ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 2434, 28 July 1924, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

ROSY. GOOD DOUBLE BILL. Tho management of the Kosy Theatre makes the confident assertion that they have never presented a more delightfully entertaining picture than “Main Street” w r hich is in to-day’s I programme. “Main Street” is the story of Carol Kennicott and her brave but pathetic efforts to make Gopher Prairie a better place to live in. She is filled with ideas she wishes to put Into practice. The inhabitants do not sympathise with her; even her husband, Dr. Kennicott, is too engrossed in his medical practice to further his wife’s plan. In despair, she finds her only ally in Erik Valborg, a young idealist. Erik finds himself so helplessly in love with Carol that he wants her to elope. These situations bring on the dramatic climaxes to the picture. Florence Vidor, Monte Blue, head the excellent supporting caste, consisting of Harry Myers, Noah Beery, Louise Fazenda, Robert Gordon, Josephine Crowell, Gordon Griffith,, Otis Harlan, and Alan Hale. There are many diverting scones in the picture and it is claimed that it Is much above the average of comedy-dramas. “Just Off Broadway” is the other "feature” film. It is a picture of merit from the Fox studios, from whence emanated “Over the Hill,” "If Winter Comes” and other fine productions. A Sunshine comedy, “Etiquette” completes the bill.

PAL ACT). “THE ACQUITTAL.” Realism, aided by newspapers and an arm of the law, marked every stage of the filming of “The Acquittal” at Universal City, when the massive super-Jewel production, with an allstar cast, headed by Norman Kerry and Claire Windsor, filmed the celebrated Rila Weiman Broadway play. The remarkable picture comes tonight to the Palace Theatre. Scones of famous trials from many cities borrowed from newspaper “morgues,” were used to guide every step of designing the huge court room set and the action of the players in the trial scenes. The play, one of the most remarkable mystery stories of the decade, oven had the actors guessing. The secret of the guilty party in the remarkable story was not divulged to even the cast until the final scenes. Norman Kerry asked daily: “What becomes of me in this?” Audiences will guess just as the actors did. As a suspense-getter it superseded even “The Bat” in its stage version. The, unique play unfolds its story by picturing' the evidence of witnesses. As each witness takes the stand, Ids testimony is portrayed in screen action. The handling of these remarkable "cutbacks" is one of the most peculiar problems the Universal City producers ever faced, and the result is one of the outstanding Universal-Jewel features of the season. In addition to the star film, a Christie comedy. “Take Your Choice” and “The International News” will also he screened.