ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 102, 31 March 1925, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

PARAMOUNT THEATRE. VAUDEVILLE AND PICTURES. “Tiger Love,” a new Paramount picture, directed by George Mclford and featuring Antonio Moreno and Estelle Taylor, was shown for the first time in Palmerston North at the Paramount Theatre last night. The story concerns a nomuntic young Spanish bandit who falls in love with a daughter of tho aristocracy. Hearing of a wedding in tho city, tho Wildcat (Moreno) goes to steal costly presents. At the dead of night he comes faco to face with Marchota, played by Estelle Taylor, and later they learn to love each other. In addition to the picture programme a delightful variety show was given in the form of amateur vaudeville trials. “The Unknown Contralto” headed tho bill. Besides possessing u rich and sympathetic voice, this lady possesses personality, which combined to produce a pleasing effect. Young Master and Miss Scott met with an excellent response as did file Morgan children, Miss Daisy Morgan’s Spanish dance being quite a feature. Miss Rowe, a delightful soprano, sang “Until” with great success. Air Palmer and Miss Sylvester delighted the audience with their steel guitars, and as a ballad singer Mr Polkinghorne was loudly applauded for “Tho Trumpeter” and “Friend of Mine.” Messrs Ilancox and Armstrong were seen on the horizontal bar and trapeze. Their cleverness and comedy well deserved the recognition that it received. The trials will bo continued to-night und to-morrow. Excellent support to both pictures und music was given by the Paramount select orchestra, under the direction of Airs Law. The box plans are at Swallow’s. ROSY. SHIRLEY MASON PLAY. Shirley Mason is the star in “My Husband’s Wives,” which opened last night at the Kosy Theatre. Air Elvey, England’s foremost director, considers “Aly Husband’s Wives” one of tho best pictures he has ever directed and it is noteworthy that for eleven years past this director has had to his credit the greatest picture to come out of England each season. Among other pictures will be seen “The Green Cat,” featuring Snub Pollard. PALACE THEATRE. “THE SEA HAWK.” Patrons of the Palace Thealro last night were treated to something out of the ordinary in the way of sea pictures when ‘The Sea. Hawk,” featuring Enid Bennett, Alilton Sills and Wallace Leery, wus presented to a crowded house. Adapted from Sabatini’s stirring novel, the picture deals with the adventures of Sir Olliver Tressilian (Alilton Sills) who is unjustly accused of a murder committed by his half-brother Lionel (Lloyd Hughes). On board Jusper Leigh’s ship en route to the Barbary coast, Sir Olliver learns of his brother’s duplicity and forces the freebooter (played by Wallace Beery) to turn his vessel's prow to England, but lie is captured in a fight with a Spanish vest-el and made a gulley slave. Later, he escapes and after assisting Asad-ed-Din to defeat the Spanish crew becomes the hawk of the sea and preys on merchant shipping. For some years he leads the life of a pirate and kidnaps Lionel and his fiancee Rosamund Godolphin (Enid Bennett) and, according to the customs of the day, buys them for his personal slaves. lie forces Lionel to admit his guilt and partly convinces Rosamund of his innocence. Asad, taking charge of the Vessel, tries to capture the ship on which Sir John Ivilligrew (Rosamund’s guardian) is sailing but Sir Olliver (now known as Sakr-el-Bahr) surrenders and is about to be hanged when Lionel confesses and matters are adjusted satisfactorily. The settings are magnificent and lovers of the dramatic art should not fail to eeo the production, which is certainly exceptional. The slave market and portrayal of tho trials of a galley slave grip the imagination forcefully. Wallace Beery as Jneper Leigh .sustains the role of the pirato— arrogant/ when in power but cringing when captured—in an excellent manner.