ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 November 1926, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE PEOPLE’S. ART ACORD IN “SKY HIGH CORRAL.’' A blue-streak Western, starring Art Acord, heads the new programme at the People’s to-night. “Sky High Corral” is among the twenty-four best of Universal’s 1926 list. The reason is that the ingredients of the picture are good singly and combine to make a good photoplay. The story is well done with a gripping plot jammed with suspense. The photography is good and the acting and direction excellent. The picture deals with the efforts of forest rangers to evict a rancher and his niece from their home which has recently been declared a forest preserve. They refuse to, move. A neighbour with his eye on the girl plans to throw a monkey wreneh into the cogs of affairs. The opposing factions and their fight make this a thrilling story. Art Acord, demonstrating his fine acting ability, does a number of clever tricks of horsemanship and stages some wild rides. His affair with the niece furnished the love interest. Two big comedies, one of which stars Charles Puffy, are screened in support of “Sky High Corral,” which will be shown tonight and to-morrow only. EVERYBODY’S. ROLLICKING RICHARD DIX. Richard Dix’s latest comedy riot “Say It Again” is merry, bubbling entertainment throughout. It would be a mistake—and perhaps unkind —to reveal absorbing details of “Say It Again;” but suffice it to sky that the picture tells of a man who is mistaken for a prince, and the forthcoming complications when he is married to the girl he loves, but does not know it. Chester Conklin, as the prince, gets all the comedy there is from the role. Beautiful Alyce Mills is “the lady in the case” and Richard is supported by valiant Gunboat Smith, who makes a fine bodyguard with a wonderful “punch.” Dix’s admirers, and this ineludes all who saw his delightful burlesques, “Womanhandled,” and “Let’s get Married,” will be further charmed by his inimitable display in “Say It Again.” A full programme of supports of lesson five of the Charleston are also shown, and the new orchestral programme includes a lovely new 6—B fox trot, “Barcelona.”