AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 28 October 1921, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

HAYWARDS PICTURES Almost everything -that makes a picture attractive has been injected into “Harriot and the Piper,” showing at Hayward’s to-night. Popular story, logical plot development, highly dramatic moments, touches'of the spectacular and bright flashes of humour give the picture the effect of being; well rounded out. The unconventional situations, of which there are many, have been delicately handled so as to give no offence. The analogy between the Pied Piper of Hamlin, whose magic music lured the children away from homo, and to- the modern philanderers, Ims been well drawn. Anita Stewart gives a performance, that lor real sympathy and vividness, has seldom if ever been equalled in her career, The story is magnificently presented, and is adapted from Kathleen Norris’s novel of the same title. A Gazette and a comedy, “His Jonah Hay,” complete an excellent) entoitaiu meat.

DOUBLE STAR PROGRAMME TO-MORROW Two big star pictures tv ill bo shown at Hayward’s to-morrow, “the Gauntlet” stars Harry T. Morey, who again plays a vigorous role of tho great oiudoors. In the ‘role oi Roderick Bcveilv he finds himself involved m the feuds of tiie mountruneers while looking after his father’s interests. A tremendous series of happenings aio created through the luacluiuitiou or a second business combine which seeks to use the heroine as a pawn in the prune. The whole action takes place amid scenes of sylvan wildness, the kind of atmosphere that gives Harry Morey full play for his robust pnv■dque. “The Lamb and the Lion, Billie Rhodes’s latest pniduction.is a sort of modernised ‘Oliver iwisL, with a girl instead of a hoy ffio centre of a series of adventures winch lead her through the mazes of the underworld into the environment of high society, and entangle her in the n lainous schemes of an 'woman of fashion. As Boots, Jiheroine. Billie Rhodes, is a diminutive and charming coinedenne. Incie is much humour in this picture, not the least of which is supplied by a little pig which the burglar debutante feeds with a baby’s bottle and shocks the conventional society folk. In addition to the foregoing the current chapter of “King of the Circus will he shown, and followers of this serial "ill find their seats reserved for thorn.

“THE KEEPER OF THE DOOR” Ethel M. Dell’s famous story, “The Keeper of the Door,” will be screened at, the Empire Theatre on Monday and Tuesday evening next, and also - matinee. “They were fared to meet Hunt Goring, a man who boimte that no woman could resist h. • Walking in the garden, afterwards ho kissed Olga. indignant, she ■>' ttway, and in the. library washed ti p kiss from her lips.” * bay you are i gaged to me ; hd won’t dare annoy vou again,” advised Mux smiling at h i distress. They shook hands on the bargain. Later the action ot the stuiy moves from England to a res {}j£* lage on the Indian frontier morons adventures occur, including a plot bv the natives to. do away with the political resident and his paity. The subject of the story is most unusual', aid around it :a plot and ■i fascinating love stoiy is I* 1 , , mt k entirely British and the huge wtrides recently made has caused con sternation in America where the tish productions are cliallcngi. „ supremacy of the American. - 1 ducers are to be eongratuhvtod ou t masterly manner in which they l handled the subject. Iho < ,10S of Old England is faithfully' intro duceil bv the opening scenes depicting S ibLvorJ priory arotnn"to «m«h action talas plan* glimpses of wood and dell ■ plan is at the Empire Theatre.