AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 16 June 1924, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS.

“WTTITTN THE LAW” AT FELLERS’.

The ardour of patrons was ■ C ''‘Ser not damped by the lnclemeu on Saturday evening, Peeing rfL tre capacity attendance at tlie Th < Roval, when “Within tlie Law, fe. turing Norma Talmadge, made its appearance in , Timaru:: _ NotW'O seen this* talented.;.star m.vtlus 1 v* not to have seen lier'at her best J-t. is., admitted tKat tho role ot AU . Turner, the attractive, shop, gni wronglv accused and imprisoned in iespect of a theft committed by another, is somewhat different from those m which Norma Telmadgo lias been seen previously. Miss Talmadgo is specie ij successful iu the latter portion of uiv story, when, alter having served tlnee years in prison,, and after having begn rescued from ah attempt to drown herself as the result of failure to secure employment, she embarlm on a careei of “near” criminality, just managing to keep “within the law.” Particularly noteworthy in her acting is the seen:.- following the' shooting of “English Eddie,” the stool pigeon who has prevailed upon Garston, Mary Turner’s rescuer, to break and enter the residence of tlie millionaire Ivilder, whose son Mary has married. The climax, when she tells the police that her husband killed Eddie, 'is •artistically and convincingly worked up. Tho scene where Garston confesses to the crime is another faultlessly acted one. “Within The Law” is produced with elaborate iavishness, the gowns wore by the star being rich and novel. Miss Taimadge is ably supported by such old favourites as Jack Mulhall, Eileen Percy, and; Lew Cody. The supports which preceded the star attraction were an entertainment of their own, and consisted of a further exciting episode of the “Oregon Trail,” featuring /ccord; a hilarious comedy entitle'* “Broke,” an English Gazette, and an interesting and instructive scenic. The orchestra, under the. able direction of Mr Edgar Collins, provided excellent music during the entertainment.

WALTKa HEIRS AT THE GRAND.

The new programme, which opened at • the Grand Theatre' fon ’ Saturday night, is one which cannot fail to provide entertainment to suit all tastes. It is headed by the big Paramount success,'“‘Mr Billings Spends His Dime,” and is crammed full of delicious humour and swift action, giving Walter Hei.rs;:-;(w.ho plays tlie principal role) ample .scope to ( display his ;entertaining (ability, which is. from the pen of- Dana Biirnet, centres, round John Percival Billings, a haberdashery salesman who is down to his last thin dime, What to do —eat, ''.drink P ■ He "does ‘ hup, invests his remaining capital "in a ldfvg'black cigar. Thereby hangs the tale. But woe, what trials and suffering the purchase Jias ; caused . him, .Nevertheless it brqnght' fiweet .romance , qiielme..Bogan as his foil." ’ Between' dodging a love-sick girl and escaping the . clutches of a band of revolutionaries ili frdnth'.America, Heirsibas one of the fastest-moving comedy-drama roles ever seen. There are many genuine thrills in the picture, and a novel bull-fight. Opening in New York; with a generous portion o,f ocean scehes;-'aird a’thrilling ’ climax in a small South American Republic, the picture lias an unusual variety of charming backgrounds. The,-support-ing cast, is a strong one, ail'd.includes such personages as ; charming Jacqueline Logan, George Fawcett, and Robert McKim. Special mention should .be made of. the supporting'pictures, which include a two-reel Monty, Banks-laugh-raiser entitled, “The . Artist,” the American Gazette, ; and an interesting travelogue. A treat was provided by the orchestra, which rendered some delightful excerpts from the latest stage successes.

LENGHI-CELXJNI,

SINGER AND SOLDIER

Mr Lenglu-Cellim, tho great Italian tenor, who is to visit Timaru in conjunction with M. Zacharewitseh (the Polish violinist) on Tuesday and Wednesda3', 24th and 2oth inst., studied law in Bolagn—the oldest University in the world —where he obtained ids degree as doctor-at-law. During lis University days lie also studied singing, and on the advice of Lugia Mancinelli, the groat Italian conductor, he gave up singing and made his debut at Pistoria in the opera “Rigoletto,” achieving such success that the gate of a successful career was immediately open to him. _ Afterwards he appeared as premier tenor at the opera houses of Modena, Lucca, Florence, , Venice, Bologn. ’ etc., in the operas “La | Bohme,” “La Tosca,” Cavalleria Rusti-c-ana,” _ “La Traviata,” and Faust. Immediately after he was engaged as ‘‘Premier Tenor” for the Grand Opera Season at Covent Garden, and made his debut as Don Jose, in Carmen, i conducted by Signor Oampanini. Them followed an engagement by the Chicago i Grand Opera Company to appear in 1 “Rigoletto” with Madame Tetrazzini, but the war broke out and ho was obiiged to cancel his contract and rc- ! sponcl _ to the call of his country. Lenghi-Cellini made his re-appearance in .Europe with Madame - Tetrazzini. Ihe Lenghi-Cellini tour in New Zealand is under the direction of Mr Fred MeCrea, who will also liavo charge of that incomparable violinist, Kreisler when he _ visits Australia in 1925. " ’ The Liverpool “Courier,” commenting on a recent, appearance- oh Zachnrewitseh, tho Russian • violinist, m that city says: ‘‘Tb tho auditor accustomed to the perfunctory' methods of the merely brilliant performer M. Zacharewitscli’s methods of playim* was a revelation, as the little more that makes the world of difference under the wand of this master becomes absolute wizardry.”