AMUSEMENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19761, 12 April 1926, Page 13

AMUSEMENTS.

, EMPIRE THEATRE. 1 It is one thing to live on a mere i “street,” and it is quite another thing to ; have an “address.” Babs Comet, who I worked in the classified ad. department - of the big newspaper, lived on the one 5 and yearned for the other. Big Central Park, which divides West Sixty-sixth ; street from East Sixty-sixth street in > New York City, represented to folks in , Bab’s classification a veritable and literal ; gulf in social distinctions. Flow was I Bobs to bridge this gulf? The ; tion is one of those clever psychological problems developed in the fertile brain of Edna Berber, favourite of a million magazine readers. It has been transcribed into screen |orm by that kinematic craftswoman, June'Mathis. and is now on view at the Empire Theatre, with Corinne Griffith starred and a supporting east to gladden one’s heart. Thousands have read the story of that name as it appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine. Other thousands are familiar with June Mathis’s achievements as a screen writer. And as for Corinne Griffith, it would be a daring thing to attempt to estimate the number of her admirers the world over. Jack Mulhall and many prominent screen artists are enrolled with Miss Griffith in placing this delightful story of life in a New York flat upon the screen. OCTAGON THEATRE. At the Octagon Theatre the main picture is "Wild Horse Mesa,” which is based on a story written by Zane Grey. It is illustrative of the destruction (f wild horses m many of the States in the great American Confederacy. Mr Grey, in his story, protests against the cruelty and recklessness which was practised in the olden days by wild horse nuuters. And the picture graphically and thrillingly depicts the barbarous attempt of a gang of horse thieves and outlaws to round up several thousand untamed steeds by stampeding them into a vicious barbed wire trap. But while severely condemning such brutal methods, Westerners point out that the wild horses have become such a menace to property that there is immediate need of rounding them up in some humane way, and either taming them or executing them. The recent decree, enacted by the Montana State Legislature, sealing the death warrant of some 400,000 of its fierce free horses, throws into sharp relief the fact that civilisation has no use for wild horses the orchestra at the Octagon plays as veil as ever, and provides a very fine musical programme. EVERYBODY’S THEATRE. “In the Name of Love,” with Greta Nissen and Ricardo Cortez in the chief roles, is the leading attraction at Everybody’s Theatre. There is also a capable supporting cast. Another excellent feature is entitled "Three Keys,” in which some interesting situations are depicted. Tliere is a wide dissimilarity in the themes of the two pictures, but they have each features of interest which cannot lad to apeal to patrons of the pictures. I’LAZA AND GRAND. The same programme is being screened at the Plaza and Grand Theatres, aud the two pictures screened ("The Outlaw’s Daughter” and “Excuse Me”) are amongst the best of their kind. The story of "Excuse Me” deals with the almost frantic endeavours of a young naval lieutenant and his sweetheart to get married before he sails to foreign waters. They succeed in the end. but have to wreck a train to manage it. Here is six reels of laughing thrill. QUEEN’S THEATRE. “The Fighting San.” which is now showing at the Queens Theatre, is the story ■ of a lone college man, face to face with ■ a band of desperadoes who stop at nothing '• to gain their ends. How he fought his j foes and" was driven almost to the brink , of death, but came back with all the \ coin age of the man he was and triumphed i makes a picture which holds the interest 1 from beginning to end. Fred Thomson, 1 who is known throughout the screen world ’ as one of the finest athletes who has ever ‘ been seen on the silent stage appears in J the leading role at the head of a strong ] cast. Excellent supports are also added.

SAVOY CABARET. Winter time is dancing time. It is fast approaching, as is shown by the attendance records of the Savoy Cabaret. Throughout the Exhibition period the Savoy has atj tracted hundreds of dancers every week, , even on the warmest of nights, but now , that the dancing season is commencing, t more and more devotees of the universally [ popular entertainment and exercise await j Saturday night to come again, and the cabaret supper night of the Savoy on Saturdays is one of the week-end attrac--1 tions of Dunedin. A most successful dance ! was held on Saturday, the many visitors 1 and citizens present voting the Tudor Hal! ’ a superb dancing palace. Mr Arthur • Adams was supported by his five .clever I instrumentalists in playing the latest syhi copations, which were so inviting that i several encore were demanded.