THE PICTURE WORLD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16611, 8 December 1919, Page 2

THE PICTURE WORLD.

“VENUS IN THE EAST.” The capital double bill at the People’s, starring Bryant Washburn in “Venus in the Bast” andjpretty little Emmie Gorman in “The Little Mother,” screens finally to-night at the People’s. The programme contains a wealth of pleasing and delightful entertainment. ” TO-MORROW’S BIG CHANGE. Douglas Fairbanks, the world renowned stunt actor and athlete, heads to-morrow’s big bill in his latest redblooded play of the west, '‘Arizona.” Douglas Fairbanks aboard a broncho dashes up to the ranch house and yells to a bunch of cow puncher?. “Come on quick, we’re going to fight!” “Fight who?” “Who, hell! What difference does it make? Come on 1” and away they go—a thunder of hoofs and a dust cloud—Douglas Fairbanks and his very own army. That’s a scene from “Arirhnaj,” a scene typical of this great stage success now produced in. the big out doors where the story belongs. The latest from Mack Sennett’s comedy successes is also on the bill, ns well as “The Fighting Trail”— next episode. A special matinee on Thursday commences at 3.30. EVERYBODY’S. “WHIRL OF LIFE” AND “THE JAZZ.” A ifhique dramatic offering comes for. ward in “The Whirl of Life,” showing at Everybody’s to-night and to-morrow. This is the real life story of Irene Vernon Castle and her husband, Captain Vernon Castle. She was the daughter of well-to-do parents, and her runaway match and its subsequent strange results are -woven into a most fascinating ro.mance. The couple, after their Parisian success, opened in New York, and were bitterly opposed b3 r an opposition show company who stuck at no villainy to prevent the dancing pair having a successful first night. The dancing scenes in the film are little short of marvellous, particularly those shown at “Castles-by-the-Sea,” the luxurious dancing palace which the Castles built at the seaside in New York, and which became the rendezvous of all the Yankee capital’s millionairedom. There is also shown a quaint and clever short film of the adventures of Egnert M'Wowse, who went to a “Jazz” dancing party to put down, the evils which he imagined existed there. He thinks the Jazz is something to drink, but soon gets undeceived. Another adventure of “The Scarlet Runner” is also showing. - 1