AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16772, 11 October 1928, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

Till:’. I’A LACK. .1 oli.i Barrymore and Dolores Costello will be presented again this evening at ih.’ I’ala.-e in their giant dramatic production, “His Daily." “His Lady" tins been adapted from ; In- famous iqn-r:. ‘ ‘ Ma mm I ~-s.-a ui. ’ ’ Bi icily, the More cmiccrns l-’alden and Million, who meet by Hi.-im-e iu the rnui'tyai'd of an inn in Bieai-ily. Xeitlur knows the world. Fahieii is to lici-oine a priest, Manon is firingj taken to a rnirvetit h.v her dissoln'e brot tier, A ndre. Fabien's .-o-iHi ileaving for Baris as Mamm arrivalwith tier brother am! a bewigged i-ourtiir of Louis X\'. who has been easting evil glances at Hie girl and knowing ones at her brother. Fabiea and Manon gaze into cadi other's eyes and know. Fa I den overhears Andre plot ling with the murrier, and, quirk jv Hinng’ing his mind about going with his f. How-slu.louts, he tells Manon. tcwses her Into a waiting gig. and the two whirl mmlly away towards Fans, two runaway children, knowing only 1 tint they love, and that each belongs In | 1)1- el her forever. Sturm -Weep:: Baris. The two hire an at! t c lh;i 1 ii' erhioks sky aml roofs. They I; vr- i n er.slarv. Fableii will lint ask llis riill I'al 10-r fer aid, but looks t'.u- work, au-.l inie (lay. i n his a l.sem-e, A mire routes and Sells Motion that sin- is ruining Fabien ’.S life. Thus he client s .her into going wit h him. lie ink's her a! om-i; | o tin- pa la re of the .-on rt ie r. from wiiom Fabien had rescued her. From now oil the story is most, interesting and works up to a line Him.nx. .M A,I F.STK THEATRE. Tito sen '-Ii adaptal ion of llarold Bed Wright's novel. ".Shepherd ot the Hills." with Alee It. Fiance., playing the title lute, and supported by John Boles and .Molly D’Dav. with Otis Harlati. will he the special all raet imi showing at 11 1 <- Majestie to-night.. All Wrighl hooks make exeetleu! film fare; while they have not, l.he remotest relationship to the sophisticated. smart drawing-ronn't comedies so popular with some audiences, 1 1 1 o\ hold their own with the most ant'd lions and highly-colored etloils ot the silver sheet., mid "Sliepln-id ol the Hills'’ is the best example of this popularity. The sioiy i., set in a monritaimms district, peopled by simple, untutored souls, slow to irtendHiip, and quick in avenge injury or insult. Into this highly-charged community eu.lics a si,ranger from the Eastern State-., who, unknown to this special mountaineer, owes him a debt., of moral honor, enu-u-aeted by the si ranger's son with the mountaineer's daughter. ’1 lie author is at Ids best in such a situation, and one follows tin? working of the peasant mind will, remarkable ease, as well as the strange atonement of 11 if* stranger, known as "Shepherd of Lint Hills. Nov is all peaceful sailing. Action in the guise of bate, and resentment, tribal skirmishes, give speed to the play, and when one allies to this the drollery’’ ot Otis Haiku; and the love story of John Boles and .Molly O’Day. one has ideal entertainment. Though all the, efist act well. Alee 1.5. . Francis does lay tar the best work. The .supporting pictures, including the comedy “Africa Before Dark," and l.vvo Gazettes, are good. OPERA ItOrSE, Shoes—battered, old. misshapen, weary, pathetic, Hat at heel. Shoes salvaged from rubbish heaps. A pair ol such shoes have earned their owner a revenue, of millions ol dollars, they are the trademark of Charlie Chaplin, known as the most- prosperous and most, popular comedian of all time. The screen has sent, him into Lite far cornet* of the earth to set humanity laughing with his eloquent, slides. they are the same in Charlie's newest comedy, "The Circus, now screening at, the Opera House, The derbv, moustache, cane and baggy trousers also belong melTaeeably to Charlie Chaplin, hut the feet--!he shoes are the basic trademark. Physically, Charlie Chaplin's feel are ns small and symmetrical as a woman's. But the huge simes make them grotesque and promote the inimitable waddling- that endears the comedian to Ins boundless public. They epitomize the make-up of Chariot. Charlie Chaplin, in Him aider, is the only .-ii tor who can he inbdlddy identified by Ins shoes alone. Picture the alines, and | hoy spell the name. Indeed, so much fori line has followed the magie shoes that Chaplin has repeatedly had to tight unblushing imi ted o A in' the courts to defend his common law rights in that property. t!is creative genius, without which Hie 'shoes would be inexpressive enough, needed no protection: but. where the shoes were appropriated to simulate possession. of genius bv others, it- was necessary to go to law to halt infringement. TV,' data-r Charlie lias appeared in over a million feet ol remedy film. .MR. LIONEL HARRIS' RECITAL Some of Chopin's most charming- compositions will feature prominently in the programme or piauoiortc selections to he presented at the City Hall this evening, when Mr. Lionel lianas will give his second recital since his return Iron. London. A delightful programme_ has been arranged, including Beethoven s Sonata m ,F Sharp. (jp. 78, winch portrays the composer's emotions on bis engagement to ('mintess Theresa Brunswick, to whom the sonata L dedicated. The grace and elegance of Chopin will be nut nit ester] in his charming "Berceuse," and H till* pieces that hear tins name, Chopin’s Op. 57 is one of Hie finest and happiest Conceptions. The programme, which has heen chosen earelully Ironi Mr. Harris extensive repertoire, and is of a pleasingly diversified nature, will rnneludn with Polonaise in A Flat Major, Dp. 53, mm of jhe most stirring of t tiepin's compositions. Another attractive number wiU lie an Andante E,\pressivu (from (he trio in (j Minor. Up 66). bv iMendrlssbon. which will be played by Mr. t. Neill (violin), .Mis. \V. Fisher (’relink a ltd Mr. Lionel Harris (piano).

iln Sid,m-dity evening a dame will be held in Mrs. Seymour's wool-died, near Palm rue, in aid of the Maiigtu-ne sHinol. The residents of tin? district are striving hard- to make the dance a great success. A splendid supper and good music are assured. Several novelty dances ate being arranged, including a Monte Carlo waltz, which should provide much a nnisemeid.

A tine programme is promised by the "Demon 4 r,dors' -a party of entercomprising lending prize winners nl the .event emu pet il inns—at their eon eerfc in Cook Street Hail to-night-. Last week' they visited Wairoa and their effort was one of the best variety per fm mil tires seen in Hie town. the P ln gramme comprise:; vocal, inslrnmentnl and elocutionary items, lmmoroits songs, and skhtrbes and dancing.