STAGE AND CINEMA

Southland Times, Issue 17661, 19 February 1916, Page 9

STAGE AND CINEMA

MUNICIPAL THEATRE BOOKINGS. Feb. 23-24—Dramas, Ltd. Fob. 25—Dorothea Spinney. March I.'—J. McNamara (pencilled). April 26-27-28 G. N. Dawson (pen.). June 1 to 4—Boxing Association (pea). Jlune 8 and 9—J. Wallen (pencilled). ; July 12—Oraugo Lodge (pencilled). August 19 to 21— E. J, Carroll (pen). Nov. 23 and 24 E. J. Carroll (pen). POPULAR PALACE. Continuous Pictures. 2 to 5, 7 to 10. GRAND THEATRE. Continuous Pictures, 2 to 5. 7 to 10. Dramas, Ltd., under whose' direction “Within the Law” was presented last year, arc commencing another tour of the dominion on Wednesday and Thursday next, when ‘‘The Man Who Stayed at Home” and "Get-Uich-Quick Wallingford” will be staged at the Municipal Theatre by special arrangement witli .1. C. Williamson, Ltd. Miss Hilda Dorrington will appear as Miriam Lee in ‘‘The Man Who Stayed at Home” and as Fanny in "Gct-Pich-Quick Wallingford, and Mr Lionel Walsh will appe’ar as Christopher Brent in the thrilling spy play, which will be well remembered by Invercargill playgoers. Since their last visit to Invercargill the talented “Within the Law” Company have toured the whole of the Australian States, presenting "The Man Who Stayed at Home” and “Get-Rich-Quick” Wallingford.” 1 "How We Beat the Emden,” filmed nt Cocos Island, on the actual spots associated with the “Sydney’s” triumph and the downfall of the German raider, creating some-, stir and scorning a big success tn the north. It has been secured for The Grand at Invercargill. A story based on the drawings of the noted artist, Charles Dana Gibson, entitled “Tlie Education of Mr Pipp” will be the centre of attraction at the Popular on Monday, and as Digby Bell is the principal in the story, something really humorous may be looked for. Mr W. A. Low, of Wellington, has made arrangements for the screening of the John-Willard fight, on March I, after which a comprehensive tour of the doniinion is to bo made. After an absence of twelve months from the stage. Miss Lizette Parkcs is appearing as leading lady with the “Under Fire” Company in Sydney, replacing Miss Charlotte Ives, who is returning to America, Mary Pickford may be said to have achieved the final leaf of the leaf of laurel when the McClnre Syndicate offered her 15,000 dollars for a series of articles, guaranteed her a circulation of 05 million weeklyDoes it pay to be a Governor? Evidently it does if the statement is true that Gov. Walsh of Massachusetts was offered 200,000 dollars to appear in one picture. Opio Reade’s successful novel “The Yankee from the West” comes along in picture form to The Grand Theatre shortly. Tlie authors of "The Boss” are two of the most brilliant young men writing in their respective fields to-day. Mr Sheldon is the author of that great success “The Nigger” and Mr McConoughy lias “Madame X” to his credit. "The Boss” is the story of the wonderful power of a political figurehead, Mike Regan. “Tho Boss," fighter against all odds, master of men, is brought to his knees by a mere slip of a girl—a girl who did not realise that a woman is not a wife unless she loves her husband. Their effort to find this love and the retribution that came through it, will hold you beathless. At a Los Angeles Automobile Show Kathlyn Williams was voted prettier off the stage than on. Two of the Equitable's latest productions are “Not Guilty," as played by Cyril Scott, and “The Warning,” featuring Henry Kolker, who was here some four or five years ago. “Not Guilty” is the story of a man wrongly imprisoned. Cyril Scott is strangely inapropos in the opening scenes, but comes up stronger and stronger as the drama moves ahead. The production is excellent, and full of Stirring incidents. Mary Pickford started on tlie stage at seven pounds a week. She now has a guarantee of £20,000 a year in picture acting. Charley Chaplin is soon to be seen dn “Carmen." Tlie “Carmen” of tlie opera world needn't worry: it's a burlesque. Mr Charles Stanford, who is wellknown in New Zealand, is to begin a three weeks’ season at the Palace Theatre, Sydney, to-night, with a farce-com-edy entitled “Factory Hands,” which is a dramatisation of Edward Dyson’s widely-read Irook of the same name. Winter Hall is in tho Australian £IOOO prize novel, “The Pioneers,” which is being filmed at Gosford, in New South Wales. Fred Leslie, who went to England with Ivy Schilling two or three years age, and made a success of their Jujitsu act at tlie Empire, had. at latest news, concluded a tour with his ".Made in England" revue, and was next to appear in panto, in “Old King Cole” at Leeds, The acting of Marguerite Clarke (.Mary Pick ford's greatest rival), in a magnificent drama entitled “The Cnisible," has fairly bounded into public favour in Wellington. Mary Pickford lias apparently made the greatest success of her career in the big film “Bags," as waif of the shuns. The picture is now showing at the King's, Wellington, to enormous houses. Tin* Sclig Co. have the distinction of showing tlie, lirst picture to be exhibited before the Pope in tlie Vatican at Pome. Irene Dillon, who marie a good beginning as a dainty principal girl in Williamson pantomime a few years ago, was. when last heard of, playing a Christmas season in musical comedy at Man eh osier. The ('at lie firm has acquired the picture lights to Kiohng'.s "The Light that Failed." This is the first Kipling hook to he put into pictures, and is filled with excellent dramatic material. The ens* will ho headed by Pobert son Edeson, .lose Collins, .Lillian Tucker, ami Claude Klein lug. Sir Johnston Forbcs-Pobertson will (says the London Observer) make his last appearance on the American stage in Sander’s Theatre, Harvard University, on .Monday, April 2 1. The president of tlie University and the chairman of the department of English hav- formally invited him to present "Camlet" .m, the old Elizabethan stage of that thca-

trc to celebrate the three hundredth anniversary of the death of Shakespeare and to mark his final appearance In America. May Beatty was in the cast of the Clear no Kdwardes Christmas production for the Manchester Prince’s Theatre. She is well known to Manchester theatregoers. Next year promises to ho a prolific time for British pictures. Among those promised are "Justice,” by John Galsworthy; "Sally in Our Ally”: Oscar "Wilde's ".Lady Windermere’s Pan"; "The Second Mrs Tanquoray”; Zangwill’s “Tile Batchelors’ Club"; and “The Old Maids' Club”; “The Old Folks at Home”; “The Vicar of Wakefield,” in which Sir John Hare, will play Dr Primrose; Chevalier's •"The Fallen .Star”; "Shirley,” hy Charlotte Bronte; and "Profit and Ixiss,"’ a Criterion Theatre play. Henry Walthall, the Essanay star, has put in such line work in "Ghosts,” "The Raven,” and other plays of a kind that lie lias earned the title of “The 13dwin Booth on tlie screen." Edna May is to appear in a Vitagraph picture, and the large salary she receives will be handed over to charity. Says the Bulletin: —George Marlow throws his hat into Hie ring and announces that shortly lie will he an open competitor against .1. C. "Williamson, Ltd., in tile production of musical comedies, light operas and revues, being •'convinced that there is room for another producer of this class of entertainment in Australia." Then .having earned one cheer he proceeds to make it three with; —In this connection 1 might state that I am prepared to give Australian talent every opportunity. Ho - putations count very little with me, and instead of bringing out people with great names who have had their day I would much prefer to cultivate the local product. If I import mummers I will import them at their best, and not hasbeena, (Loud applause.) If as well as the has-beens the Marlow Arm turns down the .never-wasers, it may prevent the average man-playgoer being bored into being a permanent absentee before he is 40.