EMPRESS THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 54, 5 March 1927, Page 12

EMPRESS THEATRE.

The high standard of the programmes at the Empress Theatre is maintained in the change which commenced yesterday. Two excellent pictures which formed the major portion of the entertainment are more than enough to satisfy the most sceptical, but of usual interest is the film depicting the ceremonies at Rotorua on tl*e occasion of the Maori welcome to the Duke and Duchess of York. It, is a film that should appeal to every New. Zealauder I"c other two features are "Satan in babies and "Exit Smiling." "Satan in Sables" is a Parisian romance of an exiled Russian prince who is leading rather a hectic life in the gay city. Lowell Sherman is seen as the Russian jrince and John Htfrron, Pauline Garcn, Gertrude Astor, and Francis J. MacDonakl are also in the cast. "Exit Smiling" is a witty and subtle burlesque on the travelling dramatic companies The star- of the picture is a delightful new comedienne—Beatrice Lillie —an idol of the London musical comedy sage. Others in the cast are Jack Pickford, Harry Myers, and De Witt Jennings. The visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Rotorua lias been made into a really fine picture, and one that reflects Croat credit on tlie photographer. The picturesque Maori ceremonies and dances are beautifuly photographed.