ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 3108, 29 December 1921, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

DALAI E. CLARA KIM FALL YOUNG AND VIRGINIA RAPPE COMEDY. “ Straight from Paris,” (he latest phofodrama .starring' the supreme Clara Kimball Young, is a (real to picture patrons for more than one reason. In this picture of romance, the author, Sada Cowan, has painted a panorama of scenes and action that not only delights the drama devotee, but affords a generous feast lo the admirer of beauty and splendour. The highly artistic sellings enable Miss Young to appear in a colourful display of wonderfully smart gowns and apparel, and incidentally introduces the latest French modes to the feminine fashion-fancier. The wealth of robes, furs, and fineries ol fashion is enough to satiate womenfolks’ curiosity for weeks, and Ihe surrounding of Parisian brilliance merely adds to the luxurious elfecl of adornment that sets “Straight from Paris" apart from so many inarlis, ■ productions. “(I ho twilight. Baby,” a three-reel comedy produced by First National, and starring the late Virginia Rttppe, is also to he shown, this has proved an irresistible programme in cities and towns alike. ROSY. TWO GOOD DRAMAS.

“The Se.oxih Hing” is ihe (hie of iln* Alin; ,Joyce production now showing ;il the Rosy 'i lieiilro. Ii is bused upon n popular novel, “A Desperate Heritage, by I lor riet (Jaylor-I. Ueanlifnl scenic backgrounds, exquisite Hels, costumes lli'M are sure to please the rentier sex, (lie last word in fashions, elements ol hove, suspense and mystery cleverly interwoven in a story that holds the attention front the fh'sl flash are the tnines of which the “.Searah Hina; 1 ,(>:isis. Also screening til the Rosy is an artistically enacted and elaborately sicced iiritish actors'' photoplay, “I he Div ine Dili. ' There are shown some wonderlnl scenes, among which D a depiction ot Moses releasin'; the Israelites from bondage in Kgvpt, ;i line scene I roll i Shakespeare.-: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” end finally a vivid description of the world upheaval of 1014, The story opens_with a domestic scene in winch the ho.-l is cnlcilaining a few ,emesis when he receives new- ; ot lit" hirih of his first grandchild. Ihe host, in propositi;' the health of the new-horn askthe opinion of he guests what lorm “I he Divine Dill" wotdd lake, if n vveie possible in hless the child with such. An illustration of each opinion is given and the whole subject, is handled with extreme care and lasie. “TDK (Dili. ID {DM Ol TSI DR.'' The super (loldwyn picture, “The Dili from Outside,’ which the management ol the Independent Pictures was glad to gel at 100 per cent, above ordinary rales ol Him hire, will he presented at the Opera Douse tor the first, time to night. Ihe picture is from a famous story by Ilex I leach, and is presented by (,loldwyn with an all-star east ami with detail and background its the author prescribed. The girl who gives the story its name lands in Alaska an orphan, her father dying on the trip from Seattle. Site is helnended by a hand of crooks, live in number, and her mduenee over them reforms die entire gslig. The manager of a trading company becomes interested in her and finds that the owner of the leading bar-room in the town wants to get the girl into his place. lie bits already trapped tin* manager in a mine selmme, but the Curly Rid, himsell in love with the girl, gives his life in a successful effort to clear dm path to happiness tor dime and Ins rival. “I he Dirl I cum Outside” is Hex Reach's best, picture since “The Spoilers.” DAMK Cl. AHA I’d "IT. I'.OX HDAX MOW OI'RX. Rovers of inttsie are looking forward to niiewinc aeqnamiaii ee with Dame Clam (Mi!t who, with Mr Kemierley llmnhnd. under dm d. and Tail management, will give otic coiicerl m the Palmerston North Opera House on Monday evening next. These two lifted sin cel's have endeared themselves to Dominion audiences just as tiny have throughout the liritish Rmpire, and the wonderful success achieved in Australia will surely he repealed in lids emmtiy. T tu* managemeiil stale that never in the musical history ot Australia have si;til audiences been attracted, and in 'Sydney, .Melbourne and Adelaide the down Malls could not accommodate the crowds that clamoured to hear these two lit l ' artists. The Sydney Morning Herald, in its notice of the opening coneei'l ot the great contralto at Sydney Town I fall, said: “tier's is a wonderful voice—the voice oi a century in its largeness, range- and richness. Hut behind that amazing gift ot nut tiro is the power of a cultivated use of the emotional expression, without wlifli no singer stands pre-eminent in the world of song. It was indeed a wonderful night'. Supporting Dame Clara- Him and Mr llninford are Daniel Melsa, the young Polish violinist, anil Miss Draco Torrens, the eminent composer-pianiste. The box plan opens to-morrow, and on Monday seats may he reserved at. the Opera House.