AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 26 June 1926, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS.

PARAMOUNT COMEDY-DRAMA AT THE GRAND. “This may ruin the business, but It may make my boy,” Robert McWade, said to his factory .manager, when he turned' over his business to his son,-Nell Hamilton, 'for. a trial year. This'is one of the many Interesting situations In “New Brooms," a William de Mille production for Paramount, coming to the Grand Theatre, to-day. It is the ■ simple story of a father trying to teach' his son the fundamentals of life. Hamilton, as the son, has graduated from college and returned home filled with a set of brand new, untried ideas about everything. He is young, carefree, optimistic, and a firm and voluble believer in the glad hand, the kind word, the ever open pocket book- He is engaged at the opening of : the picture to Phyllis Haver. -She is a mercenary little piece of femininity. She misconstrues the love between Bessie Love, the little housekeeper, and Robert McWade, the father. This makes Neil terribly unhappy and upset. He quarrels with Phyllis, who immediately breaks off the engagement and marries another man. There follows a sequence of events which hold the Intense interest of everyone to the dramatic and lovable end. There are scenes between, the father and the son which are some of the most delicately humorous scenes ever made by Mr de Mille.. But they are etched on the memory because of the pathos, the homey touch of a father, who,has this great loye for ,his hoy, yet cannot tell him' or he'close to him. The supporting' programme contains some charming- glimpses of “Naples.” The .ever popular Stan Laurel in his latest comedy “ The Sleuth,” and a lengthy “Gazette.” Patrons are advised to ’phone their reserves early to 486.

WONDER DOG, . RIN-TIN-TIN _ AT FULLERS’, TO-NIGHT. Rin-Tin-Tin, the "Wonder Dog,” who has appeared in a number, of highly successful photoplays made by Warner Bros., is not , a .mere “stunt” performer. Before his" present contract was signed he had = established a screen versatility which enabled him to play a wide range of parts as are commonly given to a male or female human star. At the present time the photoplay stories in, which Rin-Tin-Tin appears are being ' chosen almost entirely because of their broad interest and not because they are specially suited _to a dog, with the usual restrictions brought about by the average dog’s inability to do anything other than a few "tricks.” In “Tracked in the Snow Country” Rin-Tin-Tin has a real acting part. Mpst interest in him in this picture comes from the fact that he starts out as a “heavy," being falsely accused of a crime. Rin-Tin-Tin’s efforts to bring the real culprit to justice and thereby establish his own innocence provide the big dramatic thread of the, story.-Rin-Tin-Tin in “Tracked in the Snow Country,” will be shown at the Theatre Royal this afternoon and evening by Fullers’, and this picture is easily the finest canine feature that has so .far been made. The cast includes many excellent players, including June Marlowe, Mitchell Lewis, and David Butler. Other subjects will embrace the last episode of the great serial success, “Samson of the Circus,” a,most amusing two-' reel comedy, from the Hal Roach studio, “Wood Simps,” and the “Pathe Gazette.” The Royal Orchestra of five instrumentalists, will contribute a bright series of musical numbers, under the direction of Mr N. B. Sutcliffe. Seats should he booked early. The above programme will be shown at this afternoon's matinee.

THE INCOMPARABLE PAVLOVA. On Monday, night ,at the Theatre Roval the incomparable Pavlova will make her first and only appearance here, together with Jier brilliant London and Paris company numbering 50 artiste, including the flashing and accomplished young Russian dancer, Lauront Novikoff and a'full grand operatic orchestra under the i epiiductorship of Lucien Wunneer. Tlie famous dancer is enjoying a wonderfully triumphant tour, and indications'-at the box office are- to .the effect that she will be greeted by a packed and representative audience on 'Monday night. The management has chosen for Tier pro-gramme-here .that iqijivhich slie appeared on her big gala night in Melbourne, including, “Primavera.”, “Chopiniana.,” “Autumn I/eaves,” PBblcro,” “Pas De Trois,” “Spanish Dunce,” “Scene Dansante,” “Russian Banco,” “The Swan.” In the (i ‘Autumn. Leaves”; ballet, in which .she is,, supported f by, Laurent Novikoff' arid”the "other' principals, PavlovaC'is saicl to bb'tbewitching. This dance is on classic lines, and many new steps and figures are introduced. Her genius permits her to transmit from the stage to the spectators tlio exhilaration which springs from tlio successive emotions' of her dance, so that the pleasure is rightly } shared by dancer and Pavlova always creates much enthusiasm. The curtain rises on “Chopiniana,” wherein tlio sotting by. Pazetti, a rural retreat bordered by lofty cypresses in sombre green, is perceived in delicate, indefinable halflights, shading off into purple grey mists, with the ballerinas, in long white skirts, moving like wraiths in .some beautiful eyiriphony. In this 1 lovely picture, Pavlova, dark-haired, and in white liko the others, dances Fokine’s arrangement of the valse in.C; sharp minor with Novikoff, whose. jet, black' jacket forriis a vivid note in the colour scheme. The divertisements include “Tlio Russian Dance,” in which, Pavlova, supported by Laurent Novi-' koif and the other principal members, of the company excels. “Bolero,” and “Pas de. Doux” are other big features. Tliursa Rogers is a New Zealander, who lias made a reputation as a dancer in London and Paris. A big feature of the entertainment is the work of the grand operatic orchestra, under tlio direction of Lucien Wurmser. The box plans are at the Bristol Piano Co.