THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 13, 29 December 1926, Page 3

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

MUNICIPAL. “Peter Pan,” the eerie little sprite of the woods, the Little chap who never wanted to grow up but wished always to remain a boy so he could have fun, will soon disport on to the screen at the Hastings Municipal. In whimsical charm and wealth of imagination, no writer even closely approaches J. M. Barrie, and certainly “Peter Pan” is head and shoulders above his other works in this respect. As a book it delighted countless thousands, young 'and old alike, as a play it was a joyous visualisation ot the story, and as a picture, with Betty Bronson, it will fascinate and delight many, many more. A pure fantasy; an out-and-out fairy tale with no pretence at reality, is “Peter Pan.” This is made clear at the outset, consequently the rn.nd is free to leap over the bounds of logic and fact and in sympathetic mood to soar with the story to the realms of imagin’ation. The featured players are Betty Bronson, Ernest Torrence, Cyril Chadwick, Virginia Brown Faire and Anna May Wong. IMPORTANT ALTERATION. “Peter Pan” was scheduled to show in Hastings for three nights and three matinees, commencing this afternoon. Unfortunately, owing to the disorganisation in services over the holidays, the film cannot arrive in time for the matinee to-day. The picture will be screened to-night and will appear subsequently as previously advertised. OUSY DE LUXE. “The Beautiful Rebel,” Marion Davies’ newest picture, which comes to the Cosy Theatre this change, combines a charming love story and a series of dramatic thrills, with the most important events in the founding ot the American Republic. For magnitude, tor dramatic sweep, for sheer splendour and magnificence of settings and costumes, it surpasses anything heretofore accomplished by Miss Davies. This picture can be called -a screen epic of the American Revolution. It embraces the entire revolutionary era from 1775 to 1783. Such important events as the Ride of Paul Revere, the Battle of Lexington, the Crossing of the Delaware, the Battle of Trenton, the Battle of Yorktown, as well as many other notable incidents, are all faithfully depicted in this picture. “The Shamrock Handicap” is an exciting tale of horse-racing with J. F. MacDonald and Janet Gaynor starred. The story is by Peter B. Kyne. A scenic will be screened also