AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 18 April 1925, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA HOUSE. MATINEE TO-DAY. “The Vagabond Trail,” to be shown at the matinee in the Opera House to-day and again to-night is the story of Donnegan, a red-headed hobo who was redeemed through love for a girl. It is full of tense, dramatic interest. The audiences which have seen it have been extremely well pleased, as they could hardly fail Io be with Charles Jones starring and Marian Nixon play ing the lead in so excellent a. production. Marian Nixon makes a very appealing Lou Macon—well worth the sacrifice Donnegan makes for love of her. She always makes an effective leading woman for Charles Jones, because her politeness contrasts so strikingly with his massive strength, and her light -hearted gayety with his rather ponderous seriousness. SUNDAY. Four of the best known players in motion pictures appear together in the latest George Mel ford production for Paramount, at the picture benefit to be given on Sunday. This is the picture on the same programme is a 5 reel which is a lavish melodrama of modern matrimony. The players are Beatrice .Toy, Lewis Stone, Nita Naldi and Pauline Caron. All of these are capable artists and make really good characterisations in this feature. MONDAY. At the Opera House on Monday, Marie Prevost will be featured in the Universal picture, “Her Night of Nights,” and the other big star fenon the same programme is a five reel Metro, “The Social Code,” starring Viola Dana. EAST LYNNE. TOWN HALL MONDAY. The mighty production “ East Lynne,’’ which is smashing records throughout New Zealand and creating among women theatre-goers a tremendous sensation is looked forward lm by local picture patrons. The local management being unable to secu’e this remarkable picture for more than two nights, have decided to screen Mrs Henry Woods’ story of sorrow and tears at the Town Hall commencing next Monday 3 April 20th for two nights only. When screened in Australia, it simply took the country by storm. In Sydney two extra theatres had to be opened to accommodate the crowds. At Everybody’s Theatre Palmerston North, this picture broke a. record for it was witnessed by over five thousand people there. At Auckland, in spite of a week’s stormy weather, it was screened to packed houses and not even standing room was available tor late comers. At the Opera House. Huwcra, several hundreds were turned away.