AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16542, 9 January 1928, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA HOUSE. Norma. Tabnadge’s latest and most ambitious screen effort, “ Camille ” opens to-night at the Opera House, enabling Gisborne movie fans to seo and judge for themselves the production that has claimed a lion’s share of interest among releases of the current season. “ Camille ” conforms to up-to-date standards of dress and customs, in lavishly created modern settings, and provides a wealth of entertainment. Miss Talmadge's work in the title role is a triumph of emotional acting. Her “ Camille ’ is a radiantly beautiful charmer of to-day s Paris, extravagantly gowned and delightfully sophisticated. And the pathos, the tragedies, the joys and blasted hopes of the exotic siren’s life are registered on the celluloid with thrilling reality. Gilbert Roland, who makes his first, important. screen bow as the modern “ Armand,” the impulsive young lover of “ Camille,” is a decidedly interesting type and 1 lives up to. all the good things that have been said anent his ability as an actor. Interesting characterisations are given by Lilyan Tashman, as tho captivating- “ Olympe.” Rose Dione as Prudence,” and Harvey Clark and Alec Francis as the various titled suitors of “ Camille.” To those who have found delight in “ Camille ” in former years, it perhaps seems strange, at first, to find the various characters of tho great romance attired in silks and satins of the latest Parisian fashion. But the story remains as it was. “ Camille’s ” romance is unadulterated in its screen form. Many there are, without doubt, who will go to tho Opera House prepared to criticise the new silversheet ” Camille.” But they should become so enthralled by the force of Mis.s Talmadge’s portrayal, so wrapped up in the unfoldment. of the story, that its present-day settings will come to be regarded as not so strange, after all. In this, it would •seem, lies ample proof of the contention that ” Camille ” as vividly expresses the inclinations and emotions of the present generation, as it did those of the generation iti which, it was written. Other factors contributing to the excellent entertainment provided by this new Norma Talmadge feature are the beautiful settings by William Cameron Monzies and the striking photography. EVERYBODY’S. i What, might well be the heading of a newspaper article based on the plot of “See You in Jail,” is now making a bit at Everybody’s Theatre and will be shown for tho last time to-night. In the story, a younger man, played by Jack Muliiall, the featured actor in the picture, goes to jail for a rich financier and .serves his sentence for speeding. Thor®, under the name of being flie multi-millionaire, he meets an inventor who lias a new milking machine. Jnck .thinks it. is immense, and interests a number of other prisoners—wiio are wealthy men—in the exploitation of the project. They form a company and then the fun begins. Romance, excitement, and comedy—these are the ingredients of the film. Pretty Alice Day, comedy star, plays opposite Mulhnli. A genuine circus comedy, “Circus Days,” is without doubt, one of the best seen in Gisborne for some time. The English Gazette and Grey Days, travel scenic, are the supports. Sparkling with comedy, thrills, and :action, “Hands Across the Border,” Fred Thompson’s most recent starring vehicle, swings into Everybody’s Theatre to-morrow night. The picture is heralded by critics as the best thing the, popular western star has done and the management expects that it will leave the public limp, with laughter. No western luminary lias ever flashed into prominence whose pictures were so redolent of- mirth as Mr. Thomson’s. Coupled in fhe betting both for chuckles and thrills is ISilver King, Fred’s horse, who lias an even more important, role in the production than usual. Much of the action revolves around a smuggling ring which is. operating near the Mexican border, but while it scintilates with speed, the picture is more outstanding as a mirth-producer than in any other respect, the strong supporting cast, includes Tyrone Power, Bess Flowers, William Courtwright, Clarence iGeldert, and 'Tom Sanschi. Tn addition ■there will be a full supporting programme. THE PALACE, A motion picture made by. women! “ Fashions for Women,” the Paramount photoplay, which is finally, screening at the Palace to-night, has tho distinction of being one of the few productions in the screen’s history to be produced almost entirely by women. The film not only marks Esther Ralston’s first starring vehicle, but it lays claim to being one of the small group, of. pictures directed' by a feminine hand or voice. It was filmed under tho- supervision of Dorothy Arzner. While much of the production is woven around a lavish fashion show, the picture cannot b"e said to lack masculine appeal. The story, one of business, contains a rare quality of humor too often lacking in comedy productions. Supporting Miss Ralston are Einar Hanson and Raymond Hatton. > Mischief and Buck Jones are synonymous in the earlier scenes of “ Hills of Peril,” Fox Films’ latest drama, starring Buck, which commences at to-mpr-row’s matinee. He has terrorised Pinon Oity until the judge and a posse decide ho must go. FTe takes a look at tho posse and decides it might be well to heat, it.” hut before ho goes ho drops a handful of forty-fives into tho stove and hurries away. The cartridges explode and throw the posse into panic. The stove-pipe falls and scatters soot over all in the room, and the stove 1 rocks while the cartridges are exploding. -utter the last of the cartridges have gone off the judge and the posso begin to take stock of the place, and slowly come to life to find Buck well on the road out of town.