ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19124, 16 September 1925, Page 16

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S AND TIVOLI.

The third Auckland season of " The Ten Commandments" will conclude at Everybody's and the Tivoli Theatres tomorrow. "A Sainted Devil," Rudolph Valentino's second Paramount starring picture since his return to the screen, will commence at both theatres on Friday. With an excellent supporting cast, a story of dash and colour, and rich settings which depict the Argentine and life in Buenos Aires, " A Sainted Devil " is said to smrpass even " Monsieur Beaucaire." In ithis picture Valentino portrays the role of Don Alonzo, a spirited young South American, who travels up anf? down the scale of love and who fights at tho drop of the hat for the woman he loves. Helen D'Algy has the role of Julietta, a dark-eyed, raven - haired beauty who captures Alonzo's heart despite the efforts of Carlotta, played by Nita Naldi, Don Florencia, Dagmar Qodowsky, and Carmelita Louise Lagrange, who try to win him away George Siegmann has the colourful role of El Tif;re, the wild bandit of the pampas.-. In the picture Valentino is given an opportunity to do the Argentine Tango for which ,he has gained considerable reputation, and he has numerous fights with bandits and criminals of the Argentine. The hacienda life of the Argentine is shown in this production as well as the fashionable life of Buenos Aires, the Paris of the Americans. The picture is said to combine in one story all the gorgeousness of "Monsieur Beaucaire," and all the action of "Blood and Sand." It is claimed to bo easily Valentino's greatest production to date. STRAND THEATRE. The final screening of the Beaumont Smith production, " Tbo Adventures of Algv," featuring Claude Dampier and Bathie Stuart, will take place at the Strand Theatre to-morrow evening. On Friday a double-feature programme will be shown for the first time. It will be headed by " The BriHge of Sighs," a Warner Brothers production, starring Dorothy Mackaill, Creighton Hale and Alec B. Francis. The story tells of a reckless indolent son of a millionaire. He is extremely fond of gambling and as his debts mount up, is compelled to ask his father for money. On meeting with a refusal he takes a sum of money from a pile on his father's desk, thinking his exploit a great joke. He does not realise that it is to mean imprisonment and injustice for others. Through the love of the daughter of the man whom he has sent to gaol he finds regeneration. The story is described as a very beautiful one, imbued with sentiment and love appeal. " A Cafe in Cairo," featuring Priscilla Dean, is the second attraction. The picture has been produced on a lavish scale, and hundreds of men on fast horses and in Arabian costume appear in some of the desert scenes. " ' A Cafe in Cairo'," says a critic, "is the best of Priscilla Dean's recent productions and should provide enjoyment for the great majority of patrons." BRITANNIA THEATRE. • An excellent programme of pictures and will be provided at the Britannia Theatre this evening. The principal attraction will be a select drawing room entertainment by the Moa Minstrels, whose act will include Negro' songs and dances, plantation songs and choruses, and amusing comic and farcical items. The party includes nine performers, who we all said to be accomplished entertainer]}. The picture programme will be headed by "Classmates," an unusually appealing First National production, featuring Richard Barthelmess and Madge Evann. Most of the scenes were photographed sit West Point Military College, where the young recruits are seen being trained for the American Array. MUNICIPAL BAND CONCERT. The Municipal Band will give its first Saturday night concert under the new series next Saturday at 8 o'clock. The assisting vocalist will be Madame Veta Cornwall, dramatic soprano, A very special programme will be given by the band, including the whole of Beethoven'l3 First Symphony. The box plan is at Lewis R. Eady and Son, Ltd.

NATIONAL AND LYRIC.

A double-feature programme will commence at the National and Lyric Theatres to-morrow. The first attraction will be " His Supremo Moment," a George Fitzmaurice production for Goldwyn, released by First National. A ! harem sequence in full natural colours forms the opening chapter of the picture. Following the tradition that Oriental potentates choose for their harems picked representative beauties of every race and clime, Fitzmaurice combed Hollywood for the perfect beauty from every general subdivision of the human family. He succeeded in assembj ling a group of a dozen girls who, he believes, are perfect types of the Latin, Slav, Norse, Teutonic, Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Mongolian and other racial groups. By photographing in natural colour the episode in which these beauties appear he has been able to present fair-haired, blue-eyed daughters of the north, auburn-haired coleens, raven-tressed Latin beauties, and olive-skinned MongoliaAgirls in characteristic postures, made more beautiful by the use of colour which distinguishes their various The harem episode is a stage play which serves as an introduction for Blancho Sweet, who is featured with Ronald Colman. The second feature will be " The Heart of a Siren," a First National picture with Barbara La Marr and Conway Tearle in tho principal roles. "THE GODDESS OF PUNJAB." Mrs. Nello Porter's play, "The Goddess of Punjab," will be produced for a short season in His Majesty's Theatre, commencing on Friday. The play, which has an Indian setting, is said to be elaborately costumed and staged and set to 'lelightful music. Charming ballets have been arranged under the direction of Miss Daphne Knight. The characters will be in the hands of a capable cast. There aro three acts and the plot holds tho interest throughout. The proceeds from the entertainment will bo given to aid the funds of the Plunket Society. The box plan is now on view at Lewis R. Eady and Son, Ltd. BOHEMIAN ORCHESTRA. The Bohemian Orchestra will give its third concert of the season in the Town Hall on Thursday, September 24. The orchestra's numbers will include " The Bartered Bride," "Serbia," Irish Rhapsody, selection from "Die Meistersinger," and the march "Pomp and Circumstance." Miss Phyllis Gribbin and Mr. Fred BakeT will be the assisting vocalists, and Mr. Cyril Towsey will play piano selections.