ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 1, 30 November 1925, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

PALACE TO-NIGHT.

“THE EARLY BIRD.”

Music hath its charms, and perforco good music, says Johnny Hines, and in his latest mirth-riot, ‘‘The Early Bird,” a Master Picture, Johnny proves his belief in that adage by the engagement of the celebrated Charles Strickland orchestra which furnishes the music for the cabaret sequences in this feature. One of tho big scenes called for in ‘The Early Bird” was a reproduction of the famous Palais d’Or cabaret in tho heart of Now York’s gay white way, so in order to make the sceno and settings as realistic as possible, Johnny not only built his set after that of tho Palais d’Or, but lie also engaged its great orchestra to furnish the music.

i KOSY. DOUBLE FEATURE BILL. George Larkin, tho talented screen star, returns to the silver sheet in his latest five-reel photoplay, “Tho Tango Cavalier,” in which ho is seen posing as tho famous exponent of the tango, and gives an exhibition of same in a splendid manner. Small wonder that tho heart of Carinelita, the beautiful senorita, went out to this handsumo Don. and when she found that ho was in love with Doris, tho wealthy ranch owner’s daughter her passion knew no bounds. Sho had the girl spirited away to have a clear field for herself, but the hero had pledged his love for Doris and for her lie fought successfully. “Tho Tango Cavalier” is one of two featured pictures now showing at the Kosv. Tlie second one is a five-reel comedy, “His Darker Self,” starring Lloyd Hamilton. This is a breezy picturo with Hamilton as a burnt-cork sleuth on the trail of dusky bootleggers. There aro three other pictures m this three-hour programme. PARAMOUNT. GLORIA SWANSON FILM. Gloria Swanson’s new Paramount picture, “Madame Sans Gene,” the story of a French laundress who befriended Napoleon in the days of his poverty and was remembered by him in - his days of prosperity and power, opens at tho Paramount Theatre to-night. It was while Napoleon was a young lieutenant of artillery that ho first met Catherine Hubscher. Sho had a laundry in the Rue St. Anno in Paris, and there tho young officer took his soiled clothes. When ho went into tho laundry one day, she was about to ask him for payment when sho noticed that his shoes were worn and. that his bare feet showed through. So she simply added tho amount to the list and said nothing. Napoleon, it is said, forgot the bill, but he never forgot her. She married a young sorgeant, named Lefebvrc. and many years later Catherine and her husband became the Duko and Duchess of Danzig, tho former sergeant being made a mar-, shal of France.

“ARE YOU A MASON?” “Aro You a Mason?” has ben played countless times as a straight farce to the delight of many people. Presented as a musical farce by the D. B. O’Connor com. pany on Saturday evening at tho Opera House tho play was even more attractive and delightful. Mr O’Connor still sings attractively despito tho advancing years, and bo is supported by a well-balanced company who dance, act and sing competently. Tho farce was well staged and tho interpolated musical numbers wero catchy and well received.