ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 151, 23 March 1925, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

FULLERS’ VAUDEVILLE. Tho new bill to be presented by the Fuller Co. to-night is in two parts. One will be devoted to revue, and the other to vaudeville. The prime attraction this evening will be Mr. George Storey and his company of comedians, who will appear in an entirelv new production entitled "The Blue Lagoon. 7 'Hie setting of this niece is in the Pacific isles, with the necessary accessories, such as palm groves, pretty native B n .’l s > an< * splashing of colour of true tropical gorgeousness. The comedy _ eloment will be particularly strong, this department being in the hands of Messrs Storey and Haining. The principal comedians will be supported by a competent company comprising Messrs. Mark Erickson, Fred Monument, Dick Butler and the Misses Dulcie Milner, Mabelle Morgan, and Ada Scadden. The "Delectable Six," a dainty chorus sextette in their bizarre and at all times picturesque costuming, are said to be particularly effective in a number of quaint ensembles. On tho vaudeville side of tho programme the headline act for the week is the I'oy Brothers, horizontal bar acrobats, who will be seen in a striking exhibition of gymnastics. A first appearance is to be made of Miss Anito Shawe, an English vocal comedienne, who was recently engaged in London by Sir Benjamin Fuller and who arrived by the Aorangi. This artist has just concluded a most successful season in Auckland, and it is anticipated that the same success will be repeated here. Mr. Frank Perryn, the popular English light comedian, will unfold another budget of his original whimsicalities. Mr. Maxwell Carew, the versatile entertainer, hag been re-engaged for an extended period, and the, bill will be further enhanced by the clever comedy and simultaneous dancing of the Mullaney Brothers. Tlia new bill is listed for presentation every evening during the week and at a matinee on Saturday. I

QUEEN'S THEATRE. A bright picture with an unusual plot is being screened at the Queen's Theatre, under, the title, “Born Rich." It is a story of a liapjily-married couple who have around them, a guy and pleasureloving sot of iriends, who consiuer anyboy who is still married a year after tho ceremony, and who has a lumily, a most olil-tasnioned person. Mr. and Mrs. Fairfax, tho horo and heroine of this picture, were wealthy enough to tie able to forget money, but were not free oi all care. Tney were the object of plotting and scheming bj tliein "friends," and it was only the suddeui ruination financially of the horo that thwarted thoir opponents and brought them closer together in their Jove. The east that plays in the picture includes soiuo of the screen's most prominent stats, and many other capable actors and actresses. Claire Windsor and Bert Lytell have the leading roles, and they are supported by Cullen .Landis, Doris rvenjon, Frank Morgan, and Maud Turner Gordon. An interesting Gazette, and two comedies, "The Dude" and "Between Showers," comprise tlio_ supporting programme, and Mrs. A. Wright’s orcliostra plays appropriate incidental music.

KING’S THEATRE. A further opportunity of seeing Rudolph Valentino in "Monsieur JBeaucaire" is afforded by its being screened at the King's Theatre this week. Although Booth Tarkington’s novel was not written for production on the screen, no story could be better adapted to that .method of presentation. The dashing character of Beaucaire is sot in ’the most picturesque period of history. Valentino’s return to the screen has been triumphal. Bebe Daniels, Lois Wilson, Doris Kenyon, and Lowell Sherman are other stars who appear in prominent parts. "The Ten Commandments” will be §hown at the King’s Theatre for a return season, commencing on Friday. This is one of the pictures that has made Cecil B. De Mills famous as a director of spectacular pictures. The cast is a collection of some of the screen's most famous figures. Theodora Roberts appears as Moses and Charles De Roche, Julia Faye, Estelle Taylor, and James Neill are others with parts in the historical part of the picture. The modern story is acted by Leatrice Joy, Richard Dix, Rod La Roque, Nita Naldi, and Agnes Ayres. Tho story, ths cast, and the director combine to make jt one of the greatest of moving pictures.

DE LUXE THEATRE. I. A. R. Wylie’s novel, "The Inheritors," dramatised as the "Gaiety Girl,” is the attraction at the De Luxe Theatre and drew bumper houses on Saturday. The action commences when Tudor, an old man of ancient lineage and related to the King, and his granddaughter are evicted from their ancestral castle by a millionaire who has bought .it from the mortgagee. They go to London, and the granddaughter, Irene, obtains a position on the stage at the Gaiety Theatre through the good offices of another show girl. In that capacity she attracts the notice of Kit Kershaw, the son of the millionaire, who bought the castle. She is already engaged to a young man in South Africa, but, believing him dead, marries Kit in order to regain possession of the old estate for her father, although she dislikes the millionaire’s son. It transpires tha't her fiance is still alive, and is very prosperous, but an ingenious and absorbing plot is cleverly brought to a happy end for all concerned by an accident, in which Irene’s husband is killed. A cast headed by Mary Philbin includes. J. J. Dowling, William Haines, and Freeman Wood. It is a charming story with the pathos of the family residence being sold and the gay life of the theatricals pleasingly blended. A gazette, a comedy, and the Orchestra De Luxe complete the programme. Commencing next Friday, the De Luxe Theatre will present Norma Talmadge in her latest photoplay, “The Only 'Woman," said to be the finest work of her marvellous career. Tho story is, she married a man she hated to save her father from disgrace, and it took a shipwreck to make her realise she loved him. And concerning the wreck it is stated that never has anything more vividly real and thrilling been seen in motion pictures. Miss Talmadge is supported by Eugene O’Brien.

EMPRESS THEATRE. Great interest and amusement is c ragged by the screening at tho Emrww Theatre of the film tests held by MT. Beaumont Smith some weeks ago. The tests were very amusing to the audience at the time they were made, and now that they can ce seen on the screen they are decidedly more amusing, and also show that some of the aspirants are quite good actors. Mr. Beaumont Smith’s latest production, "Joe,"is also on the programme. "Joe" is based on Henry Lawson's story of typical Australian life in the country and in the towns. The scenes are laid in tho Australian backblocks, and in Sydney. The famous Ambassador's Cabaret forms the background of oua of the city scenes. It is a comedy-drama of a type which is a pleasant change from tho American films A good supporting programme and the orchestra complete the programme. PARAMOUNT THEATRE. Shirley Mason is cast in the title role of "Curlytojp," the Timehouse Nights" story that is being shown at the Paramount Theatre. A pretty little girl living in the most vile slums of London, is tho otoect of the evil intentions of the scum that frequent the notorious Limehouse district. Bill Branigan, a sailor with a big heart and a clean mind, defends her, and later saves her life in a wre<Jr. The atmosphere of London 1 , with its fogs and its great rivet, is _ very skilfully presented. The third picture of the "Fight and Win" series, featuring Jack Dempsey, is also shown. A competition, for which prizes amounting to j£2s are being offered, is being held in conjunction with "Curlytop.”