoresques" (Massenet), "Etienne and Marcel," No. 2. (Saint-Saensj: also, "Three African Dances" (Montague Ring), La Sourso Ballet Music (Delibes). "Gypsy Love"- (Le'har), "High Jinks" (Friml). •

GREATER CRYSTAL PALACE.

1 "LOVE AND GLORY" WITH ALL STAR CAST. "SECOND YOUTH.'/;- " "In Fast Company," "The Last Hour," and current successful programme of motion pictures will be shown at Greater Crystal Palace for the last times this afternoon and to-night, and the world-famous Symphony Orchestra, vjnder the distinguished conductorship of Mr Alfred J. Bunz, will play at both sessions. Romance and a graphic chronicling of. French history are mingled in a picture of remarkable beauty and story value in the Rupert-. Julian-Universal-Jewel production, "Love and Glory," which heads the .new : programme at -Greater Crystal Palace for next week, commencing Monday. The story, reflects the reaction upon the peasant lite of France to the Franco-Prussian war and tho first commuho in Paris,- involving one of the strongest love themes screened in many . a day, a romance which extends over a period of -fifty years. It faithfully reflects the novel, "We Are French," by Perley Popre Sheehan and Robert Davis. Characters in the film play have a range of portrayal from voutk to old age, and their portrayals ring irue in every respect, demonstrating remarkable skill in make-up and a. fine appreciation of dramatic values. The weight of the picture falls on Charles De Roche, Madge Bellamy, and Wallace Mac Donald, and seldom it is in the making of the. . ( modern screen plays that players arc afforded .an opportunity for such strength of characterisation. Miss Bellamy and Do Roche are sweethearts in a French village. Mac Donald is Miss Bellamy's brother. An uprising m Algeria lakes the men to Africa' just at the outbreak of the German invasion of France -in 1870. While her brother and sweetheart jire with the troops in Algeria the little French village is destroyed by German troops and the villagers flee to the hills. The girl is kidnapped by M-alicorne, a half-wit of the village (a role played by Gibson Gowland) and taken to Paris. He is killed in the rebellion and the girl is lost.' Follows a search of a lifetime on the part of Do Roche and Mac Donald for the girl. The action shifts to a. scene in the Salon De Paris fifty years later. Medals of honour are being awarded heroes of France. "De Roche, v now made up as an old man, substitutes for Mac Donald, who was to have been decorated for heroism in the Algerian uprising, but who dies before he reaches Paris. It is here that tho little girl of the earlier part of the story and De Roche meet. And ticir meeting offers the culmination to one of the mo3t beautiful love stories ever told on the screen. The story is colourful, beautifully photographed, filled with . thrillinsr action, and is exceptionally entertaining. It is a -worthy- production from' the 'same hang? which produced "Merry Go Round." "Second Youth" is the second big picture on the new programme, and patrons of Greater Crystal Palace will havo the opportunity of learning all about tho love affairs of a man in his second- youth when a cas* of celebrated screen and stage comedians poke fun at a very serious question: "Shall Women Propose?" in this fun-packed farcecomedy. That question has lonsr agitated the feminine breast, but in this photodrama it is presented in such a variety of forms that every woman or girl in any audience will see herself in one of the characters. And as for tho poor man in his second youth, who didn't know what love was until six women tried to show him all at the same time, well—he's one of the screams of recent productions. Those in the cast are Alfred Lunt, Mimi Palmeri, Walter Catlett, Herbert Corlhell, Jobyna Howland, Lynn Fontannc, Lumsden Hare, Faive Binncy, and Winifred Allen.' Albert Parker directed the picture, which was written by John Lynch from Allan. L'pdegraff's novel of the same name.

Besides the two main pictures there-is a very funny Centusj- comedy and the latest International News film. Following the es tablished custom, particulars of next week's magnificent musical programme will be announced.in Monday's newspapers. The box plan is at The Bristol, or seats may be reserved by telephoning Greater Crystal Palace-, number 3758.