ZANE GREY SPECIAL.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18680, 1 May 1926, Page 11

ZANE GREY SPECIAL.

"WILD HORSE MESA.** CRYSTAL PALACE, MONDAY. Tor stories of the. West, no writer can approach Za'ne Grey,'whose thrilling and romantic novels are read by a wide circle of admirers. Th, novelist himself considers his best work to be "Wild Horse Mesa, and this picture is comipg to the Crystal Palace Theatre on Monday. It is an absorbing tale of the Golden West, action mingling throughout with a human interest that creates an atmosphere of intense appeal. It is a an ferent type of story from what this popular writer invariably turns, out, there being an appreciable falling-offin the vi lain cle ment, althohgh the indispensable bad man of the West is there to the best of his From Russell, .where Mr Grey was. recently for the swordashing, he wrote to the m ® nag "; -Paramount Exchange, in Wellington, the fol lowing letter: "Dear sir,—:l am glad indeed to learn that, you are about to screen Wild Horse Mesa.' I consider it one of my best works, and in bringing it to the screen, Paramount have certainly made a fine picture. 1 spent a great deal 6f time with Mr Lueien Hubbard on the sets when the picture was being made, and . I cannot speak too highly of his work .as a director in adapting my story to the screen. The work of Jack Holt, Noah Beery, and Billie Dove is fine. They portray the characters of the story just as I imagined them. 1 am sure that Wild Horse Mesa' will prove a delight to the picturegoers in New Zealand, and please accept my best wishes for its sucess. —(Signed) Zane Grey." The letter explains in the writers own words that it is a. particularly good piece of work, &nd it should niofit with tho instant popularity it undoubtedly deserves. Also featured on the programme is a rollicking matrimonial comedy, "The Trouble With Wives," starring Florence Vidor and Tom Moore. This is as spicy as a French farce and as straight as the best American one. As a whole, matrimonial bliss,' its trials and tribulations, offer more possibilities for story material than any other theme, and, together with the shrewd acting and' intelligent direction, this sparkling comedy becomes one of tto most amusing and cynical pictures of tho year. Miss Vidor as the wife is reserved and beautiful. Esther Ralston as the unwitting vamp is excellent, and the acting pf Tom Moore and Ford Sterling are gems of purest ray serene. The Symphony Orchestra, under Mr A. Bun?, will play the following numbers.:— Overture, "Maritaha" (Wallace), "Finlandia" (Sibelius): "Song of India" (Rimsky-Korsakov); "Prince Igor" (Borodin): "Last Walts" (Oscar Strauss); entr'acte, "The Ragtime Bass Player" (Lottery soloist Mr W. Barsby: "Too Many Pals" (Dixon)"Poppy." (Samuels); "Cecilia" (Ruby). The box plans are at The Bristol Piano Company, where seats may be reserved.