ENTERTAINMENTS

Southland Times, Issue 19460, 27 January 1925, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

ALBION PICTURES. "MISSING DAUGHTERS," "MORD EM’LY” AND MACK SENNETT. Three stellar pictures that have attracted record crowds all over America, England and New Zealand make their last appearance at the comfortable Albion to-night. The British picture, “Mord Em’ly,” is taken from the romance of Cockney Land. Anyone familiar with the East side of London can easily imagine the fun and the pain in the life of an independent Cockney girl thrown on her own resources. Betty Balfour, Britain’s Queen of Happiness, plays an endearing part as this poor little waif who refuses to be down-trodden, and who smiles her way to an ultimate triumph as pleasing as it is unique. British pictures on British screens are far too few, and it behoves us as Britishers to help this English industry before we lose sight of scenes of Old England from the , moving picture drama. The second feature of the evening is the amazing picture on the wiles and tricks of the “White Slavers,” who are seen going to almost reckless daring in pursuit of girls for their dance cabarets. There is a fight in the clouds between two ’planes, in which the villain is shot down and falls into the sea. The head of the nefarious business learns that one of the kidnapped girls is his own daughter, so he also aids in the rescue, but is killed. All ends happily by the secret service man winning one of the girls for his bride. The strong caste in this picture includes Eileen Percy, Claire Adams, Walter Long, Rockliffe Fellows, Eva Novak, Pauline Stark, Sheldon Lewis and many other principals. Mack Sennett provides the fun of the night with his comedy, “Where Is My Wandering Boy This Evening.” Seats may be reserved by ’phoning the Albion 738. CIVIC PICTURES. LAST NIGHT OF “TRIUMPH” AND “K—THE UNKNOWN.” That “the Civic has the pictures” is once again demonstrated in the programme to be presented for the last time to-night. Pride of place is given to Cecil B. De Mille’s ‘‘Triumph,” which was made by Cecil De Mille immediately after “The Ten Commandments.” The story, by May Edginton, tells of two men, half-brothers, one rich, the other poor, who exchanged posi-, tions over night. De Mille has considerably expanded the material, particularly enlarging the part of Anne Land, played by Leatrice Joy, who provides the love interest in the original story, while the two boys represent two phases of American life and discontent. As Leatrice Joy portrayed the care-free girl in “Manslaughter,” so is the type of “Triumph,” the type of the twentieth century, young woman, who puts marriage aside and devotes her time to work that will lead to a career, only to find that fame isn’t everything. Rod La Rocque, who established himself as a great character in “The Ten Commandments,” gives his - usual satisfying performance. “K—The Unknown” is the screen version of the novel, “K,” by Mary Roberts Rinehart. The name part of the story, “K,” is portrayed by Percy Marmont. He is the one who deserts a great career to bury his identity in a small town, where he falls in love with Sidney (Virginia Valli), much to the grief of one of her youthful adorers, who is made to realise that the attractions of the mature man have eclipsed in her affections his bouquets and the boxes of candy of his hated rival, also a youth. This puppy love is made the instrument on which to hang the comedy of the picture, and also much of the tragedy. This programme is one of those not to be missed.