Music, Stage, and Picture Notes

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 96, 10 April 1926, Page 14

Music, Stage, and Picture Notes

Coming z-1 ttractions

COSY DE LUXE. Saturday, Monday, Tuesday. “Taming the West,” B. M. Bower’s novel, “The Range Dwellers,” starring Hoot Gibson—Universal. “Welcome Home,” a masterpiece of mirth, featuring Lois Wilson amt Warner Baxter.—Paramount. Pleasing Support. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. “Stercoscopiks,” the screen’s latest and greatest novelty. Evefyone must see this.—Paramount. “Timber Wolf,’’ Jackson Gregory’s novel, starring Buck Jones. — Fox. “The Denial,” based on the stage success, “The Square Peg,” by Lewis Beach, starring Claire Windsor. Interesting Supports. MUNICIPAL. Saturday, Monday, Tuesday. “The Talker,” Marion Fairfax story, featuring Anna Q. Nilsson and Lewis Stone.—First. National. Chapter Eight, “Samson of the Circus.—Universal. Supports include, Comodv, Scenic and Gazette. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. “The Iron Horse,” a j)icture tnat took three years to make; played by a wonderful cast; was the talk of Wellington and Auckland and Australia raved about it. Supported by Comedy and N.Z. Scenic. “THE IRON HORSE.” Starting on Wednesday nt the Municipal Theatre. Reserves »i. Piatt’s now. So many superlatives arc broadcasted nowadays in booming films that the public prefer to waif, and see for themselves before pronouncing judgment upon a picture. The success of “The Iron Horse,” the Fox masterpiece, is, however, complete and instantaneous. Fm once, realisation exceeded expectation ,and, in fact, it can truly lie said that, half the virtues of the epic, of spanning the American Continent with a railroad had never been extolled. It is a stupendous subjoc: which is handled in a manner worthy of the great triumph of man over forbidding nature, and fierce Redskins. which it chronicles. From the time that President Lincoln signs the Bill, authorising the work to be undertaken, every phase of the gigantic enterprise is faithfully recorded. Through the great story of the com

quest of the Golden West runs a love story rare charm. The trials and tribulations of the heroic buibi ers of the railroad which made America, are graphically protrayml Blinding blizzards, sand-storms, fierce Red Indians, strikes by the workmen, and the scheming ami plot ting of land-owners who seek to profit by the railroad passing through their'properties, have all to be fought, and overcome. Mushroom towns spring up in a night and are hurried on as the track passes them and leaves them derelict. The nattb's with the Indians—and there arc many of them—are amongst the most realistic scenes ever caught, by Hie camera. Out in the heart, of the great continent a man has to be a law unto himself, and even the youthful hero has to kill his archenemy with his bare hands before, ho can accomplish his father’s drc:y>n to see the .\tla.rLlLC.und-PTteitie Tnik ’'! I, y T! p J {Tin ad of iron rails. One of the charms of the big picture is the life-like representations of types and characters following the Civil War. * “WELCOME HOME.” Starting at the Cosy de Luxe tonight. “Welcome Home,” Paramount production, featuring Luke Cosgrove, Warner Baxter and Lois Wilson. —A sentimental kind of story, and one -which has its parallel in many a household where the intrusion of .« daughter-in-law affects the well-being of the son’s parents; in this instance it is the husband’s father who is the cause of the trouble. Cosgrove is cast as Old Prouty, a likeable, but croelietty, old man, who is eventually prevailed to live with his married son ami the hitter’s wife in their small, but comfortable, Chicago home, i lie peace of the household is in jeopardy, due to the many breaches of etiqu ette on the part of the veteran, whose crankiness gets on the young wife’s nerves to such an extent that she tells her husband that either the old man goes or she goes. _ Vr-aen tlio father-in-law becomes wise to the fact that a new member of lhe family is expected, and that the house is barely large enough to accommodate its present occupants, he makes a sudden decision to seek sanctuary in a veteran’s home, thus leaving the young couple to their own happiness. Pathos and comedy are well dovetailed, and portions of the story are very faithfully carried out.

“TAMING THE WEST.” Starting to-night at the Cosy de Luxe. Accidents not appearing in the script of the screen story often happen 'luring the filming of a picture, adding unexpected thrills to the photoplay. This is the case during the taking of Hoot Gibsn’s latest picture, “Taming the West,” a Universal--Gibson .Special. One of the most exciting Juts of action is an automobile piloted by Gibson in a chase over the plains of a western ranch. The case is replete with skids and wild driving. .Speeding along at 45 miles an hour Gibson struck a- bad bump which broke an already weakened steering knuckle with the result that the car careered badly, taking a dangerous skid before it could be brought to a stop. The broken steering apparatus was quickly repaired by the company mechanic and the chase weat on, allowing Gibson to escape with his pursuers who were intent on frustrating his elopement wHh the girl, played by Marceline Day, who was in the car during the wild ride. The story of “Taming the West” is largely laid in a western locale where Gibson is given ample opportunity to demonstrate his skilled “horsemanship” behind the wheel of a racing automobile. * “THE TALKER.” Starting at the Municipal Theatre to-night. “The Talker,” First National production, featuring Anna Q. Nilsson and Lewis Stone. —A domestic story which possesses many truthful touches, "with the more serious moments happily relieved by comedy which comes from domestic squabbles and Hip advent of a henpecked husband who fortifies himself with Dutch courage, and so creates at least one laughable scene. The iliania proper deals with a wife who talks far too much for the peace of mind of the household. Her pet subject is the gospel of free iovc anu the freedom of the spouse. She is frequently at loggerheads with her •husband, and injects her ideas into the latter’s young sister, Ruth, who lives with them, and is very fond of the young man next door. Duo to insistent argument, Ruth eventually runs away with a married man whom it subsequently turns out, has made Hie get-away in order to cover his defalcations. When the girl learns

of this she disappears from view. Some time later the nagging wife and husband part, and a considerable period elapses ere Ruth returns home, at about the same time as the husband. She has been working in a factory ever since. The talker having decided to turn over a new leaf, happiness is further found in the marring e of Ruth to the next door neighbor. ’Tully Marshall, wellknown character actor, is responsible for the comedy interpolations. # # “THE GOLD RUSH.” CHARLIE’S CHAMPION FICTURh The at Pratt’s on . ThwrjrrfiTy April 15th, and closes each afternoon screening at 4.30 sharp. We sta.it screening this wonderful attraction, Monday, the 19 and for five nights with a matinee at 2.30 sharp on Tuesday and Thursday. Do not trust to reserving at the tricarra — he at Pratt’s. Without -.ay possibl; Je.u’et whatever “The Gohl Rusli” is rhe l-iggcit laughgcttc-r ever put over on lhe screen Charlie is right, hack again to his old hob-footed self, but funnier than ever. .Mos!; ot the action takes place on Hie Klondike fields, or getting there. Cliarhe and his pal get lost in the snow nJ ice, but there is a hut, and ;n the hut ii leek like a slow starve to death. Though there is nothing to be shot for hundreds of miles round, the bad man ' steals into the hut and attempts to ' steal the only «un There is a wild ' struggle between Charlie’s pal and I the thief, and though Charlie does I his Lest to keep out of the way of ! these struggling giants, it seems that the loaded gun is always pointed at i him —and he hates rhe very idea of ; death. Slowly the pangs of hunger ! become so great that Charlie re | reminded of instances where men, . undc-r similar circumstances, have, i prolonged life by eating boot leather. ■ Gradually the idea grows on him, and ; reluctantly he pulls off his ancient i footwear, and casts them into the ; stewing pot. They emerge from the i cooking, messy and glutinous, but. I sharpened by the gaunt spectre or. i hunger, Charlie carves up the horrid I mess, handing to himself a nice cut off the sole. This he proceeds to i cat with great content, even picking , ! out the nails and sucking them »-s though they weie the bones of tht [tenderest spring chicken.