PICTURE THEATRES

Evening Star, Issue 19994, 11 October 1928, Page 3

PICTURE THEATRES

STRAND Full of ilic warmth ;uid colour of tlio romantic land at Spam. ' Tito Loves ol barmen came in sprignily beauty to tlio Strand Theatre last evening. It is anothei ol the really “ big " pictures tvliicli have been Ijooked lor this theatre 01. super-product ions. Dolores Del Rio is the passionate pilgrim in ‘ Loves of Carmen One cannot torgot her as Charmaine, the little French girl m ‘ What Price Glory K ami as Carmen, the Deautiful wanton, the spoilt child, 1 lie woman, she triumphs. A .sterling performance m the role of toreador is given hy t’lclor AFLaglcn, one lime heavy-weight fighter, who was the great captain ol marines tn ‘ What l.’nce Glory;" AFLaglcn lias the Iraine ami the lace of a man who has to live by the fitness of his muscles, and Ins toreador leaps into life from the first moment one sees him. baling with the appetite ol a well, laughing with the, mirth of an easy conscience, and' a full stomach, lighting, the toreadoi goes rollicking thorough the film There cs nothing of “culture" or insipidity about him, no glimpses of his pmlile by moonlight, no petty gallantries. Lie is exactly what one expects the fighting idol of any country to be. AFLaglcn is an artist, and Dolores Del IJin is an artist, ami the two ol them Uavo come togethei in an artistic production. There is a dol'milo tale in 1 Loves of Carmen,’ and it is played splendidly before a background of old-world streets, gipsy camps, and Spanish palaces, and the bull-ring ol Seville. Caiincu is tlio Gipsy ol a cigar tactory. the lierytempcml wanton, with the. languishing eyes, which work havoc among the hearts of the soldiers. The appearance of Lucas, the famous hull-fighter, conquers the llirti ig Carmen, and henceforth site tries with every will to bring him into her train. lie treats her with good-natured scorn lor a great while, lint even his rugiiedncss, poor leliow, fails hcioro the attack. There is a tragic climax to (he pidurc. Good suoporls an' also shown, and music Imm ‘ Carmen ’ is supplied hy the Strand Orchestra, under the baton of Mr L. J). Austin. REGENT The final opportunity is being aiforded picture-goers of witnessing wiiat is undoubtedly one ot the greatest pictures ever made, at Ihe 1 head re 10-night. !' 1 1 is film f- 'Mings,■ which. although is glorifies the airman’s role. has aUo a peculiarly ullcctiv” message tor peace, leaving a powerful impression ,m the pitiful and tragic uncertainty ol warfare. The principal roles are played by Charles Rogers, Richard Arlen. (Tara Bow, and Tubyna Ralston. ‘ Ivnighls of the Air.’ a lilm depicting flic growth of aviation, make-, a most appropriate introductory I nature lor ‘Mings.’ The music and (he gvmdironised sound effccls funlnr enhance liic realism of the lilies. OCTAGON ‘The Garden ui Allah,’ winch will have its final screening at the Octagon Theatre to-night, tells a, story that is ageless, depicting human cmiracUi'.s chat arc jimt as real to-day as. when the .author, Robert J .lichens, first created them, and pres.'nliiig with unparalleled dramatm force man's oldest mental travail-hi- foe lor a woman stniggling until his scii-c ol only, fmio con id not diimnidi ilm appeal ol such a. story endowed a.- a ua.s hy I'm magic touch or a uia-icr ol 'lramatm iiciiim. The chief roic.s arc porir..\cd by Alice Terry and I van _ .IVt rovii cm An additional feature oi i he. programme is the orchestra I work urn! r the baton of Al. do Rose. NEW EFfiPiliE The two tea lures at the NewKmpire 'Theatre, ‘Her MTid Oats’ and ‘Bunting Daylight.’ will be Hashed upon the screen 'for tho last, lime to-nigln. Tier Wild 0 ais’ show- .MisS Moure as a little lunch-waggon owner who takes her life's savings and spends every cent on one week oi luxury and limbs at an exclusive seacoast re .soft. Her hoped-for splash in .society is only a ripple, however, and she is persuaded Lv a newspaper reporter Iricud jo obtain recognition .hy imper.-oual me. a duchess. After a dav of worried glurv. tile p.scudo thichc's Is exposed, and* Colleen's troubles begin all over again. The second ati ruction. 1 Burning Daylight,' is i In; screen ver.-nm el Trick London's taiuoiis novel, with .Milton Gills portraying the leading role. GRAND AND PLAZA Tho main fcaftiro of the programme which concludes its local screening torn gbt at. the. Grand and .-’lazn Theatres is ‘Love Alo and Ilm Mold! is Aline,' a story of Vienna in pre-war day,-, it is one in which the eternal mangle, which forms many good dramas t»r tho screen, is handled cleverly ami in an unusual manner that is entirely refreshing. Alneli of the succi-- ol i.bc film is dno to the sjilciidid acting oi Alary Pin I bin and .Norman Kerry in (he principal role,. This week’s chapter of the ,-crial « ill also lie screened. UfMAIEXCING TU-.MIII.IROW. ‘Tho Shield of Honour,’ a laic of tho American police, ami ‘The Thirteenth Hour,’ a lino mystery, will open a week’s .season at the Grand and Plaza Theatres to-morrow. EVERYBODY’S AND KING EDWARD The picture of the I'unney-Heoney fight ami ‘Tho .Desert Muinan ’ will be tinally shown to-night. The termer attraction is. perhaps, flic best .boxing lilm ever screened in Dunedin, aevery round < shown clearly and ilm light is not discoimccicd in any pan. Scenes of the two 1 raining camps and of the stadium where ,ne bout took place arc shown in this picture, ‘Tim Desert M'oman ’ is a desert, melodrama based on the story of ..Mark (.'aidicld and scenarioised by Anthony CoideW'll v.