STAGE AND SCREEN

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 26 May 1928, Page 18

STAGE AND SCREEN

PICTURES, PL A YS AND PEOPLE

OPERA HOUSE. To-night "Come To My House” (Olive Borden); Fox. M«.v 23/20/30 "The Cohens and Kellys in Paris (George Sidney and .1. .Farrell MacDonald). May 31 & June 1 "Sorrows of Satan” and "Tell it to Sweeney”; Paramount Specials. June 2 "Ladies Must Dross”; Fox Films. COMING ATTRACTIONS.

GRAND THEATRE. To-night—- " The Fair Co-ed" (Marion Davis); Metro-Goldw.vn; also ‘‘Whispering Smith Rides.” May 30/31 "Sorrow of Satan” and "Tell it to Sweeney." June 1/2 — "Road to Romance” (Ramon. Navarro), MetrO-Goldwyn; also "Whispering Smith Rides.” ALSO BOOKED FOR AN EARLY SCREENING. "Sorrell and Son” (Herbert Brennou). "The Circus” (Charles 'Chaplin). "The Gaueho ” .(Douglas Fairbanks). ‘ ‘.My Best Girl.’ ’ (Mary P'iekf ord). "Tile Magic Flame” (Ronald Coleman).

June 0/7/S — "Hotel Imperial v (Pola Negri); Paramount. June 13/14/15 — "The Merry Widow”; Motro-Gold-wyn Special. June 20/21/22 "Mother Me'Chree”; Fox Special Attraction.

Nearly every theatrical artist in Sydney'was present atria, delight till party given for Gladys Monerieff by the Permanent First Nigh tors’ Club, at the Waldorf Club. Over seventy guests were received by Miss- Nida Collins, who presented a large 'horseshoe of pink roses and dahlias to the popular actress. The long tables were also- decorated with bowls of pink roses and dahlias. Mr. Charles Morse welcomed- Miss Monerieff on behalf of the club, and many well-known artists spoke of her popularity in "the profession.” ami wished her success in "Bio Rita.” The mu,si al play opened at St.' James Theatre. Sydney, on April Tom Moore, Gladys Monerieff’s husband, is not- in the production .

"Mother Matinee’’ is to be screened shortly m Jrtaweia. with- AliSs Belle nenneit, Neil tiainilum, :'led McNamara and Victor .VleJ.uglen in the leading rotes, Miss Behnett herself making screen history anew with her Mother Matinee. "It is a simple and moving drama of mother love, Irish, people, and a little or the laugnter and pathos that one associate's with all Irish tales,” a critic said. "It is a simple story, but so. exquisitely told and so beautifully acted that it immediately' r ises to the heights hr the greatest pictures which the screen has ever produced. It is completely without that maudlin sentimentality which so often passes for Irish emotion, and its characters are delightfully Irish. Miss Bemjett makes a wonderful mother, and Neil Hamilton is splendid as her son.” > ■

■>f * •*- « * "The Circus,.” with Charlie Chaplin, is showing a second week in Wellington, as it has been transferred to the King’s Theatre. In this picture Charlie plays the part of a meek and selfeffacing circus hand, who is bullied by all but the circus owner’s daughter. He falls in love with this girl, but she has lost her heart to a handsome voung actor, and there is nothing left for Clin rile to do hut help her with her romance. "The Circus” is hooked for showing at the Opera. House.

"Wings,”. Paramount’s film of the war from the air, is now in its seventh month at the Criterion Theatre, New York. The picture recently reached its (500th performance at the theatre. "Wings,” which is played by a notable cast and produced on a gigantic scale, will be released in Auckland shortly. Already, it has played successful seasons in'Australia.

"Second to None,’.’ a British picture, will be released by Paramount in New Zealand this year. This picture was filmed with the lull co-operation of tho British Admiralty, and owes its being to the success of the "Flag Lieutenant,” the British naval romance which was screened here last y r ear.

Beauty as well as comedy adorns the railway story, "Tell It to Sweeney.” which will be at t'lie Grand soon. Chester Conklin and George Bancroft make their debut as a Paramount comedy team in this highly enlivening vehicle. Doris Hill has the leading feminine role, while the handsome Jack Luden, who is one of Paramount’s new western stars, is the clever juvenile,. Doris and Jack carry the romantic theme, while Conklin and Bancroft supply the comedy, of which, there is no end.

Prized possessions that once belonged to Rudolph Valentino are used by Bebe Daniels in the Paramount star’s latest comedy, “She’s a Sheik.” Three brace of Arabian pistol® . and a valuable dagger are carried by Miss Daniels' at various times in the production. The Paramount star obtained the treasured possessions at an auction sale which disposed of the popular motion picture actor’s effects shortly after his death. She now owns more than half of his famous collection of arms. Supporting the dashing comedienne in “She’s a Sheik,” are Richard Arlen, Josephine Dunn, William Powell, Paul McAllister. James Bradbury Jr., Billy Franey, and A 1 Fremont.

At the time of his death, in January, Vincetne Ble.soo Ibanez, the famous Spanish writer and author of “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” was planning other stories for the moving pictures, including one entitled /“The Fifth Horseman.”

“Ladies Must Dress,” a Fox Films production featuring Virginia- Valli and Lawrence Gray, come® to the Grand shortly. It is a spark-ling comedydrama, based upon modern life and centring about the love affair of a quiet little working girl who disappoints her sweetheart because of the severity of her dresses. The cast- includes Earle Foxe, Nancy Carrol and Hallan Cooley.

Sir Benjamin and John Fuller’s London Musical Comedy Company opened a three weeks’ season at His Majesty’s Theatre, Dunedin on Saturday May 19th. Capacity business has almost continuously followed the company -so far, and there is every reason to expect the -same (results will obtain throughout the whole period of the Now Zealand tour. A company with the “goods” and the artists surely can tneel with nothing but success. The company play Hawera on June 27th.

William Heughan, the World-famous Scottish Actor-singer, who visited New Zealand in 1920, arrived in Auckland oil Sunday last bv the R.M.S. Aorangi from America where ha has been engaged on a recital tour. Since last visiting New Zealand lie has been appearing throughout the British Isles, the United States of America, and in Canada, and -lias scored signal recital successes -in .London, New Yo-rk, Chicago, Montreal, Toronto, and practically all the principal cities in these countries. With him. as assisting artists are: Maud Bell, the renowned English: ’Cellist, who has made a very considerable name in London and most of the capital cities of Europie, as well a.s in Canada and the United States, and Gladys Saver, the well-known pianiste from the Brussels Conservatoire, -Whom many readers will no doubt remember as being associated with Heughan on his last tour, and who has shared in honours gained by him throughout the world. Mr. Heughan will appear in Hawera in. August.