NEW ZEALAND FILM FOR LIBERTY THEATRE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17835, 1 May 1926, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND FILM FOR LIBERTY THEATRE.

See Naples and die. See “ Glorious New Zealand” and live. Sounder advice could not be given the citizens of this Dominion at the present time, as Monday approaches, the day of the initial screening at the Liberty Theatre of the world’s scenic masterpiece. Nothing attaining such a level in physical beauties crowded into a few thousand feet of celluloid has ever yet been made, for no country- can offer the same facilities for photography as can New Zealand. It is the v camera-man’s paradise, with its exquisite flora, its peaceful lakes, noJ>le mountains and fiercelv-active volcanoes. All the centres of beauty in the country- were visited during the making of this film, with the result that everything of interest and appeal to New Zealanders is included. All tastes were considered, that of the scholar as well as that of the merely curious, and if it only leads one-tenth of the population to appreciate the country more, “Glorious New Zealand” will have accomplished its mission. Taking one as it does from the tropical glories

of the North down to the cold and glittering purity of the far South, reaching out on to White Island to see the belching craters, dipping into Samoan life, and lingering long in the pas to see how our Maori brethren are faring, the picture is always beautiful, always of absorbing interest, being infinitely more entertaining than the average travelogue and a thousand times more lovely. New Zealanders have always had a reputation of being faithful to their own, and crowded audiences everywhere have testified to the patriotic popularity of this exequisitely toned masterpiece. Prominent men and officials of the Dominion’s public life have poured lavish praise upon it, and the Press everywhere have spared no w-ords in describing it. “ For once,” says a leading North Island journal, “ the newspaper advertising of a film has not exaggerated the value of the goods it represents. The Government Publicity Office production. ‘Glorious New Zealand.’ is indeed a thing of joy and beauty-.” The picture is soon to appear in theatres in Great Britain, Australia and the United States, and will surely be a mediflm of introducing us to the world in fitting manner. Mr Tano Fama, who is as eloquent as he is erudite, will expound upon the film during its presentation. introducing into his discourse legends of Maori life and other features of interest. The Liberty Concert Orchestra, under Mr Ernest Jamieson, will play an appropriate programme of music, including the following:—Overture, “King Cotton” (Sousa): selections, “Primrose” (Gershw-in), “La Boheme ” (Puccini), “ Dejanire ” (Saint-Saens), “French Songs” (Langey). entr’acte, “Turkish Patrol” (Michaelis), fox trots, “Red Hot Henry Brown,” “ Sorry-. Teach Me,” “ She Showed Him.” “ Waiata Poi” (Alfred Hill), “God Defend New Zealand (Wood). The box plans are at the Bristol Piano Co., where seats may be reserved.