AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18545, 21 November 1925, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS.

PICTURE HOUSES. LIBERTY THEATRE. 'THE CHAKMER." FEATURING POLA KEG EI. "INTO THE XET." Liberty patrons during the coming week are again well assured of witnessing a programme right up to the standard required by them. Po?a Negri appears for the first time in a c<nhedT-drama, "The Charmer," » Paramount production directed by Sidney Olcott, who gave us "Monsieur Beaucaire" and "The Humming Bird." The story deals with the career and love adventures of a beautiful Spanish peasant girl, who is discovered in a Seville dance ball by a prominent threatrical producer. Her inimitable dancing and undeniable beauty appeal to the showman in him. and in spite of her lack of education and refinement, he makes her an offer to go to New I'nrk. Billed as "The Charmer," her success is instantaneous. Two men meet and fall in love with her—Ralph Bayne, scion of wealthy parents,, and his chauffeur, Dan Murray. Wallace Mac Donald, se6n in the Paramount picture. "New Ijives for Old," plays Bayne, and Robert Fraief, who appeared in support of Bebe Daniels in "Miss Bluebeard," has the role of chauffeur. But Mariposa's butterfly nature will not permit her to tie herself down to any one man permanently. until disaster threatens. All through the picture Bayne and his chauffeur try to outdo each other for the girl's affections. There are some big laugh scenes—and real drama, too. A fascinating story of master minds and the underworld, of mystery, intrigue and romance, is tols in "Into the Net," the new Pathe picture showing with "The Charmer." With Edna -Murphy and Jack Mulhall featured, "Into the Net" is as real in its action and incident as the sensational abductions that often happen in real life and fill the columns of the newspapers —but it shows details' that the newspaper cannot reveal. Written by Richard E. Enright, Commissioner of Police of New York City, "Into the Net" shows not only how girls are lured into the net of a gang of master criminals, but it shows, Rtep by stfcp, and in thrilling detail, the efficient methods of the police for catching these offenders against the law and recovering the missing persons. Every branch of the New York Police Department is shown in operation—the strong arm and riot squads; the underground telegram system; criminal identification by fingerprints and photographs; and police dogs, patrol waggons, boats, and aeroplanes. As an introduction to "The Charmer," a pupil of Miss Bessie Macdonald will danco a Spanish tango. Mr Howard Moody's popular orchestra will supply the music, and reservations may be made at The Bristol, or at the theatre, by telephoning 2366. GREATER CRYSTAL PALACE. "DAYTIME WIVES." WITH AIjTJ STAR CAST. JACK HOXIE IN "DON DARE-DEVIL." "The Truth About Women," "The Meddler," and current programme of motion pictures will be shown at Greater Crystal Palace for the last times this afternoon and to-night, and the Symphony Orchestra, under the distinguished conductorship of Mr Alfred J. .Bunz, will play at both sessions. The late Oscar Wilde onee said that wives were divided into two classes; those who lived- to love, and those who loved to live. The tinselfish wife who lives to love, who inspires her husband to do bigger and greater things, the wife who is the silent power behind the throne of her husband's greatness; and the selfish, luxury loving, butterfly wife who drinks, gambles, and vamps other women's husbands, who loves to live quickly with no time lost, are painted vividly and in bold -strokes in. "Daytime Wives," the great Robertson Cole special photoplay which heads the new programme at Greater Crystal Palace for next week, commencing Monday. Director Emile Chautard has shown both types of women on the screen. He has taken the wife who lives for the moment, whose craving for excitement and love for the mad whirl of gambling, drinking and dicing, is Sever satisfied, and shown her in all her inoods, finery, and living her butterfly existence in all its various phases. On the other hand, he shows the glorious young woman, unselfish, industrious, cool, calm and collected, who stands besides the man all day long, shoulder to shoulder, making his fight her fight and his problems her problems. The great contrast between the two types of women is shown sincerely and impartially in this great society photodrama. ' Chautard shows that if it were not for the restraining influence of the simple, enduring, intellectual type of woman on mankind, •' the luxurious, selfish, butterfly type of wife would soon have the world on a great decline. ' 'Daytime Wives" is presented by an all-star east, including Wyndham Standing, Grace Darmond, Derelys Perdue, William Conklin, Edward Hearn, Katharine Lewis, Kenneth Gibson, and Christona Montt. " Jack Hoxie loves and- fights, rides and dances his merry, happy-go-lucky way through the many scenes of "Don DareDevil," the seeond big picture on the new programme. This latest floxie play is set down in the towns and mountains of an imaginary South American Republic in which bad men, fiery senoritaa and staid old senoras wander in and out of picturesque scenes. Cliff Smith, who directed the production, has seized upon the opportunities the story afforded to give it a beautiful and colourful setting. The picture its«l{ is a vivid, exciting' story of a six-foot American cattle man. and his Wyoming cowboys who find themselves called upon to wage battle with a band of outlaws led by a renegade American. Romance plays its part in the midst of gun play, it coming in the person of a beautiful South American girl which character is impersonated by Cathleen Callioun. Her interpretation of the part is splendid—impetuous but not over-done. Duke R. Lee is the American bad man who stops at nothing in his efforts to win the girl. Besides the two moin pictures there is a very funny Century comedy and the latest International News fllm. The box plan is at the Bristol, or seats may be reserved b-y telephoning Greater Crystal Palace. QUEEN'S THEATRE. HOOT GIBSON IN "TAMING THE WEST." "THE KISS BARRIER." It takes all of Hoot Gibson's ingenuity and daring to do it, but he certainly succeeds in taming the West, accompanied by tbrilis and laughs in his latest production, i ' 'Taming the West," a Universal production which will be the outstanding feature of | the new programme to be shown at the Queen's Theatre next week, commencing Monday. Gibson, a marvellous horseman, holder for three years of the world's championship, attained in country-wide competition at the Pendleton Rodeo, demonstrates again that he is an accomplished actor as well. In "Taming the West" he rides thrillingly, displaying every trick known to horsemen, and a few he invented himself. He _ demonstrates his versatility also in driving a racing automobile at a terrific rate over the I uncharted prairie, taking many dangerous skids to fill the picture brimming with excitement. The plot of the story is cleverly handled. It deals with a wayward son of a former rancher who ii a prominent business man. The son is sent to a ranch with orders to become a man. There can be no denying that the son tries valiantly and does succeed, after many trying experiences in attempting to break bronchos, and perform other feats. The son falls in love with the pretty daughter of a neighbouring rancher, only to find that the rancher is a bitter enemy of bia own father as. a result of an accident for which each blames the other. Ordered to keep away from the girl. GiL-son retaliates by kidnapping her and making her his wife after a mad dash across the plains with an entire outfit of cowboys in pursuit. The fathers, witnessing the elopement, decide that their own quarrel is unimportant. The second attraction is "The Kiss Barrier, *in which Edmund Lowe is starred. Claire Adams heads the supporting cast. There is sparkling humour and gripping drana in this picture. It opens on the battle front, where Captain March bas crashed to earth in his 'plane. When beautiful Marion Weston conies to his rescue he is so overcome by her charm that he forcibly kissee her. This is the kiss barrier. Returned from the war, he spurns the attentions of women who try to capture him. In spite of numerous obstacles placed in hin path, he finally wins Marion. The supporting subjects include a comedy, an educational subject, and the latest News. Incidental music will be played by the Queen's Orchestra.