AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 23 July 1925, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

VIRGINIA YALLI AND NORMAN

KERRY. AT FULLERS.’

Virginia Yalli and Norman Kerry find themselves happily associated and happily cast in “The Price of Pleasure,” Universal-Jewel, which opens at the Theatre Royal this evening, and in which they are co-starred. There is •something fascinating in the love romance of those from divergent walks of life. This is the situation in ‘'The Price of Pleasure,” for Miss Yalli has the part of a shop girl and Kerry that of the son of a rich, socially established woman. The picture opens in the basement of a great department .shore, Miss Yalli and a fellow clerk resting a moment between tho rushes of a bargain day tornado. Kerry, in the guise of a mechanic, enters the place to make a. purchase, and overhears Miss Valli’s plaint that never has sho had a, real good time. Immediately interested, and impressed by her beauty and evident fine character, lie invites her out. She consents, and then is shown a scene to make one’s heart warm, for the girls who live in tho tenement boarding house rob their meagre wardrobe so that their friend can. made a presentable apncaranco. The young man drives up in a, big limousine, and drives away with tho scarce-believing young woman. From then on her experience is like that of tho princess of the fairy talc, for t.ho young man takes her to his magnificent home, has a maid take her to In's sister's room and bedeck her in his sister’s gowns. For a- week the girl loads this dual life, and then the man’s mother and sister return from abroad. After that comes stalking tragedy into the lives of these two young folk, nd very human indeed is the manno. in which thp story is deftlv developed. There is a decided comedy element, oared for in competent manner by Louise Fazenda and T. Pov Barnes. Pieturegoers will appreciate “The Price of. Pleasure.” its entertainment value being very high. Snnnorts accorded to the picture will be Wanda Wiley in a pc-npy comedy. “Don’t "Worry-,” and “The Universal News Gazette.” Seats mar bo booked through ’phono 570.

THE GRAND. A BUCK JONES THR ILLER; Western stories have always held their popularity with film patrons, and with an improved typo of picture, such as “The Man Who Played Square,” they are always a certainty to provide first-class entertainment. This fine picture, starring Buck Jones, opened to a large house at the Grand Theatre last evening, and fulfilled expectations in every respect. The story concerns “Pronto” Black (Buck Jones), who, in response to a letter from his pal Stove, sets out to find him! Approaching Steve’s shack he is fired upon, hut enters. Ho finds Steve wounded, and Steve tells him that his father owns a h,alf interest in the Grey Eagle mine, run by 1 Hank Spofford, who desires to kill him, and become solo owner of the mine. In a fight betyveen Steve and Spofford the latter is yvounded and dies, and Ids daughter Bertie comes to tho shack intent on revenge on Steve, but is met by Black. He calms her, and she employs him ,as an amalgamator at the mine. Ho 'discoy-ers a plot to oust the girl, and . a “frame-up” is made to convince. Bertie-that Black is simply there for the purpose of getting her out. A series of fights take place, a robbery, . with - the money ...mudcy. Black’s pdlow, a dramatic '- yvinppmg', which reveals the real criminal, and the last stand of the gang with a big mine explosion as a climax. _ Wanda Hawley plays tho leading feminine role admirably. The supports include /.the “Fox News,” ari interesting educational film* a further episode of tho thrilling serial “Tho Purple Riders ’’ and a elevor comedy “Up on the l 1 arm. Bright music was contributed by too Grand Orchestra in their usual Capable , manner.