AMUSEMENTS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 62, 26 May 1928, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

KING'S THEATRE. "NEVADA," ANOTHER ZANB GREY SUCCESS. Add 0110 more success to that striking list of Zane Grey western stories which have been .stirring; the hearts of men, women aud ! children for years on printed page and screen. Its title

•Nedwia," just released by Paramount, and clue to take, its place, with ''Tiie Thundering Herd," "The Vanishing El ice," "Wanderer of the Wasteland," "Forlorn River," "Drums of the Desert,' and a, dozen others. Zane Grey fan, s , will see it to-night only at King's Theatre.

The Za.no Grey name and the Paramount trademark are 'always good enterta.inmanitj insurance, and this latest rekv.se, "Nevada," is declared to be one of the best western tale's so far translated to the screen. The east names promise splendid performances. Gary Cooper is the star, a husky young daredevil, born in the West, and typical of Western heroism.

Thelma Todd, lovely golden-haired actress, ]"« the leading woniVin. William Powell, finest villain of all in. field of. film drama never, fails, to make an audience liixte him as ;t scoundrel and respect him as an actor. Philip Strange, Ernie S. Adams, Guy Oliver, Christian J. Frank and Ivan Christy are other strong names. "Nevada,," a tale of romance, and adventure, pictures the Old West in the days when outlawry was at its height, bad men were at their worst, heroes at their best, and heroines most adorable. It is a picture of rapid-lire action, hard-riding, straight shoo Ling, clashes between cattle rustlers and law-abiding men, and .1 warming story of love in which there is greait suspense. John Waters, noted for bi s handling of western stories, directed. It is said to be the best of the long series.

THE MUSIC MAKERS.

ART AND THE BUSINESS MAN.

VIEWS OF. LASZLO SCHWARTZ

Mr Laszlo Schwartz, the eminent Hungarian violinist and composer, arrived by the mail train this morning. With Miss Dawn As-sheton, ho appears at tlie Town Hall to-night. In a short interview with a "Post" representative, he had! something of interest to say on the relationship of commercialism and art. He outlined these from the. very beginning 01 modern civilisation and in throwing his high lights on the most vital interests of the business: men and those of the artist, he brought out some very humorous and f grave phases of their individual arid 'joint interests and accomplishments.' At i|.ie out-! set he showed how ' the two stood hopelessly apart and quoted instances proving that, in the beginning, the iartist was nothing but a slave in the service of his King, and later of the aristocracy, while during one period of the world's history practically' all his creations were monopolised by the various religions. It was. only since the music industries and the

'rmrodueing ena had been ushered in, stated the speaker, that the artist liifd gained a fuller* measure of in.ixmdenco an]d, porreeipoiiidingly, a fairer compensation' for his art products.

In touching upon this "reproducing" era, Mr Schwartz made the following observations: "T.hare was a time, and not so very loner ago, when the merchant had no more use for the artist than he hud for a dull razor. These were the. days when merchants gave very little thought to the en dueive atmosphere that an artist could create —when the artist himself felt much more at home in patched trousers than in others. Those were the days when the merchant had not discovered th'it this verv same 'fool dreamer' could create artistic advertising copy for him to pile up his profits and to add prestige to his business." Now commercialism and art hart come together, and even men with the boldest flights of imagination were unable to visualise the educational 'and humorising influences of the phonograph, the pianola, radio and other inventions. Mr Schwartz pointed out that people who complained' that the mass of people were unmusical, were not quite logical. as a great in/my were still unable to read music, and they were much in the same position as regards the , cblisical in music; a« were those unlable to read as regards the great ht- ! erary works of the masters. i Appearing with Mr Schwartz is Miss Dawn Assheton, the world-fam-ed Entrlish coloratura singer, who is particularly noted for her interpretation of folk and character songs.