PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7170, 18 March 1930, Page 8

PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

KOSY THEATRE. “Tho Garden of Eden/’ which is on its final showing to-day and to-night, was adapted from the German for the American stage by Avery Hopwood and it was in turn made, into picturo form by Hans Kraly. The symbolism of the birthplace of man is carried along with a modern story. There is nothing of the original Garden of Eden in the picture. It is in the garden of tho Hotel Eden that Toni Lebrun, unsophisticated cabaret singer of Budapest, with operatic ambitions, finds her first and only love; only to voluntarily give him up and find him again. And the costume in which she renounces him is distinctly not conventional! Miss Griffith has as her leading man Charles Ray, cast in the part of Richard Spanyi, a wealthy, pert young man who becomes panic-stricken when face to face with a real love, and whose socially snobbish relatives causo plenty of trouble. Phyllis Haver, who served as Boxic Hart in “Chicago," enacts the girl in “Tenth Avenue." Victor Varconi is seen as a reformed card-sharp, who through the dilligent efforts of the girl turns his knowledge of the pasteboards into honest endeavour and becomes a playing card salesman.

AT THE PALACE. BARTHELMESS’ VOICE PROVES EXCELLENT. Richard Barthelmess is now heard as well as seen. The star of twoscore features, famed for his “Broken Blossoms," his “Tol'ablo David" and his “Patent Leather Kid," is now being heard for the first timo in “Weary River," his newest First. National starring feature finally showing at tho Palace to-night. In “Weary River" Barthelmess not only talks but plays the piano. A Vitaphone test proved his voice of excellent quality for talking pictures and advance notices predict unprecedented success for the initial Barthlemess talkie. “The Idle Rich" Cast Has Had Few

Equals. What might be considered one of the most experienced casts in dialogue films ever assembled was called together by William dc MiUc to make “The Idle Rich," his all-talking picture for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which opens at the Palace Theatre to-morrow. Conrad Nagel, a veteran in the “talkies," plays the leading male role. Bessie Love, of “Broadway Melody fame, and Leila Hyams, who scored in the all-talking version of Alms Jimmy Valentine," have the leading feminine parts. The supporting players, Robert Ober, James Neill, Edytho Chapman, Paul Kruger and Ivcnneth Gibson, are all troupers of both stage and screen.

DE LUXE “TALKIES." WILL ROGERS IN'“THEY HAD TO SEE PARIS.” “They Had to See Paris," Will Rogers’ first all talking picture, will conclude its season at the Theatre Do Luxe to-night. Tho story was written by Homer Croy, the dialogue by Owen Davis Sr., dean of American playwrights, Frank Borzage dirL ’ ctcd the production and Bernard Stee staged it. It is a Fox Movietone production. The story deals with the sudden use to wealth of an Oklahoma family when an oil well comes in a gusher, and thendesire to see Paris individually and collectively. , . , . liThe trip is made in grand style, and once in the French metropolis, Mrs Peters is determined to marry her daughter to a title. She plunges into society in spite of the protests of her less ambitious husband. Tho events that follow are as laughable as they are costly, and keep the family in a state of constant excitement. ' . The supporting programme is composed of an all-talking act, ‘Tho Treasurer’s Report," a musical novelty, “Old Tunes for New," and a Movietone News.

Famous Stage Stars in All-Talking Screen Drama. Ruth Chatterton, one of tho leading stage stars in America fills one of the principal roles in ‘ ‘ The Doctor s Secret,” Paramount’s all-talking picturised version of Sir James M. Barrie’s play, “Half an Hour.” ‘ The Doctor’s Secret” will come to the Theatre Do Lv a at 2 p.m. to-morrow and besides Miss Chatterton, H. B. Warner, Robert Edeson, John Loder, Wilfred Noy, Ethel Wales and Nanci Price are featured. Miss Chatterton began her stage career at the age of 14. and her rise was exceptional despite her tender years. At the age of 18 she was a full-fledged dramatic star.