SCREEN and STAGE

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17080, 29 June 1923, Page 5

SCREEN and STAGE

i,y t notes on current and m COMING shows ■ m

“ Jubilations.” the Canterbury Collego students’ annual revue, commences at the Theatre Royal to night. It Avill be also played to-morrow night, and. finally on Monday night. ‘‘ lk> Lux© Annie,” starring- Norma TaJmadge, and “ Tho Song of tho Wage Slave, ’ in Avliic-h. Edmond Breeze lias tho leading role, will bo shown for tbo last time at the Grand To-night. Gloria. Swanson, in “Her Husband’s Trade Mark.” and .Alice Brady ill “Tho Land of Hope,” will form tho principal attractions at tho Strand tomorrow. “Find the Human.’' starring Alma Rubens, and “ Two M eeks With Fay,” a comedy-drama in which Bobo Daniels has the leading role, will be shown for tho last time at the Strand to-night. The Angel Brothers will conclude their season at the Opera House with to-morrow night's performance. Those theatregoers w ho have not yet seen this remarkable athletic turn, should avail themselves of these final opportunities of doing so. ‘‘Human Hearts,” an iufcercsEmg story in w hich House Peters plays the leading character, and “ Dangerous Business,” featuring Constance Talmadgo, form Ihe nucleus of the new programme commencing at the Grand Theatre to-morrow . Rudolph. Valentino’s latest pet is a cub lion. The star doesn*fc do any more petting than is absolutely necessary for the scenes in “ Tho Young Rajah,” Tlia new Paramount picture, which is being shown at Every body’s, and in which tho cub is being used. However, tho animal a*. 3.5 inclined to ho somewhat catty ” at time?, and wasn’t to be trusted too far. Almost auy report of the doings of George Arliss, noted screen and stage slur, is interesting, but the announcement that his latest photoplay. “Tbo Silent Voice.” in which ho lias tho star role, and in which he again proves his'astounding versatility as an actor, will bo shown' at the Liberty to-iu-tr-row, will ho welcome news for tho motion picture threatregoers of this city. “ The Prisoner ” is the title of the Universal picture play starring Herbert Rawlinson. and coming to Greater Crystal Palace next week, but to many readeis of romantic novels the original story will be remembered as “ Castle Ccanevcrow.” George Barr M’Cutehcon Avrblo it, E. T. Lowe, Junr., made the screen adaptation. Eileen Percy, Juno Livid ge, Bertram Grasshy and other notable artists support Rawlinson. “Tier Face Value,” coming to Everybody's next week and featuring Wanda Hawley, is the story of a girl who couldn’t say No when auy of her folks asked her for money, because she hated to hurt their feelings. They nearly killed hers. The more Peggy gave to her shiftless relations, the more they wanted. Finally she awoke to the fact that she had given up her husband and her happiness for them.

vSixty : dresxpiakers Avorkcd a month to prepare the «seventeentli century esnstunis of Bot.tv ( .ompsp 11 all d ihe feminino rnembers of tho cast of “ Have and T<> Hold.” the Paramount picture coming to. Everybody's on Monday. Tho costumes of Raymond Hatton as King -Jamos ; Luoion Littlefield as ‘ : .Duko of Buckingham,” and Theodore Koslolf as “ I/ord' Carnal ” arc eye-filling . Avi'th their abundance of j oatcls, satins- and laeosi

Gladys Huletto, who is seen with EdAvard Earle in “High Speed,” the screen version of Clinton IT. Sta'gg's racing story of the same titlo (which wfill be shown at the Liberty to-mor-roAv), 1-ogan her career on tbo speaking stage, playing ingenue roles A\it,li such AAcll-knoAvn stars as Do Wolfe Hopper, Bertha Kalicli and Na/.imova. She is remembered by millions of lovort of the stage drama for her impersonation of the role pf 'lylfcvl i n the original stage production of Maelcrlinek’s “ Blue Bird.”

T'.. Ala son Ho poor, one of the host directors associated with Goldwyn, supervised* tho production of “ Dangerous Gurvo Ahead” with the author’s assistance, ft. is said that Mr Hughes,, who Avro-te tbo continuity as Avell as the story, vas present during the. fiiiniiig ol‘ .almost every syouy. _ Thorp is hi j mou r. pathos, sacrifice in this picture; and above all, the unfolding of a dpop' affection between husband find wife that is good to .see. “ Dangerous C’urvc Ahead,” v, 1 1 i« Ti Avill be slioAvn finally at the Liberty-to-night, is one of those lectures that should not bo missed.

There' av ill' bo • a m at-inee at - the Opera House to-morroAV afternoon. Burden of -Proof,'.’ starring' Marion Davies, a'ill ho one of the' attractions at Greater Crystal Palace on Monday. Film stars receive some strange letters among their mail, hut one of the best was sent to Charles Emmett Mack, ouo of tbo all-star cast in “Driven,” wliieh is being shown at Greater CryPalace. The Avritcr stated that he had just finishesl seeing Mr Alack in •• Driven,” and •>' as much impressed with his AA-ork. “ Anyone can see,” he wrote, “'that you have a. good heart and a, good soul and an abundance of human sympathy. T am in dire straits, and feel that when you liioav the circumstances you will be glad to assist nm to the extent of a, hundred dollars or sc.” Ali* Alack was forced to tell tlio writer, that pressing needs precluded the dona 1 ion.

I- ..May IM’Avoy, in her roic of ealeso girl in the toy department, of a big 's city store, is making a decided hit h with youthful picture patrons this >. which -is showing at Everybody's Avo' k in “ The Top ol' New York,” li Tlioatfe. Tho top shop scenes, and o also iho preseneo in tho east of two 1. popular child actors, Alary Jane''lrving \s and Fat Moore, mako . this picture 1- especially entertaining to children, though i 1 is by no means a. child'4 ’s store, hut a gripn.ing drama, of a shopgirl's life.

IMiss Emelio Polini, who will be seen, hero shortly ‘ .in the famous J. O. Williamson produel ion, “ .My Lady's Dross,” is n. av onderfully interesting woman. Highly educated, she has imuo of tho curious hankering after popularity’of most celebrities. Sho never courts popular j f.y ;. he v aa !]olo souls is a. rapped up in her. art. So intensely docs she apply hcrsell to her work that she often overtaxes hoiy.streiYgth and suffers from insomnia, so she is compelled to take all the rest she can. She gives her audiences the very best of her art, and docs not care two straws for wliafc is generally known as “ popularity.”