ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 162, 12 June 1925, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

PALACE. r “CLASSMATES.” Richard Bnrthelmess conies into his own again in the First National picture, “Classmates,” now showing at the Palace. It presents the greatest work of his screen career, a performance that will overtop the strength of his mountain boy in “Tol’ able David,” the lyric poetry of his yellow man in "Brokdn Blossoms,” and his fine psychological study of a crippled war veteran in “The Enchanted Cottage.” Madge Evans, now grown up, is the girl in this picture, and she is worth the vicissitudes of degradation and hardships in the jungle encountered on her behalf. The military scenes at West Point, where America trains its army officers are well worth seeing, and it is around this locality that most of the story is told. A good comedy, “Wet and Warmer,” and a news make the programme complete, and should account for crowded houses on its merits.

KOSY. “BUTTERFLY” AND “THE STEALERS.” Kathleen Norris’s famous novel, “Butterfly,” has been converted to the screen with remarkable fidelity in the Clarence Brown Universal-Jewel picturisution of the story, which had its local opening at the Kosy last night. To those who enjoyed the novel the picture will undoubtedly be received with enthusiasm. Its action is clear-cut and well defined and the direction smooth and carefully balanced. The cast was evidently chosen with extreme care in the matter of reflecting the story characters. I.aura La Plante handles the title role with the finesse of a veteran “stager,” and proving that comedy is a great field of training for drarnutic acting, Ruth Clifford, as her elder sister, carries the role of sisterly selfsacrifice with conviction and surety of poise, without doubt the greatest j>ieoo of acting she has ever registered in a film play. Norman Kerry, ns Kronski, tho violinist, looks and acts like a violinist. “The Stealers,” a 7-reel drama, a comedy and a chat are included in a good 35-hour programme.

“THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.” Owing to the tremendous and unprecedented success of this wonderful attraction, a further sossion of six night performances and six matinees will be given, at the Paramount Theatre as from Monday next. “The Ten Commandments again attracted a full house last evening. The story is now so well known that it does not need repetition. The scenes are wonderful and the superb acting a revelation. The production, in fact, is so astounding that, adjectives fail to adequately describe it. Tho Paramount increased orchestra, under the direction of Mrs R. S. Law, renders a special musical score. The box plans are at C. G. Swallow’s.