ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 June 1925, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE PEOPLE’S. FAMILY NIGHT TO-NIGHT. "'Three Women,” is the title of the new feature which headed the pro; gramme at the People’s Theatre last night. As the title conveys the story is of three women who are rivals for the love of the same man, a perfect lover, an unfaithful husband. The cast includes a larger number of stars than any picture that has been seen here for some time. May McAvoy and Pauline Frederick take the parts respectively of Jeanne Wilton and Mrs. Wilton, both in love with Edmond Lamont, a character played by Lew Cody. Marie Prevost is the third woman and Mary Carr and Williard Louis, the fat comedian, are also in the east. An amusing cartoon, a novelty screen movie chat, and a gazette are the supports. The programme is to be shown again tonight. Admission prices at the People’s Theatre are: Stalls 9d, dress circle Is 3d. A William Fox feature, “The Painted Lady,” with George O’Brien and Dorothy Mackaill starred, is the big attraction for to-morrow and Monday at the People’s Theatre. J EVERYBODY’S. “LOVE’S WILDERNESS.”

Corinne Griffith as Linda Lou Heath in •'Love’s Wilderness,” which received its initial screening at Everybody's Theatre last night, has a role entirely different from any in which she has previously appeared. Hitherto she lias always been associated with wealth, luxury, expensive gowns, mid other beautiful women, but in this new picture she is seen as a household drudge in the backwoods of Canada and reveals herself as a greater dramatic actress than many suspected. The star is introduced to the audience as a romantic young American girl engaged to an explorer and scientist and living in a small town with her three aunis. of whom she is a ward. Her fiance is a faithful but unromantic young man and shortly before the date fixed for the wedding he leaves her to lead a party of explorers into Central Africa. Heartbroken at his action and the infrequency of his letters, she yields readily to the attentions of Paul L’Estrange, a young man on the way to his farm in Canada, which he has inherited. After much persuasion she marries Paul and goes to Canada with him, but a year of toil on the farm is enough for him and he deserts her and leads her to believe that he has been drowned. Her baby dies and she returns home to find her first lover, David Tennant, has-also returned, Refraining from telling him of her first marriage, she marries him and accompanies him on a trip to Malay, where lie intends to continue his studies in company with the governor of the gaol. During a storm the convicts escape, and one of them proves to be Paul. At first David disbelieves that she thought Paul dead, but a conventional ending is evolved after several highly dramatic incidents. The supporting programme includes a very funny comedy, a scenic and a .Gaumont Graphic. The programme screens again to-night and at both •sessions to-morrow. Seats may be reserved at Collier’s.