AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18635, 9 March 1926, Page 13

AMUSEMENTS.

PALACE THEAI RE. sjp PARAMOUNT FEATURES. SI'JS &CEU.EXT PEOGHAMME. IIL story of a S irl - a very beauti/ul B irl - WsMto> game," ». " In tho KHmo of Sjj&ijrt M w bill-loppcr at Greater Crystal |Bf/ ft „ Bg shown to Chrialchurcb picfor the first time last night. •wSatrtflcfy romantic offering, "In the BJP* ". is thc veuicio for a n<nv mF*l lwt 'nc* 1o ChrUtchuieh, Grsta HiLi She"ss toup'.cd with Micardo Cortez, tE% combination is one that -hows the IBu&r of beantv m both fex»s. lhe a Paramount special, adapted from fSK T.vllon's "Tho Lady of Lyons." With 18; ..trilliftnt literary foundation, no film m& * J~i t g t or y could be less than at--23% aad satisfying. No commendation MEZi«A by the story—it is its own adverW@FJ%lU\m, being one of Lytlon's most 8&&« id works. Very artistic portrayals Pn" (llllin roles are presented by the ißtabd &* lavishness of the production e'«V was first produced in 1838, Wa has «*» remarkably modernncd: ms* its iiovv setting, tho story of tho £ffis Ptince of Cosmo and the nouvcau flf&bch girl, his old love, lives.again jraESSta Wlth " ny » u<li « n<, «| Tl <° mas fflsß?¥«mr* in the second big feature, W*S ««nn to prefer confining his attenIgPft pictures of the ''happy'' type. S§B£bm does not appeal to him at all, al\ iwKSwhen ociasion demands, he can bfe 4tH&totfng in his straight, unadulterated tiBJErl. nnv other actor. In the "Old "Nj/ifetit" lie is found in his element. W&rttb in dramatic situations, this attrac§§jj££M.;ng the unmistakeable Tom Meighan JBgaCvd It is the story of n "successißKfiire'' A man went away a failure, SraK-'back a success. Tom Meighan MEMtk as b struggling gasoline salesman. jjHHSL, u »J,oiit the characterisation" quaint ISKitf Irish humour come to the surWam a second, and then vanish, leaving KSBrtneM an atmosphere of whimsicality sttßft tfn» of the most important assets of HllHlire of the type under review. Lila HspTs leading lady to ilcighan's leading lj£?eaa«f tho conductors,hip of Mr Alfred Symphony Orchestra presented JKsM»»ale programme. The overture, Sttitta'Mvray'' (Holsmann), was brightly WAO.M SOW march was "The • Garden EKiUjrtll orchestrated by Mr Woledgc, a N«aW>tf * ,,e orchestra. The piece de MkMtfte' s Hodyn's "Surprise Symwhich coincided excellently with the KSalte" element of the big picture. It Ijyd&i *ith a charming adagio, followed by K< Haydn'* happiest six-eight movcffifiT/' The latter was admirably played. H?wiwr concluded-with a brilliant perSSftisteW the allegro movement. Godard's itntsiie Florentine'' was another wellktsd number, the flute passages being in Ewptble l"» nds °' Mr Dobbie. A delightIt' jttite' VM tho "Casse Noisetto" Ballet Jiclialkowiky). In Chaminade's "CallirL," r thj| Cor Anglais passage was splendidly Sdirsfhy Mr Woledge. The entr'acte was (Monti), Miss Gladys Vinmi tta' eOloist, receiving big applause.