ZANE GREY SPECIAL.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18681, 3 May 1926, Page 5

ZANE GREY SPECIAL.

"WILD HORSE MESA.* CRYSTAL PALACE, TO-DAT. For stories o£ the West, no writer cin »p----proach Zane Grey, whose thrilling and romantic novels are read by a wide circle of mircrs. The novelist himself considers his best work to bo "Wild Horse Jfesa, and this picture is coming to the Crystal Palace Theatre to day. It is an absorbing: tale of the Golden West, action mingling throughout with a human interest that creates ail atmosphere of intense appeal. It is a ditferent type of story from what this popular writer invariably turns out, there being an appreciable falling-off in tho "villain element, alsholigh the indispensable "bad J?*® of the.West is there to the best of his ability. From Kussell, where Mr Grey was recently for the swordfishing, he wrote to the manager, Paramount Exchange, in Wellington, the following letter: "Dear sir,—l am glad to learn that you aro about to screen Horse Mesa.' I consider it one of my best works, and in bringing it to the screen, Paramount have certainly made a fine picture. I spent a great deal of timo with Mr Lueien Hubbard on the 6ets when the picture was being made, aud I cannot speak toe- 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 thera. lam 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 writer's own words that it is a particularly good piece of work, nnd it should meet with the instant popularity it undoubtedly deserves. Also featured on the programme is a rollicking matrimonial comedy, "The Trouble With Wive 3," starring Florence Vidor and Tom Moore. This is as spicy as a French farce and ns straight as the best American one. As a whole, matrimonial bliss, its trials aud tribulations, ofEer more possibilities for story material than any other theme, and, together with the shrewd acting and intelligent direction, this sparkling comedy becomes one of the most amusing and cynical pictures of the year. Miss Vidor as the wife is reserved and beautiful. Esther EalstOn aa the unwitting vamp is excellent, and the acting of Tom Moore and Ford Sterling are gems of purest ray serene. Tho Symphony Orchestra, under Mr A. Bunz, will play the following numbers:— Overture, "Maritana" (Wallace), ' 'Finlandia" (Sibelius) j "Song of India" (Rimsky-Kdrsakov); "Prince Igor I .' (Borodin); "Last Waltz" (Oscar Strauss); entr acte, "The Ragtime Bass Player" (LotLer),soloist Mr W. Barsby; "Too Many ' " p OPPy" (Samuels); "Ce-S-i (Ruby). The box plans are at The Bristol Piano Company, where seats may be reserved.