AMUSEMENTS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 1701, 17 April 1926, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S. At Kverybudy's to-night, will be presented Richard- Bnrtliclmcss and Bessie; Love in '"Soul Fire,"' a First Rational •' feature, Larry Stniun in the supercomedy, "The' Dome Doctor," and the popular character' comedian Sam Stern, diehard BaitheJiness' new • production ' "Soul. Fire,", is one of (he big pictures of fii'e screen year. The story coiK-er'ns a youhg American. I'j'ic I'aiie, gifted to the point of genius in music. Kane, ' obstructed by his parents and circumstances, has not been able to find 5 1 himself. In his struggles to write a great symphony, ho is led from Italy, where he has been studying, to Paris, and finally to Port Said, "the wickedest, city in the world," and to the South ) Seas. It is not until he dlisentangles himself from the superficialities of civilisation and gets back to the simplicity of ] Nature itself, that he can express liim--3 self brilliantly in music. The fact that , iie finds a great love in the South Seas I may have something to do with it too. Sarn Stern will make his final appear- . anee and will present seme of bis best numbers. Patrons are asked to send 1 in _ requests to the. management. s THE PALACE. ■ '' Rugged Water,'' by Joseph 0. Lincoin, Paramount's greatest .sea story, y featuring Lois Wilson, Warner Bexter 3 and Wallace, showing to-night: at the Palace, is a production 'packed with thrills, heroic, deeds, and romance. It tells of the hardships of the life-sav-ing stations on a rugged part of the coast of the United States. When a vacancy occurs in (he captaincy of Setrickit life-saying station, pride of the Xorth-West coast, Calvin Homes, a fine upstanding young man and the - best man in the crew, believes he will i get the job. Meantime an accident . occurs at a neighboring station in £ which the whole life-saving crew i« ' drowned while attempting a. rescue, j except; one man, Benotii Barfcleft; He , is hailed as a hero, and on the wave ', of ill-considered public agitation is made the head of Setricket station. Calvin, bitterly disappointed, has an impulse to resign, .but decided to stick it for awhile. It quickly develops r that Bartlett, a religious fanatic, is > somewhat of a coward. In a raging 1 storm a ship goes on the rocks and [ Bartlett, stricken dumb with coward- , ice, refuses to allow the boats to go ; out. Calvin in a rage snpervines - and usurps command and in a most thrilling manner rescues the crew of ' the. wrecked vessel. Bartlett 's dauglij tor.'and Calvin conic to care for one another. The climax is good and there are many thrills. • OPERA HOUSE: "GLORIOUS NEW ZEALAND'-MO'NDAY. "Glorious Xcw Zealand," the Gov- ; eminent Publicity Office production, will . be the big attraction at the Opera House ) on Monday night.. The film is one that • is commended l to every New Zealander It was described by one critic as the most., beautiful scenic picture he has ever reviewed. The film prologue introduces scenes showing the variety of our tourist interests. A passenger lands at Auckland and is shown the extent of New Zealand mandatory power. Samoa i« introduced, Antarctic Ross Land is shown in contrast. The charms of the Winterlcss North.starts the tourist from overseas on a zig-zag tour of the Dominion. All the main features of our scenic resorts are shown, but. best- of all, the patron that gazes at the silver sheet is shown little known glories of our bush, mountain, fiord and natural history, such as the tourist has seldom'time to visit. Out-of-the-way places whose undreamed of beauties amaze one, are vividly depicted on tone-colored film, with such startling realism as to make one gasp with'delight. The marvels *f our forest flora vie with the beauties of the mountain, lake and stream, or challenge the interest of deep-sea fishing, or our volcanic area.s. The unanimous opinion of the press and the' public throughout New Zealand is that "Glorious New Zealand"' is the most beautiful scenic film ever shown in tho Dominion. A special school matinee has been arranged for ?> p.m. on Monday, the night screening taking place at eight. o'clock. Early rescrvat ion of seats at Messrs Tattersall and! Bayly's is recommended'. DENIS KEHOK -WILLIAMSON PLAYS IN GISBORNE. Denis Kehoe, who presented' a scries of Irish comedy dramas at the. (fyera House last July, returns for a short season on April 26. commencing a second four of the Dominion, for which he has made arrangements to present a series of J. C. Williamson's outstanding comedy successes. In view of, the fact that this premier amusement organsiafion is in the favorable position of com- ; nianding first refusal of the stage's foremost writers and producers, Mr Kehoe's decision must be considered a. wise one, and his efforts to present a series of metropolitan productions mounted and played in a first chss manner, will command, no doubt, the. whole-hearted support of Gisborne playgoers. A. noteworthy production will be "The 'Man from Toronto," Douglas Murray's great, comedy, produced by Robert Courtneidge at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, wllero it ran for three years, and is still touring the provinces'. Another attraction, bound to create considerable interest is "The Intruder." an up-to-the-minute modern comedy from the pen of Ralph Kettering, produced at the. Century Theatre,, New York. and. still running. This' comedy' will be seen here befpre cither London or the leading Australian cities have proiionnce<| upon it. Tried out in Invereirgill during March, the Southland Times said, inter alia, that in future visits of the Kehoe company, they hope! more plays of "The' "Intruder" type would be presented. The Southland News said: 'Many more pretentious shows have proved' much less' enjoyable than those staged by Denis Kehoe's talented little company,. of which "The Intruder." which 'Concluded! the season last night, was received with hearty demonstrations of approval," Both r.npers pay a. tribute to Miss Prances Knyber's outstanding comedy work. The News critics wrote : "The honors of the rlay undoubtedly go te Miss' Frances Knyber, who first as Fsafie, the gumchewing manicurist, and later as the New York society belle, gave n, sparkling performance of a difficult dual role, bringing out the spontaneous comedy and trcafinrr the mere' tense situations of Hie plav with admirable restraint!" The artists supporting the principals been.chosen with a view to their suitability for this 'class of play. and number .several favorite members of the "Mother Maehree" company, pleasantly I'oinemhorod for their excellent character work.