ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3598, 2 April 1924, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

KOSY. AN UNUSUAL PICTURE. “ The' Sheik’s Wife,’’ an exceptional , Master Picture, which is now showing at the Kosy Theatre, is more than anything else, a pulsating story of warrn.blooded’ Oriental iove. Incidentally it deals with a world-wide problem of inter-racial marriage. The entire story of “The Sheik’s Wife” is told-with true artistic feeling. There is no villain ipi the hackneyed sense of the word. The psychology of the Sheik who loves his wife with an ancient fierceness and who tries to dominate her in true Oriental fashion is sympathetically set forth. Tire supports are excellent. PALACE. PROGRAMME A GREAT SUCCESS. “ The Rustle of Silk.” a Paramount picture featuring Betty Compson and Conway Teaple, was shown with great success at the Palace Theatre last evening. This is a story of modern British life, adapted from Cosmo Hamilton’s novel. h.' “The Rustle of Silk” is the'story of the humble daughter of a watchmaker, who falls in love with an English statesman, who subsequently becomes Prime Minister. Many historical outbacks, which the director has introduced add to the beauty of tiho piece and contribute great dramatic value to the photoplay. Supporting the loading players in this production are Cyril Chadwick, Anna Q. Nilsson, and several, other prominent screen artists. This is the first of a series of picture productions which the director, Herbert Brenon, ia to do for the Paramount organisation. The vaudeville for this week is .supplied by our old friend, Jack Can. not, 'of pantomime fame, who sings some of his old numbers and presents some entirely now numbers in bis inimitarblo manner. ' Mr Jack Cannot, the famous comedian. who is singing at the Palace Theatre was really the pioneer of singing in pictures in Australia. Since then the very best and highest salaried artists have sung atl the best picture houses in Sydney and Melbourne. He is going to. give the New Zealand audiences a varied programme, inasmuch as he studied serious singing for several years in Italy and France, and during his stay is including ballads as well as comedy in his repertoire. TRIUMPHANT MUSICAL COMEDY. ’■SALLY.” The box plans for “Sally” will be opened at Oates’ Music Stores this morning. At the Palmerston North Opera House on Saturday and Monday next, at 7.45. p.m., will be presented by tne New J. C. Williamson Musical Comedy Company tne phenomenally successful play “Sally.” headed by Josie. Melville. Here is the story: Sally was a foundling. A lady visited her orpnanage, and secured her a job, washing dishes ini a New York cabaret. Talent running short, they took the dishcloth aWay from “Sally,” gave her a yard of time and a pair of ballet shoes, and seni/her out to dance between the tables, and keep the guests amused. “Sally” surprised them all. She caught the. wily eye of the theatrical agent, who sent sent her to a famous school of languages, and “Sally” lived up to the advertisement. She learnt to speak Russian in three lessons, and burst upon an astonished world as a great Russian dansucso. In the twinkling of a too or two, she found herself a star of the Ziegfeld Follies—a living flame —'attracting the moths of little old New York. In a butterfly ballet, which is the great climax of the play., she typi. fies the flame to the dancing accompaniment of 16 little moths, who come from tinder the wings of a big bat, to flit around the fascinating “Sally.” Of course, there is a prince in the Cinder-ella-llke episode. He, disguised as a waiter, carries the dishes that "Sally washes, and, though the course of true love does not always run mid-channel it all comes right In the end. New Zealand’s “Sally” will be a Sydney girl, Miss Josie Melville, who had flitted about the stage like a piece of thistledown for five years without opening her mouth, was entrusted with the dazzle role of dishwater-cum-heartbreaker. and is declared to have made the greatest success in musical comedy in recent years, the; cast is an exceptionally strong one and includes:- Messrs George Goo, Dan Agar, Hugh Steyno. Herbert Browne, Charles Howard, Jack Dunne, Miss Thelma Burness, Pixie Herbert, Eileen Barton; “Sally” will be mounted and dressed on an elaborate scale, and the ballets will be a feature of special note. The music which exceptionally captivating is by Jerome Kern composer of The Cabaret Girl and several big Musical Comedy successes of recent years.