PICTURE THEATRES

Evening Star, Issue 19186, 1 March 1926, Page 3

PICTURE THEATRES

* EMPIRE A Spanish picture, a selected list of supports, and a splendid musical programme make the bill at the Empire Theatre an entertaining one. ‘The Siren of Seville,’ a Spanish romance picture, was filmed against an unusual and at all times picturesque background. There is an especial interest in the production, because it is laid in modem Spain, and all the pietnresqueness of that country has been injected into the picture A bullfight, with all the thrills and colorful ceremony of such a spent as it is staged in Seville, forms the background for the novel and tensely-gripping climax. Ail the glamor of old Spain, ail the romance of love-mad nights, all the passion that throbs in Latin breasts have hern injected into ‘The Siren of Seville.’ Row screen plays have had such a colorful and authentic background as this fiery romance. Not only lias Seville been reproduced for the picture, hut the highways and byways of provincial Spain servo ns the setting for some of the thrilling action. Priscilla Dean and Allan Forest enact the main parts. QUEER’S AND KING EDWARD ‘ Spook Rapch ’ is the attraction at the Queen’s and King Edward Theatres this week. The story concerns a cowboy who is imprisoned for a minor offence, but is promised bis freedom by the slieriff if he can clear the mystery of a haunted ranch. _ Tho resulting complications form a thrilling tale. The supports arc good. EVERYBODY’S Showing at Everybody’s Theatre this week is ' Grounds for Divorce.’ Tiro story is laid in Franco, and tells of a young and successful divorce lawyer who neglects his wife in his attempts to right other men’s wrongs. ‘The Goose Hangs High,’ a tale of everyday life in New England, heads the supports. PLAZA AND GRAND An entertaining programme is being shown at the Plaza, and Grand Theatries. ‘ Fine Clothes ’ is the headliner. Tho story, placed in England, tells of tho trials and tribulations of the owner of a small shop in tho heart of London. OCTAGON As a musical festival is In be held in the Octagon Theatre to-night, the usual picture programme will not be shown.

The champions of the recent piping and dancing competitions, assisted by leading Dunedin artists, gave a concert in the Burns Hal!" on Saturday "night, an entertaining programme of dancing, vocal, and musical items being submitted.