AMUSEMENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20075, 16 April 1927, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

EMPIRE THEATRE. Harry Langtloa, known to picturegoers ■ as the "wistful comedian," will appear to-day at the kmpire theatre 111 "ibe strong Man,” a First National feature comedy, which is said to be one of the must laugiiabie piciurcs ever shown here. Ganglion, as Paul Bergot, a vaude ville artist, portrays the character in hi? own inimitable fashion, and at no time throughout the production is the interosi allowed to flag. The story tells how Ber got. whilst in the Belgian army, received a letter from an American girl, and after being discharged, he goes to America to find her. When he arrives in America, all he lias to help him in his search are the girl’s letter? and a worn photograph, but nothing daunted, lie sets oil gaily in company with a huge German professional weight-lifter. Bergot, on arrival in New York, goes to the house where Alary Brown his former correspondent, had lived, but finds that she has moved and left no address. Aided by her picture and her name he wanders the streets of New York, mid gets himself into all sorts of scrapes by accosting the wrong girls. In the mean time, his German friend has taken an engagement as a strong man in a vaudeville show which travels through the smaller country towns, and Bergot ha? to go with him. One of the towns on the circuit was the ne?t of bool’ejtgers where Mary’s' father had moved rlo was a minister, and was laving a hard time subduing the evil clement of the corn munity. When Harry discovered Mary there, he was overjoyed, declared bis love, and found that sue returned it Her father, however, said there could never be anything between them r as Harry was working in the den of iniquity the music hall Heartbroken, Harry went back to the music hall and found that he had to pur. on hi? partner's act due to his incapaita,tion. Harry pfit on the act in front of the evil mob. Then he started • riot, when the audibnee refused to pray wtih the Rev. Brown. In the midst of the tumult he blew off the roof of the music hall, and thereafter it was an easy matter for the minister’s followers to chase the bad element out of town As a reward for his spirit and bravery. Harry received the greatest prize of all—Mary. Besides f.angdon the cast includes Priscilla Bonner, Gertrude Astor, Robert M’R'im and Arthur Thalasso Frank Capra directed. OCTAGON THEATRE. ■‘Tin Gods.” which is a screen adaptation of William M'Guirc’s stage play of the same name, heads the bill at the Octagon 1 heatre this week. It is a Paramount picture and in it Thomas Meighan assumes the leading ro!)e, suported by itch well-known screen artistes as Aileen Pringle and Renee Adoree. In the pro ducLion, Meighan has a role quite dif forent from anything he has ever acted and one which gives him the wide neces -ary scope enabling him to reveal his natural dramatic abilities. “Tin Gods” is the old, yet ever new story of “the man who came back.'" Tom is introduced as the husband of a politically ambitious woman, who ruins his love by her lack of interest in their homo Due to her neglect, their child is killed, and Tommy leaves for South America There, he forgets home, friends, and job—taking to drink. A dancing giri places him under her care when he succumbs to a tropical fever Gradually, she shows him the mistake he has made Soon he recovers his health, goo? back to work, and lives in complete happiness. Failing in politics. Aileen Prngle comes in search of her husband She learns of his affection for Renee Adoree and the latter, taking the wrong meaning from Tom’s eagerness to meet his wjf«, commits suicide. Thus are man and wife forced together again, QUEEN’S THEATRE. Written by so famous an author as Peter B. Kyne. and starring so distinguished a figure as Colonel Tim M‘Coy, ■‘War Paint,” the new attraction at the Queen’s Theatre, is an unusual screen jffering. It is an adventurous epic of the Red Indian rising of 1877. While retaining its authentic note it has been cleverly spiced with action and romance Its star is the newest of screen figures, and a most fascinatimr and romantic one at that. In appearance and accomplishments he is the ideal “western” hero. His expert horsemanship and athletic prowess fit him admirably for a virile outdoor role. Indian frontier warfare figures prominently in “War Paint.” As an army lieutenant, who meets thrilling adventures with (he Redskins, M'Coy is i borouehly at homo. Many years of his life were spent among the Indians to whom ho is known as White Chief High Eagle Through his friendship with the native tribes, he induced many hundred? of them to appear in the picture. “War Paint” is an entirely new type of outdoor action drama. It was produced under authentic conditions on an Indian resprva (•on. Entertaining to a degree seldom attained, highly instructive, and genuinely thrilling, it heralds a new era in outdom pictures. It is the first of a series to l-o produced hv Mctro-Goldwyn-Maver A Bo in the east o f “War Paint.” which was directed hv W f>. Van D-ke are e.-i-lin? P?ar'-e, Va?l Dane. Chief VowGchc and Chief White Tlorsc. EVERYBODY’S THEATRE. W-”d-i Hn-dev. o'ie of the screen’? he-( liked Idnnde leading women. has the f-'-min-ne 1-ad in “Men of the Night.” the first of the Pte-ling Productions, whie 1 i’l he opened to-dnv at Everybody’? ' r heafre. Her part is that of the cashier -f an art shop which is in realitv a fence r nr stolen good? eond-efed hv Rupert "'odd and -wing n;-I: Foster, who is in Mve n-’f 1 , Trix’e M-v-.n, (he role nlave- 1 by M : «? TTav,-]e". Trix'e distrust? Dodd and the suppresses her interest in Dick

because he is too subservient to Dodd, taking orders from him, never standing up to him. Trixie fights her growing interest in Dick and the attraction of bis love for her because she cannot bear to see him so wholly under the influence of Dodd, whom she distrusts by instinct, although entirely unaware that ho is conducting a fence instead of a legitimate business. Dick’s love, however, does soften her, and his tenderness toward* the sweet old lady, installed by Dodd as a cover for his fence, because of her transparent honesty, who calls him ‘son” and whom he comes lo rail “mother.’' at last awakens love in her. She does not confess it, however, until Dick rebels against Dodd’s influence, beat? him up and frees the old lady, who has been convicted of burglary, by con fessing in court that he and Dodd were the guilty persons. In the cast with Miss [lav,ley are Gareth Hughes, Herbert Rawlimon, Lucy Beaumont. Jay Hunt, and .Mathilda Brunciage. A 1 Rogell directed An excellent supplementary picture, “The School for Wives,” will also be shown. PLAZA AND GRAND THEATRES. Buck Jones heads a strong cast in “The i’lyiug Horseman,'' which will have its initial screening 10-day at the Plaza any Grand Thcal.ies. In this last-moving story, bused upon Max Brand's novel, Buck is surrounded by an excellent cast. Gladys M'Gonnell has the leading feminine rolo Buck, cast as Mark WTuton. is en route to the sleepy In tie town of Los Santos, alien ho encounters Bert Ridley abusing one ol eight boy?, the sons of Happy Joe. Happy Joe is a jolly old derelict who has a shack on tho ranch of Colonel Savary. Ridley, in love with Juno, Colonel Savary's daughter, takes a beating at the hands of Buck. Ho loaves swearing vengeance. How he-compromises Buck, falsely accuses him of murder, and tries to prevent Silver Buck winning the Comanche Handicap lays tho foundation for one of the most absorbing screen stones seen in recent months. In the cast with Buck are Harvey Clark, inimitable comedian, . end many other screen favourites. Hie list includes Bruce Covington, Walter C. Porcival, Hank Mann, Vester Eager Joseph Rickson. and eight of the liveliest youngsters in pictures. Orville Dull directed the production from a scenario by Gertrude Orr. In support is “Morganson’s Finish," featuring Unita Stewart and Johnnie Walker. KING EDWARD THEATRE. Tim M‘Coy is well cast as Lieutenant Marshall, the hero of “War Paint,” a screen version of Peter B. Kyne's novel of the same name, which will be opened at the King Edward Theatre. M‘Coy’s ability as an actor is outstanding. He has a magnetic presence that projects its influence from the screen. An entertaining assortment of new feats of horsemanship, daring athletic stunts, and ideas that no outdoor picture has ever before featured, add to his attractiveness. Pauline Starko ; tho featured player of “Bright Lights,' and “Sun Up,” and Karl Dane the drolj comedian who appeared in “Monte Carlo.” “His Secretary." “Don’t,” and prominently figures in “The Big Parade” and “La Boheme,” are also in the cast.