ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 212, 6 August 1928, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

KOSY THEATRE. • TWO BRIGHT FEATURES. “Shciotin’ Irons,” Paramount’s latest western drama, will be shown again to-night at the Kosy. Heading Jack Luden’s supporting cast are Sally Blane and I 1 red Kohler, two direct opposites if ever there were any. Sally is a pretty little brunette, making her debut as a leading woman, while Kohler has been in pictures for many years. Richard Allen Gates’s story is one of the cattle country. Luden is introduced as a young rancher who, while on his way across country with a herd of horses, finds a pretty girl and her desitute father encamped at his water hole. Ho hurriedly warns her of the danger from stampeding animals, and succeeds in getting them out of harm’s way just a minute before the horses charge diown to tho water. It is a case of love at first sight, and the complications which ensue serve only do strengthen Jack’s affection. Events which transpire make it appear that Sally’s father is wanted for robbing a neighbouring bank. Of course, Jack endeavours to help him, and the thrills dome fast and furious. To make things more difficult for the hero, a menacing shadow continually crosses his path in the shape of Fred Kohler, the tough ranch foreman, who suddenly thinks he’d liko Sally for himself. The additional feature is ‘‘Tho Desert Woman,” a mystery romance of a desert outpost in India. Also showing are excellent supports. AT THE PALACE. A HARVEST OF LAUGHTER. Colleen Moore’s “Wild Oat” reaped a harvest of Laughter at the Palace Theatre on Saturday. “Her Wild Oat” is tho story of a little lunch wagon waitress who enters society’s most heavily guarded portals. With a clever and well balanced cast surrounding, her, Miss Moore delights with her portrayal of tho little miss who decides she might just as well bo dining at a big hotel as serving coffee and doughnuts in a little lunch wagon. Miss Moore has won her popularity as a screen actress by her consistent work in stories that are well suited to her personality, and. “Her Wild Oat” is no exception to this rule. It is screen entertainment plus, and brings Miss Moore to the silver sheet in another happy, rollicking characterisation. Larry Kent, a promising young member of the First National contract players, has the chief supporting male role a.nd is very happily cast. “Her Wild Oat” presents Colleen Moore at her best, and is another success to the credit of this talented young lady.

THEATRE DE LUXE

“RASH PRIVATES.”

A large and delightful house on Saturday night thoroughly enjoyed the excellent programme now showing at the Theatre De Luxe. The outstanding comedy, “Rash Privates,” heads the excellent bill. Tho story deals with the -doings and misdoings of an American soldier and his buddies in a Gorman village during the period of occupation of Germany by the Allied armies. Happily this picture deals with the “after the war” phase of the Great War,, and consequently the consistent humour of its telling is not marred by any gruesome details of battlefield events. The hero of the story, John, a real rash private, falls in love with a pretty German fraulein. hut his campaign of action is seriously hampered by a bullying sergeant out .of jealousy, and the girl’s father, out of strictly patriotic reasons. Matters reach a climax when, through forbidden fraternising, the sergeant is compelled by the authorities to marry the girl. To escape her fate, she bribes her servant to disguise as herself, she in turn disguising as an American soldier. John rushes to ceremony and kidnaps the “bride.” The scries of farcical complications that follow provide a splendid finish to a real laugh provoking comedy. Malcolm McGregor plays the part of John, while Lya do Putti is the German fraulein. The supports include two gazettes and comedy. There will be an c-nchanting musical programme by tho orchestra do Luxe. Patrons are advised to hook early; the plan is at Berryman’6, or ’phone 5050.

THE ROUGH RIDERS” ON WEDNESDAY.

Human and rollicking in places, grimly affecting in others, blending finely all the essonces of lovo, struggle, bravery, humour, patho6 and death, “'lhe Rough Riders” showing at tho Theatre De Luxe on Wednesday, can truly be said lo set a standard. It is on 0 of tile few films which deserve the adjective great, and which add immeasurably to the progress of the motion picture. To attempt to follow tho drama in a brief review is useless. It is too swift, too replete with moments of subtlety and too flooding in its emotional character. The sterling performances of Noah Beery as Sheriff Hell’s Bells, George Bancroft as Happy Joo, Frank Ploopcr as Roosevelt Fred Kohler as the top-sergeant, and’ Colonel Fred Lindsay as Leonard Wood are worthy of mention. Victor Fleming, who directed tho production, hits made the greatest screen document of his career. ’lhe box plan opens at, Bciiyman’s to-morrow morning; prices us usual.