AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16808, 22 November 1928, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

TII.E I'ALACE

The human background provided by 1000 men is used for the love slorv in

"The Rough Rulers," Paramount's drama, which is now screening at the Palace. Willi Charles Farrell and Charles Enunett Mac!,, both competing for Mary Astor, there is constantly behind thorn in shifting scenes, file rollicking, heroic; body of men who have come down in history to fame for lhei» spirit, gallantry and pictnresrpie natalities during the Spanish Avnei iean War. 'I lie use of (Ins beloved regiment as a background for a romantic love story is something new, made effective through Victor Fleming's direction. Always in the lender .moments of Ibo losers, one senses Ihe pulse of a mighty armed unit in mot inn. the trampling of horses' hoofs. the I hud of sfihor against saddle and the voices nf men bound for war. "The Rough Riders" is a story of untamed and fearless cowboys, outlaws, adventurers, and dudes, gathering under the leadership of a man whom many of the cowboys regarded merely as "a New Y'oi'k cop who wore glasses/' but who could outride I hem, outshoot them, manage them when thev 11 ultl not manage themselves, and ol the romance of two hovs who rode with the lpaie.li Rider? and of Ihe girl they le.fl behind them. MA.IKSTK THEATRE.

Striking ;i. new and higher nolo in motion picture production, "White , Cohi,'' the First National special, starring Jottti Ooudal , ami featuring Kenneth Thomson as leading man, will commence «1 the .Majestic Theatre to-night. Filled with dramatic action, this is said to he one of the most unusual photoplays, in which delta Gotula] has appeared, and all who witnessed her work in "Three Faces East" will await her latest starring efforts with genuine interest. The scenes of the. story are laid on a sheep ranch in Arizona. Dolores (.'arson, a dancer, longing for home life, weds Alec (.'arson, the son of a sheep rancher. The latter disapproves of the marriage and makes life miserable for his daughter-in-law. A drought, of long .standing is killing off the sheep, and the young wife, who sincerely loves her husband, finds herself neglected. Sam Randall, a herder, seeks to win her from lier "husband, who, engrossed in his dying .sheep, pays her little attention. * The climax is reached when Randall is killed by Dolores after he invades the young wile's room. The finale is as remarkable, as it is natural. but it woidd be unfair to the public to reveal it. The story provides Miss Oondal with abundant opportunities for the display of her talents as a dramatic actress, in directing the picture, William K. Howard discarded the scenarist's scrip and' developed the. plot according to the psychology of the players and the events as they transpired. The motivation is said! to have reached a high tempo in consequence and to have been maintained until the iinal scene was filmed. The result is reported to be-a most unusual photoplay. Tho cast embraces George Nichols, George Bancroft, Robert, Perry and Clyde Cook. In addition there will he an English' Gazette. "Look Out," and "15 Minutes from Skyscrapers," travel scenic. OPERA HOUSE. Three years ago in the lounge- of the Hotel Astor, Now York, a number ot friends in the theatrical! world met each other and decided they would join forces and tour the world as a vaudeville combination. A show must have a mime, so, as they were setting out to entertain the world', they decided to call the company "The World's Entertainers."' Alter working 30 of the best music halls in America, they sailed from Vancouver to . Vbkchama, Japan. A successful season jn Tokio followed, where the "World's linlertainors" were commanded to appear before the present Mikado of Japan. China was the next country invaded, and although visits to one or two towns had to be cancelled owing to the uprising of the rebels, at Hongkong first, and then Shanghai, the "Worlds Entertainers" played to capacity houses at a time when China was in the throes of a particularly strong boycott against, foreigners. In Shanghai,' "Colonel." the parrot, with ".llarmstoil's Comedy Cockatoos." the big act with the entertainers, created considerable attention. Borneo, Sumatra, and Siam wevo the next countries played by the company. Another eomniaind :per.l ! ormancoj 'by the Iyjing of Siam put the hall-mark on the company in the Ear East. The King of Siam is regarded as a. critic of things theatrical, and his opinion is worth something, in the Kast. Croat, success greeted the combination in Cochin China, and the Federated Malay States. Seasons in the Dutch East Indies and Australia followed, and then the company came to New- Zealand, The entertainers open toi night at the Opera House.