ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2716, 25 June 1925, Page 11

ENTERTAINMENTS

ROSY. “LOVE AND GLORY’’ AND “CRASHIN* THRU.” “Love and Glory.” the Rupert Julian—Universal-Jewel production which has its first local showing: at the Kosy Theatre to-day. is rated as one of the most colourful pictures of the year. It is a romance of France, dating' back to the Pranco-Prussian war and the first commune, with a' lapse of time which carries it into modern settings and situations. Peamodern settings and situations. Featured in the picture are Charles de Roche, Wallace MacDonald, Madge Bellamy, Gibson Gowland, Ford Sterling, Charles De Ravenne and Priscilla Dean Monfln.. Harry Carey, most famous of all Western stars, has-sur-rounded himself with a superb cast, of 'capable arid popular players in hla newest photoplay, “Crashin’ Thru,.” The popular star has chosen for his leading lady in his latest offering beautiful Vola Vale, and the choice proves a happy one indeed. Another favourite, Cullen Landis, has a very important part. Other well-known artists appearing arc Myrtle Stodman, seen as the woman who answers Carey’s advertisement for a wife; Neil Craig, appearing as a beautiful, seductive, halfbreed dancing girl; Joseph Harris, scheming horsethief and cabaret owner; Charles Le Moyne, Carey’s partner, and Vaster Pegg, ranch foreman. “Crashin’ Thru” is said to be the best picture Carey ever produced, which is about the same as saying that it is the most acceptable Western subject over offered. A comedy and News will complete a three and a-half hour programme. PALACE. CONSTANCE TALMADGE WARS ON FILM ACTORS.

Constance Talmadge is waging war on what she terms as "men-made” pictures. “I don’t think men directors got the woman’s viewpoint,” she allows. “Some day lam going to have a woman director and no men in my cast except a leading man and perhaps a male villain, and we will produce a picture strictly from the woman’s viewpoint,” Constance has not resorted to this dire banishment of men in her latest picture, “Her Night Romance,” which First National will offer at the Palace Theatre to-night. In fact, there arc more men in this love mix-up involving an English nobleman. a money-lender and a rich American girl than there arc women. A comedy and News will also be shown. Miss Hilda Grice will dance a toe dance anj Cossack Dance in this change of program which includes new frocks, wraps and etc., by the stately mannequins. ThV; parade is proving a very popular innovation.

“THE AIjASKAN.” Avalanches tumbling down tho sides of Alaskan mountains interrupted the production of Thomas Mcighan’s latest starring picture, "The Alaskan,” which comes to the Paramount Theatre to-day, eleven times in a single day. After a, period of stormy weather which followed the arrival in the far north of the company which Herbert Brenon took part with him to produce this, James Oliver Curwood story for Paramount, several days of warm weather gave the director an oppotunity to make a number of scenes. The warm sun was not not unmixed blessing, however, for it loosened tons of snow far up tho mountain sides. Each time an avalanche began ,the cliffs re-echoed with a roar exactly like thunder, so ’ that Brenon’s voice became inaudible. Snow poured from the rocky lodges far above in a long cascade which looked like a waterfall. Fortunately the director had boon warned to keep away from the base of cliffs, so that the company was working at a point where there was no danger. Tho supporting programme comprises a variety of entertaining subjects, in addition to which the Paramount select orchestra, under the direction of Mrs. R. S. Law, will render an enjoyable selection of In-

cidental music. The box plans are at Swallow’s, “THE TRANSFORMED ISLE.” FINAL SCREENING TO-NIGHT. That remarkable mission picture; “The Transformed Isle,” will be screened for the last time at Everybody’s this evening. No one should miss this opportunity of witnessing a production that ranks out of the ordinary in the cinematograph world. Seldom is it that the camera brings to us scenes that everybody loves to read about in books —pictures of the enchanting coral islands of the Pacific. The object of “The Transformed Isle" is to give some idea of tho work and progress that has been made by the missionaries in the cannibal islands of the cast of New Guinea, and of Valla Lavelia, one of the Solomon Group, in particular. This has been accomplished in a very realistic manner, the audience being shown the islanders in their original barbaric state and taken with them on ex-citing head-hunting expeditions. With tho advent of the missionary, however, a great change has taken place and the natives have now a wonderful grasp of Christianity and industry. Instead of head-hunting, the Islander is at peace with his neighbour and busy with his plantations of cocoanuts, from which. the valuable copra is made. The womcn-folk have been taught domestic arts and matmaking, all of which arc portrayed by the film. In educational matters men and women alike have advanced materially, so that one cannot but be impressed by the groat nature of tho missionary movement. The proceeds from the screening of the picture in Palmerston North will go towards tho funds of the Solomon Island Missions. On Friday tho film will be screened at Foxton and on Saturday at Feilding. SCOTTISH PIPERS. When William Darwin, F.R.G.S., returned to Melbourne and advised the people that he intended taking a Las- | sies’ Pipe Band on a tour of the world, the “wise ones” shook their heads knowingly, and said—nothing. Neither did they do anything, but others did, Mr Darwin being one of the latter. After two years hard work the world’s tour was begun thus confounding the critics, and Palmerston North will have an opportunity of hearing this wonderful combination on Saturday night. Many members of the band are bedecked with medals won in open competition throughout Australia, including medals for dancing, singing, and elocution, DrumMajor Darwin is the proud possessor of quite an array of medals, the most valuable one being a present from the people of Canada. In 1920 Mr Darwin was in Vancouver when a terrible fire broke out resulting in tho death of seven persons. Mr Darwin, on this occasion, saved the lives of three women and a boy, and for this heroic act was presented with the medal above-mentioned, plus a gift of £IOO. Palmerston people will have an opportunity of meeting Drum-Major Darwin and his bonnie lassies on Saturday night at the Opera’House, and also on Monday and Tuesday. WILLIAMSON MUSICAL COMEDY. ' ‘WILD FLOWER." The J. C. Williamson directors announce the appearance in Palmerston North on Friday week of their now English Musical Comedy Company, headed by the famous London comedienne, Marie Burke. The big attraction will be the phenomenally successful musical play, “Wildflower,’ now In the seventh consecutive month at the Theatre Royal, Sydney. Mario Burke will play “Nina,” a part in which she was conspiciously successful in the original production in London. The critic of tho "Sydney Morning Herald” writes thus of “Wildflower”:—“The now play is rightly described as a musical comedy; the dialogue by Otto Hartbacb and Oscar Hammerstein, ably supports the basis of the clever story which in a great measure owes its interest to sentiment, to the exquisite scenic effects of the settings, ' the quaint dances and the graceful

and masterly music of V .bert Stothart, and more than all to the splendid artistry of the. inimitable Marie Burke, an artiste who is pre-eminent in London, who will make her first appearance here. What appears to bo an exceptionally good cast© also includes Messrs Gus Bluett, Herbert Browne, Noel Allan, Charles Zoli, Misses Marjorie Daw, and Marie La Varre. A speciality feature quite out of tho ordinary is provided by tho Cansino Brothers and Stoneburn. “Wildflower” will be played for the first night of the season ,and will be followed for the next by “The Cousin from Nowhere.” The box plans will be opened at Oates’ music stores on Wednesday, July Ist. “THE COUSIN FROM NOWHERE.” Saturday, July 4th will be presented another brilliant musical play “The Cousin from Nowhere,” also for the first time in which Miss Marie Burke will be seen in her fine impersonation of Julia Van Osten.