SCREEN and STAGE

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17028, 30 April 1923, Page 5

SCREEN and STAGE

NOTES CK CURRENT AND COMING SHOWS

TO COB RESPONDENTS. • The Sheik ' —Many thanks for your * kind remarks; of appreciation of this column. Have rioted your suggestions and should any such ‘subscription list make its appearance or an. appeal be made in the direction you indicate I ahaii be only too phased to give assistance through this column.-- Moving Picture Editor. “ STAR ” MOVIE COMPETITION. LAST WEEK’S WINNERS. The competitions conducted weekly ~n i O T:nS picture editor of the .'star ior some time past have been growing rapidly in pcpularit*. East o-eek easily eclipsed all ' previous records. Hundreds of letters poured in daily xxt the moving picture editor, until at cloeing time at 30 o’clock on Saturday morning some thousands of letters lied accumulated. Answers came from as far south as Timaru and lemuka. and from every district in the Aorth Canterbury portion of the province. Two assistants had to be requisitioned to help in opening the answers receive*. The competition ■a«i-s evidently much too easy, as almost all the answers were correct. A ‘ evt sceptical poisons thought there* must be a. cat on somewhere, as it appeared so easy. and consequently thev taisteo their sentences round a bit The correct answer was : ..-S 0 ”**? n “ Talmadge’* Infest feature, .exist is Mest." is perfect In selecting the sinners from the answers «<*.'red the moving picture cd.tor did not take into consideration tffe fact that the words. '‘East is , ’ WW , e "? t in a »-«at many instajnees enclosed m inverted commas. following 31 x persons have been sofeefedl as winners by the moving picfere editor, and double dress circle passes for the Liberty Theatre s ill be forwarded to their addresses:— J ;- l M ' D '; riaW - £02 > Peterborough Stjeet, Christchurch. Miss P. Walsh, Box 403, p o C/inetchurch. Mass M. Bucknell, 107, Yaldhurst K.oad. I.ppej- Itiocarton. Miss Haael Stokes. Maori Tea Rojjrns, Sea View Road, Xew Brighton. Miss Betty Smith, 416, Cashel Street, Linwood. .Vurse G. Gillespie, Christchurch Hospital. Another competition for readers will b* found on this page. Competitors must comply with the conditions as j set out in the wording beneath the j inscription of letters. ‘One of the Blood,” showing at! the Liberty, is a typical Douglas Fairbanks picture, containing as it does u.enty of lift* and fun from beginning k’ enf |; There are some very fine “ Ul t*b ” scenes in the picture. These are shown during a supposed revolution, and it is while the revolutionaries are chasing him that Fairbanks, as the Prince, performs some startling and amusing stunts, amongst them the rescue of a maiden. The picture s excellently produced and is one which must be seen to be appreciated.

Commencing at the Queen’s to-day ls .-live, mgs. a picture whicii leat-ures Mary varr. who will be remembered by picture patrons for her • ■xceiient periormance of the mother m ;• Over the Rili.” Miss Carr plays 1 similar part in the present picture. Xazimova. one of the best-known actresses of the screen’ will be seen u the Strand all this week in Stronger than Death.” This tensely dramatic picture gives the star every opportunity of showing what a versatile performer she is, and her dancing in London music halls can he much admired. in addition to this picture the programme includes a Paramount comedy-drama. •* Is Marriage a failure f besides the latest gazette nid a comedy production. Molly Hawn,” in which the Allen Doone Company make their final appearance this evening, is an adaptation of Alzs Hungerrord’s widely-read novel, of which over two million copies have been sold. The work of conversion has been done with a view to preserving the spirit of the characters a- closely as possible. The author ha.* done his work well. Eleanor Mas screen e. Lord Amherst. Philip .Shadwell and Marei*. Amherst are vivi< characterisations, which remain in t-lie memory. The "Westminster GJee Singers con eluded their brief return visit to Christchurch wi + h a most enjoyable concert at the Choral Hall on Satur-d:l-y night. Both concerted and solo items were encored, the performers in some cases having to respond to two or three recalls. French Heels. to he shown tc night at Greater Crystal Palace, is a modern love story written by Clareiu’ Budding Lon l-.eiland and directed b\ Edwin i. Hollywood. It is released b\ M. M . Hodkinson and is said to be one of ‘the most entertaining produc t-ions of the son. The New York notice* have been very complimentary and local picture patrons may anticipate something entertaining. The story of “French Heels.” concerns the adventures of a young girl who is forced ±o earn her own living. She becomes: a chorus girl in a Broad wav cabaret and soon is the talk of the town. Then she meets the mail ” and the story really begins. “The Alan From Beyond,” showing &v tho Liberty, has one of the greatest thrills ever shown on the screen. Houdini plunges into the raging water of Niagara, in a desperate effort to save the girl who has leaped into a frail canoe rather than Fall into the clutches of the villain. The canoe with its precious burden is tossed about in the tempestuous waters with Komi ini. swept among the rocks in the swift current, in its wake. Tie seizes the canoe. Mops it. only to have it wrested from his grasp by the raging torrent. He reaches it again at the verv brink o! the roaring cataract of Niagara Fall- . Besides this there are othc thrills, all wov°n into the haunting, romantic Morr of a man who is chopped out of Ins icy tomb in the Arctic.* after one hundred years to be brought

Tom Mix and his famous, horse Tony are two of the best known performer on the screen. They are appearing f'iis week at the King’s. Sydenham, in ‘ For Big Stake.-.” Among the. many thrills in the nroductiou i*. the ride by Mix on Tony to uivo a girl from death in a prai ie tire. Molly ikiwr. ‘ '..i1l he presented by the Allen Doone (Vmipanv for the last vime to-night at the Theatre Bo . al. I'o-morrc*-*’ night and on Tuesday ano Wednesday evenings, ‘ln Old ih.-no-ga| will be staged, and for the liar.; two nights of .lie season. Friday and Saturday, the company will appear fhe Parish 1 5 nest.” Die neAv revue to fie, staged at the Oneva House to-night by Waltei George’s Sunshine Players i« entitled ‘ The Mixture.” It is a production ol Mr George’s own composition and for a bright- and snappy show it would :e bard to beat The company have been rehearsing this new piece all last w* ok and a full dress rehearsal this morning proved that the revue will he one oi the most popular of the George’* extensive repertoire. Messrs Georg Storey, Walter George, blank Perryn. A orke Gray and Robert Raymond will be beard in songs suitable to the char actors which they are called upon t sustain. Miss Hazel Fuller and M, Georgic Martin have also been allotted some bright numbers. Miss Yen. Sewell has worked out some attractive ballot numbers for the chorus, and sht will be seen in a semi-acrobatic da nix with Air Yorke Gray. There are some pretty drop curtain scenes throughout the entire producri^u. “The Flaming hour.” which will bi screened at Greater Crystal Palace tonight. is full of thrills and action oj the sort that will please nearly ever\ ctass of patron, with a romantic love interest threaded through the plot, bin at the same time it presents a picture of the effects of ill-temper on one" relations in business, societv assoc-ia tions and marriage. Frauk Mayo. ;. b n i versa I star of long standing, play the. role of the husband with the sk:l one would expect from his rears o trooping. Helen Fe.-guscm is’east o, posite him. In Old Donegal.“ » refreshingly simply and pretty story ol the peasant homes of Ireland forms Mr A Her Doone s next change of programme tomorrow night. Honest hearts ami steadfast purpose oppose, greed and shady practice, with the ultimate resuh that they score a knock-out. but not until honesty in the person of Lorry Donovan (Allen Doone) assumes tinman tie of the apparently guileless aim slightly befuddled Shaun, and meets

cunning with its equal. Incidental tc the performance Air Doone sings seve,.;i' df his popular melodies ” Kale QDonoughue and 'Tunes we Love tc Be:ii on Paddy s Day.” Ronald liilcv, diehard Bellairs. Chas Brown an i others are seen in supporting male -ha meters. Of the ladies Mi« Eflnr Kecley is seen in the part of Kate ODonoughue. beloved of J,arr\ Donovan, while Aiiss Inman does ample justice to Alary Donovan, his sister Mis.** Connie Kyie contributes a cl eve. sketch of Tim. o half-starved wait v il l a wonderfully realistic -appetite. George Dixon, the musical jack-in-the-box, who appeared for one nigh only ar the Opera House last w«y-k. definitely opens bis season to-nwht Another newcomer in the vaudevill section is John Pastor, the tumbling fiddler. New items will be given bv Bert Terrell, Dutch comedian and yodeller. Nash and A pa Artists and Tubby Stevens, comedian. A great number of people must have rod Peter B. Kyue’s novel. Tl: P'-\dc of Palomar.” Those who have not read ii should not mies the opportunity of seeing one of the bes T o' modern stories told in its most thrill :ng form- —the motion picture version, which is being screened at Ereryb vl v’ j to-night. From every angle this pi< I tore is claimed to he one of the out standing productions of the year The j picture was produced for the Para I mount Company by Frank Borr«g«? ! sho earned distinction as director o‘ ! ‘ Humoresque.’’ “The Pride oi I “alomar ” has a powerful east, headed j h*' Forrest Stan lev and Marjorie Daw. ! and leaves little to be desired.

! ” East is AYeet ” is in its second wee; I i'} Christchurch, and is at present beinc |'■ reeued at the Grand. Const a nc' i 1 ahnadge lias a large army of supportj ers who w ill no doubt he glad of the | extended opportunity afforded them oi j seeing her in this Chinese chaarcter j story. Another good picture at the j Grand is “ "Why Change A - our Wife.'*'' j wTiich claims such a great cast r< j Tliomee Meighan. Gloria Swanson. Bclv i Daniels. Clarence Oeldart and Sylv* - ) Ashton. TO-NTGTTT’S SHOWS. i Theatre Royal.—Allen Doone Co., in | ” Molly Pawn.” I Opera House.—" Walter George’s Sun- ! shine Players and vaudeville, j Everybody’s.—“ The Pride of Paloma.r ” and “ Torchy’s Nut Sundae.” j Strand. —“ Stronger than Dvat-h "’ and • Is Matrimony a Failure?” j Grand.—“ Eas- is West ” and “Why j Change Your AVife?” i Greater Crystal Palace.—‘ French ‘•Heels” and “The Flaming Hour.” Liberty. “ One of the Blood ” and ■" The Man From Beyond.” Queen’s. —“ Silver AVings.” King’s* (Sydenham). “ For Big Stakes ” and “The Man From Beyond.” A resident of Lower Ricc-arLon. Mr H. A. Flatman. 41. Torrens Road, reports an experience which he consider* arises out of slackness somewhere. L. January last Mr Flatman received a letter from the Horticultural Division of the Agricultural Department which had been addressed to “ W. Flatman, 38, Torren’s Road. Riccarton.” The communication, which was apparently intended for Mr Flat-man’s son, drew attention to the fact that he had offered for sale a n inn her of cases of fruit not branded with a registered number as provided by the regulations . also that if the fruit bad been obtained from bis own orchard it would be necessary to obtain registration. As his son bad died about two years previously Mr H. A. Flatman immediately replied to the Department’s January letter informing them of the fact. The latest move on the Department’s side has been the despatch of another letter under date April 23. This communication is also addressed “ Mr W. Flatman." It states that a previous letter had been *ient ; that no reply lias been received, and asks for the particulars to bo forwarded as soon as possible.