SCREEN and STAGE

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17038, 11 May 1923, Page 5

SCREEN and STAGE

The prfser i-m for read-n- ; will ' .-lose »• to-morrow I morning, ami -nlrs v. ill be an- \ n oil need in Momi. v •• Star." Next week’s competition will be in ; connection with tho- Opera and ; will comiuence on Monday n-;t. A i photograph will appear in tlie “ Star i each day of a lady nnist who has- ap- j 'peered at the Ojxua House in the past j and who will shortly appear there 1 again. Reader* will be to send | in their answers as to whom they con- i '-•ider the person in the portrait to be. j T’rnscs to <ix of th< winner- in the j shape of theatre passes will bo given J by the Opera House management. “The Christian." ‘ * Din.ty.’' and “Ala and Pa’’ will be screened finally ; at the Grand to-night. The Walter George Company will ! make three more appearances at tho j Opera House -to-night, to-morrow afternoon and to-morrow evening, when ! their season will definitely dose. Pierre Benoit, author of “ L'Atlan- ! tide." the novel which broke all sale? i records in ,modern France- and was j crowned by the French Academy, and . which, adapted for the screen under ' the title of “ Missing Husbands." is j row showing at the Liberty Theatre, 1 has had a financial success unprore j dented in the modern France. His j success is in striking contrast to bis 1 financial failure with his first published effort. In 1914. at his. own j expense, he issued a slender little ! volume of poems, under the title ot' j ” Diadumene." This is??:e cost him 300 francs. After months on the book seller?’ -helves, only four copies were sold More than 2.C00.C00 copies of “ L’ Atlantide " were sold. Mr Bellingham, conductor of Everybody’s orchestra, has arranged a splendid programme of music lor the big super feature next week at Everybody's. '* Manslaughter " gives many opportunities to the musical <lirector both for dramatic and pathetic music, and the score which Mr Bellingham ha* arranged includes some of the best works yet- played by his orchestra. “ A woman is as smart as her hat." is rhe verdict of Mao Murray, the star j of " Broadway Rose." at Greater Crys- j tal Palace, vhose costumes are the envy of her many women admirers. “ It is a never failing so'irrp of wonder to no that a woman cat? laii to appreciatt the fa<-r that whai's or. !?cr hcao reveals what's’ in it." c m-ilined .Mis> Murray. and yet man. women wil. devote hours t'f thought anil effort to the purchase or planning of a gown and top it off with « lmt that may completely ruin the effect.” Wearing a gOicl cloth train about fifty f -et hng and sitting in uncomfortable propinquity to a couple nf Bengal tiger-- are only two of the tlhng*. i hat Lentrice Joy had to do in Cecil It. Dc MiJie’? production for Paramotint. ‘‘ Manslaughter. ’* wli?*■*!» comes to Kvt-rvbody's on Monday. B?c Miss Joy didn't seem nervous about it. She heni l-f* both tht? Ira n and the tigc;\admirably.

NOTES ON CURRENT AND COMING SHOWS

j Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford ( :?ir! C-hnrlif' Chaplin all make, their ap- ! pea ran- v at tin- Cm.] vo-morrow in “ IU-ur.Yv Mixes In." ‘Tin- Hoodlum." ]mi •• Tho Idle Class respectively. It i was nriginnliv iul; n-u»! to show FairI ban> l-i “ Manila itait AJadnors." but ; i'. i,found to piwi'Uie thiri film for the coining programme. These j j three screen stars “are sufficiently v.all I known t-,: Christrhvirr,' picture patrons 1 without the necessity of much being i written about them. j One of i:!ie films coming to the L ; i • rtr to-morrow deals with the un j earthing oi’ the treasures of ancient U.-vpt found in Tutankhamen’s tomb. . The present programme at the } | Strand containing “ Ann’s Finish " j and “l.adies Must Live," will be I j screened finally to-night. To-morrow i j hig feature is •• White Oak." in I j wliicli Bill Hart takes the leading role. i “ Garrison's Finish." coming to the Liberty Theatre to-morrow, is an ini tercsting story of the race track and j racing. Dependcm upon the outcome ! c? a certain hig race is the happiness j and heart affair of hero and heroine, j l nexpected events pile on to each other with breath-taking rapidity for a while until the element of suspense created i thereby becomes so great as to keep ! one sitting on the edge of the chair, j In short, one of the speediest stories j ever projected on the screen is unfold- | ed in this picture. j I Mabel Julienne Scott- Maude George, j June Flvidge. Karl Metcalf. David Tor- J ranee. Phillips Smalley. Ruby La Fay- i ettc. Winston Miller and Stanton Heck 1 ■ire the notable artists who handle principle roles in the Universal all-star production at Greater Crystal Palace. 'i he story is "The Power of a Lie," originally a novel and play by Johann i Bojer. a brilliant Norwegian thinker, I who expressed his convictions on the ; subject of deceit dramatically and frankly. In response to repeated requests I Andre Shnlski has been induced to give two more recitals here and these : take place at the Choral Hall on Monday and "Wednesday next. ) Louise Glaum, who stars in “I Am * Guilty!" at tile Liberty to-morrow, is! said to have the most interesting role j m this production she has enjoyed since she became a ■•. Parker Hoad. jun.. star i!i “Sahara." In the* cast supporting Miss Glaurn art Mahlon Ham.il- 1 ton, llutii Stonehou.se. Clair Du Brey. Jo*s*ph Kilgour. adorable little Micke.y Moore, George Cooper and May Hop- i bins. In production quality “ I Am Guilty!' is said to equal anything the bi-iliinnt young producer has j achieved m date, Charles J. Stum a r j has contributed some splendid photo- i grnphi” effects. The storv was written' by Prudley King. Diner: f say. waiter, there is a hair ' in this Mary Pickford soup l just Waiter: Well, what do yer expect i fer a' bob her set of curls? !

To-night’s concert ar the Theatre | doyal will include the following item I ---Ladies’ solo. Now Zealand composer; j men's recitation, •* live Press ‘ ; violu. j solo, under tuefvc: re.-ital, with ac ! comparnment : piano solo, open class; •soprano solo. "I he !’.*!•• hantcri forest' ; j •haracter skeveu. lininbvyus; me».zo j screci solo: .-rt.-iy \\itliout words, j peri ill ]»ri<*es wdi •> Hmrgcii for the | “civs matim-c to-morrow after- j noon. An interesting scene in Irish Rose." at the Liberty, shows the j interior of an Irish courtroom in an I early day. The nmst interesting feature of this court room >et is. perhaps, the prisoner’s dock. hi those days the prisoner’s dock was walled around with a balustrade oi spikes which presented the prisoner from leaping over. Tlie : spikes were sharpened to a fine point and occasionally a prisoner placing his hand thoughtlessly upon them would ho reminded of their sharpness. On Monday next Bert La Blanc and his travesty stars will fill the vacancy created by the departure of the Sunshine: Players from the Opera House. When they were here before Bert La j Blanc and Jake Make, who head the : company, proved very popular come- * dians of the Yiddish type. Their first production is entitled "Fuzzy Wuzzy." A few weeks ago. in. Los Angeles, three popular picture people died. Of these, the youngest was Carol Mae Brown, child actress, whose artistic work has been seen here : she died from pneumonia : Marjorie Graves, wife of Rqjph Graves (popular screen star), died in child-birth ; and Al Semnacher. manager of the late Virginia Rappe, succumbed to 'an attack of heart disease. Mrs Wallace Reid, widow of the re cently-deceased film actor, will be the | central figure in a dramatic picture in | which the evils of the drug traffic will ' be revealed in most acute form. As one prominent paper puts it: "If th' widow’s anti narcotic film succeeds n wielding sufficient influence to save one human being from becoming an addict to drugs, her praiseworthy effort will A recent message from London stated that Viscount Lascelles was the clpei character in a long film taken of tho Braiuhnm Moor Fox Hunt, of which he is the Master. Several exciting incidents happened during the hunt, and all or these were faithlully recorded by tlie cameraman. The picture was subsequently screened before Princess Mary, who expressed extreme satisfaction with it. and it will subsequently he exhibited in London. " Broadway Rose,” which is being screened at Greater Crystal Palace this week, is one of the best things Mae Murray has given us. ft is a very natural story, set in magnificent surroundings at times, but never once losing nut in the theme, .so that its claims to distinction are very general. Svd Jones arid Agnes Raines, who played ail over the I* uJler circuit some years ago. and who. it will be recollected. were saved from*.the wreck of the AY ini me r a in the north of Auckland, arc at present appearing with much •success m South Africa, and at the conclusion of that tour they will take their act to England. Lee V bite and Clay Smith, who playocl 131 " Bran Pie " and “ The Giri )or (he Boy, have concluded their Australian season and have returned to i A menca. ; n,ej, 7 onp «.«™ m„„ i„ J.„ s ’\nT M ,IC L had a good time recently. < eci! B. Do Mille sent him out on "a in his yacht to photograph n setting up the camera and cruising around lor more than a week until the wav© appeared. And after he had returned. Mr De Mille had changed his mind about using it in his new production, •'* Adam’s Rib." TO NIGHT'S shows. Theatre Royal.- Christchurch Com petitions (day and evening .cessions,). Choral Hall. tions (day sessions!. Opera House.-—Walter George's Sunshine Players and Vaudeville. Liberty. “ Missing Husbands " and My Wild Irish Rose." Everybody’s. “The Cowbov and th? Lady " and " Room and Board." Greater Crystal Pa’occ. - “ Broadway ! Rose" and "The Power cl a Lie." Grand. Dintv " and ‘‘ The Chris tian." Strand. "Ann's Finish" and " Ijariies Must Live." Queen’s. - “ Boss of Camp 4 " and “ Lights of the Desert." King’s (Sydenham).- “ Missing Hus bands ancl "The Blazing