AMUSEMENTS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16499, 4 August 1924, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRI

“Little Johnny .Tones," an exciting romance of the turf, and "A (hapler in Her Life" are the big features in the new programme at Everybody’s, which was witnessed by a capacity house on Saturday night. The former is a Warner Brothers' classic of the screen, and the latter is a Universal Jewel production based on Clara Louise Burnham's novel "Jewel." In ."Little Johnny Jones" the clever Johnny Hines has the name part. It- is the story of Johnny Jones, a famous American jockey who ran heat everything in sight on the race track, and who stirs a hornet of enemies as a result. lie is scheduled to ride his favorite horse to victory in the English Derby, after which he hopes to win an English heiress, with whom he has fallen to love. Anstead. a notorious gambler, tries all sorts of ruses, to win both race and girl from linn, Ins last resort being a loaded whip containing arid which his jockey is instructed 1 to throw into Johnny Jones’ eves as he forges past to the winning post. When this fails, the game is up for the plotter, and Johnny wins bis bride, after clearing the .suspicion thrown upon him. There are many exciting and some amusing scenes before the climax. Brownie, the wonder dog. plays an interesting part. "A Chapter in Her Life’’ shows how a child’s love awakens numerous hearts to happiness. It is the story of an innocent child, thrown by circumstances into t.lie household' of an enibit-; lured millionaire—a household rent with eternal strife and made miserable by hate. The child’s innocence and. love finally conquers the unhappiness of the household. Claude G ill ing water achieves a, new triumph in the role of “Mr. Evlingham,” the millionaire grandfather, and little June Mercer, the latest child sensation in picturedom. is “Jewel’ herself. It is a photoplay that leaves very pleasant memories. The supports include the International News.

PALACE THEATRE. Rudyard-Kipling's famous story, “The Light That Failed,” with Percy Marin out, Jaquelin Logan, Si-grid Holmquist, and a large number of other great favorites in the cast, is one of the two big headliners in, the magnificent programme. now showing at the Palace Theatre. “The Heart Specialist,’’ starring the'popular Mary Miles Alinter, is the other headliner, and it is one of the happiest comedy dramas ol the year. The supporting pictures are a brilliant choice. Monte Banks, in the- tunny farcical two reeler. “Fresh Air,” and the Burton Holmes Travelogue deserve special mention. “The Light That Failed" is a story that nobody but Kipling could write; this is proved by the fact that no writer attempted a novel with a character like Dick Heldar, and a. love interest such as lie invested between a man with great purpose, power of character, wordly knowledge, and a featherbrained girl such as Alaisie Wells. Dick Heldar had travelled the globe over and over again, sometimes before the mast, sometimes as a helper on a Chinese junk schooner, where a, pig was more valuable than a human being; in India, where he had seen a coolie Hogged to death for stealing a. date; Port Said, whore he was still striving to become famous as an artist. That such a man could love the selfish, self willed Alaisie, is vividly described by Kipling in the book, and more dramatically shown in the picture. As everyone knows, Kipling wrote two endings to the story, the first being a. sad one. and the, other one that promised happiness for the man who had braved everything and bad won. The picture shows the happy ending. GAIETY SKATING RINK.

The special feature at the Gaiety Skating Rink to-morrow night will be a hockey match between a team of Wairoa ladies'and the team which recently won the ladies’ hockey tournament, in Gisborne. This match should prove very interesting and exciting, and a large attendance is expected. On Thursday night, a novelty will be introduced in the form of a- fan and balloon race for ladies, and this competition should prove very amusing. In response to the numerous requests made for the use of the rink for private parties in the evening, the management, have announced that the rink, from this week onward, will be open, to the public on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights only, at the usual time. The usual matinees will be held on Thursday and Saturday afternoons.