SCREEN NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 9 June 1924, Page 13

SCREEN NOTES.

Those who like excellent comedy and thrilling drama will find both in the latest Master Picture to be shown at the Theatre Royal, coming Wednesday. It is called “Mr Barnes of New York, ’ ’ with the ever .. pleasing Tom Moore as Mr Barnes, and beautiful Naomi Childers as his leading woman. In the story, which is a photoplay version of the play of the same name, Mr Barnes, an American world traveller, becomes involved in a Corsican blood l'ued. It seems that a beautiful girl has taken a vow to kill her brother’s murderer. Cii’cumstances point to the brother of Enid as the culprit, and Mr Barnes has all he can do to prevent the Corsican maiden from killing the brother of the girl he loves. How he does, and the final unravelling of the. skein of plots in which Mr Barnes is tho centre,.make one of the comedy thrills of the season.

* * * * The famous stage plnv, “Within the Law,” which brought international fame to its author. Bayard Yeiller, has been transferred to the screen with Nonna Talmadge in the leading role. Everything, it is claimed, has been done to' make a great picture out of a great play. Critics have no hesitation in claiming that Norma Talmadge’s interpretation of Mary Turner is tho finest of her screen career. The 1 settings and direction leave nothing to be desired. Do not miss Norma Tab madgo at her best in “Within the Law.” which will he shown at the Theatre Royal on Saturday next.

Tom Moore again the same Tom with, the same, genial smile, but in a new kind of part in “Mr Barnes of ■New York.” a Master picture. Moore is seen as a jovial youth who fails in love with an English girl, and gets all tangled up in a Corsican vendetta. His ready wit and laughing good nature bring him through the adventure with a whole skin. * & * * Sharks, octopuses, and porpoises, were brought from D’Urville Island in the French Pass by the Maoris, for the under water scenes in “Venus of the Southern Seas.” The Maoris netted these fish, and brought them down the coast to Nelson. They appear in the under water scenes in which Annette Kellerman gives tho best display of swimming and under water acrobatics of her career.

“Us Boys,” are all there in full force in “The Country Kid", a Master picture. 'Where could a bettor trio of hoys be found, than Wesley Barry, “Spec” O’Donnell, and little Bruce Guerin? sj* # ** ♦ The Moulin Rouge, the most briliant and most notorious of Montmartre cafes, is no more, except in the memory of tourists and pleasureseekers who visited it years ago. 'I hose who have never seen this cafe ot tho “Red Mill,” will bo able to view it in replica hi “Queen of (ho Monliu Rouge,” a Master picture, starring tho Tate Martha Mansfield. •-

Gossip fiom the Studios.

, To get proper atmosphere and scenic effects' for screening tho David Belasco stage play “Tiger Rose, ’ tne .e'Rue company moved to -'location in the wilds of- the Yosemite Valley, m Yellowstone National Park. Lenoio " Ulric, the famous international actress, plays the title part m this Master picture. , Said to be one of the most beautiful women in Paris, is Mile. Franco Dhelia, who plays tho leading part in “Love in a Harem,” the first Pathecolour drama since the war. bho is o medium height, with the lithe rounded figure of the Parisienne, langourous, almond-shaped eyes, and a mass o wild, waving black hair. All the fascinating animation of tno Frenchwoman is revealed on the screen m this exquisite Master picture. a. Audiences will want to hang tight to their seats, while Cullen Landis cuts the corners at 00 miles an■ j l ®” l ' on the Highway of Love, m ‘Watch Your Step.” a Master picture.

Numerous hardships were experienced In- tho actors filmiii" “Queen of tne Moulin Bongo.” a Master picture. Practically all the exteriors verb in ]\font T nnrtic, tlis Bohemian quarter of _ P ar ’ s - Conse•'•uent.lv. several batteries of Ivloigsand Mudight arcs were used, and the •owerfn! rays of these lights burned OVOS of the pi a vers. These lights affect the eves in much the same way as snow blindness.

i A husband from Heaven is the t 1 strange experience of a Mexican girl f in “me Broken. Wing,” a Master • picturo. He arrived by means of an i aeroplane, and ins lauding was more j spectacular than comfortable. Kenneth Harlan, is tho Hying husband, [ > and Miriam Cooper, the Mexican, girl. » * * “The Steeplechaser,” a forthcoming Master comedy, featuring Ligc Conley, and Elinor Lynn, is an absolute Iriumpn of short length farce, design- ! ed and executed to make one lose one’s seat from laughing. * * * * Clever acrobatic tricks are one of the features in “High Power,” a Master Comedy, starring lage Conley. * * * * Golfers will appreciate “slow motion 1 golf of Gene Saragen,” to be shown ■at the Theatre Royal shortly. This film gives a remarkable insight to ; the methods adopted by tins famous player. * * * m All the absorbing interest and thrilling adventure of “Main Street,” lias ; been captured on the screen, with j Florence Vidor and Monte Blue in. I the leading parts. For thirty-five years Sinclair Lewis gathered material for this astounding novel. It is not a story of one Main Street, but of all | of them from Russell to Invercargill. « * * * I “Watch Your Step,” tells the story j of a dashing youth who tried to travel along the road of Romance at the same speed as ho drove liis racing car. He tried to race his rival, but when lie landed with a bump, saw thousands of stars, and found one of his motor tyres round his neck, he thought he had lost ever}- chance but he hadn’t quite. •:fc * * Take it from Kenneth Harlan that an aeroplane is a tricky toy to play with unless you know what all the levers mean. When you see “The Broken Wing,” a Master picture, you will probably remark on his talent as an aviator, but Kenneth had a bad fright, while acting for one of the early scenes in this picture. He started the engine, and sot off along the ground somewhat nervously, when •something in tho vicinity of the motor roared, and the plane leaped off the ground. Happily, however, it returned to. earth as abruptly as it bad left, and there were no casualties. * « * Still one of the scenes for the Master picture, “Tho Hero,” Gaston Glass finds himself welcomes by scores_ of pretty girls, who hug and kiss him. After the scene had been taken twice, to the evident enjoyment of the impressionable Gaston, he thought it should be taken once more to make sure of its being right. « * * * Wesley Barry finds his work in “The Country Kid,” a Master picture a delightful ‘change. He indulges in the luxury of giving his younger brothers a rousing lecture. * * * » If tho extravagant statement of film producers that every laugh is valued at ten thousand dollars, is to be credited, Cameo, the dog actor in “Tho Horn.” a Master picture, is worth its weight in gold.