AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 5 April 1926, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

EMPIRE TTTRATHE TO-NIf!HT "CORNEIiED" "Cornered," Hit- Warner P.ros. Master Picture, is iui intense)} dramatic stoi> based im the subtle .intricacies of fate. It gives iks an insight 1" life at its highest arid lowest —its be/t anil worst. The story deals with twins who have been separated in childhood and have grown up without knowing of each other's existence. One, heiress i" mil lions, has lived in a world of luxury iiiid refinement. 'II Iber has known no oilier home than I lit- underworld, no other companions than her Chinatown friend*. Soon fate begins to complicate the situation. The heiress visits Chinatown on a slumming party, and it is then that the discovery is made by her sister's pals Unit there is a remarkable resemblance between the two. A plan is formed for one girl to take the place of her wealthy double, and il is very conveniently arranged w'nen the heiress is called away from the city. The story thereafter is* the rcvelatio- of a very clever plot which termirites in the sisters' happy reunion. The double characterisation 'is portrayed by .Marie Prevnst. The rest of the case includes a rare combination o ftalentcd players, including Jolin Rooho, Roekcliffe Feliowes. Raymond Hat ion and Cissy I'itzgcrald. Convedv,' Serial and News.

TO THE DEATH EPIC RATTLE OF THE MAORI New Zealand has definitely thrown down the gage to European and American (ihn producers. A large attendance at the Marsden Hall on baturelay sat enthralled while there unrolled an epic storv of New Zealand's bloody past, "R'ewi's Last Stand." After ■•Finis" had Hashed on the screen, there was a spontaneous outburst of genuine applause from the audience, who had seen a picture worthy of any theatre. iu the world. For real interest- for the men and women of New Zealand "Hewi's Last Stand" eclipses anything else that iias been shown locally. It deals with it series of mighty events in Dominion history—and, what is the more remarkable, invests these epic scenes with the touch of genuine realism. The main sequence shows the heroic lastfight of Rewi Maniapoto and his intrepid band of Maori men and womenrepresentatives of the greatest race of lighters in the world. A man or woman the most phegmatic must, lie stirred by the courage anil resource of these untutored savages, their heroic stand against the oncoming hordes of the while man They say that a prophet is not without honour but in his own country : that there is a deeply-rooted prejudice against New Zealand films. It that is not wiped out. by this film, then there is no justice among New Zealanders. The people who play the chief roles all acquit themselves well, and there •a no continual playing tip to the "star" and a, consequent sacrifice of the story. "Kewi's Last Stand'' is great stuff. Every child in the land should set' it as part of his or her schooling. .And every man and woman of the Dominion •will receive some benefit from it. Mr Rudall Hawayrd, the producer and writer, deserves public gratitude for a work which both educates and entcjtains. Nelsonians noted with interest the appearance of Mr \V. Snrroll, formerly or this city, amongst the actors. and his portrayal of Colonel McDonald was quite good. The picture will be shown for three more nights, the season closing on Wedesndav.