AMUSEMENTS

Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1687, 17 November 1925, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

TO-NIGHT. “EAST OF SUEZ.” Pola Negri comes to the Empire Theatre 'to-night in a new Famous Forty-Paramount production, “East of ’Suez,” directed by Raoul Walsh, the man who made Douglas Fairbanks’ “The Thief of Bagdad.” Walsh obtained his first experience as a director under the watchful eye of D. W. Griffith. His first opportunity to direct came after about two years’ experience with the old Biograph Company, where he acted in several pictures. Prior to his production of “East of Suez,” he made “Regeneration,” “The Honour System” and ■“Kindred of the Dust.” _ “East of Suez’ adds another to his’long list of successes. Edmund Lowe, Rockcliffe Fellowes and Noah Beery are featured in support of the star. WEDNESDAY. “RED LIGHTS.” The chorus girl of 1925 is under 20 years. 64 inches, and 9 pounds, declared Badger. Her hair is shingled and her figure is boyish. Like the overstuffed furniture fad that succeeded it, the overstuffed ‘chorus girl of a generation ago gradually faded in popularity. The present chorus miss is a mere shadow of her 1900 self. And no. only in height and weight,, but in number of years have the figures decreased. The girl of bountiful charms was 20 to 24 years old in 1900. 'Now she is 16 to 20 years. It’s the age of jazz, and jazz requires energy. The exaggeratedly plump damsel may have the ambition, but she hasn’t got the ability. Therefore, the flapper standard of beauty—'the boyish figure, lithe and graceful. Therefore, the bobbed locks and the slender lines of the chorus girl to-day. To demonstrate that his knowledge is practical, and not a thing of theory, Badger personally picked the girls who dance the Monkey Ballet in “Red Lights,” the new Goidwyn picture which he directed, and which is coming to the Empire Theatre on Wednesday. Thirty little dancers, dressed in monkey fur present the Monkey Ballet. THURSDAY. “THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES.” • Much of the action in the Stoll screen version of Sir Arthur • Conan Doyle’s full length Sherlock Holmes pn-Ty.'* -The Hound-of the Basker'villes,” a Master Picture due on THirsdav at the Empire Theatre, is supposed to take place on Dartmoor, but some’ of the minor Dartmoor scenes were actually filmed in the region of Guildford. Thursley is the name of the village that temporarily did duty for Dartmoor, and its scenery is so appropriate that on the screen it will be impossible to tell the real from the make-believe. But Thursley scenery was not used in an unadulterated form. A number of large stones were essential to the Dartmoor scenes—a sort of miniature Stonehenge’—and so a motor lorry travelled around with the producer and the members of the cast concerned, carrying these stones with it. And sin'ce even producers will have their little iokes. Maurice Elvey christened this lorry “Dartmoor,” because it provided the local colour. Here seems to be at least one way of bringing Dartmoor within a stone’s throw of London! THE CALEDONIAN ENTERTAINERS. “Amateurs who present a better programme than professionals,” is the recommendation of an experienced judge regarding the Caledonian Entertainers of Hamilton, who are to appear at the Empire Theati-e next Monday evening. Several of the artists are already well and favourably known in Te Awamutu. Messrs J. Graham Young, Bill Fenton, Dan McKechnie, and R. Kiddey have delighted Orphans’ Club audiences here. Mrs [Prime, Miss Evans, and Miss Purdom are considered Waikato’s best lady vocalists; while Miss Gladys Denz is known far and wide 'Where Scotsmen gather as a brilliant dancer. Mr J. Battersby’s wonderful silver tenor voice quite captivated the judges and large audiences at the recent Hamilton musical competitions. Mr Robertson is heralded as a very clever impersonator, while the three juvenile dancers are all competition winners. The pipe band of the Waikato Caledonian Society is an institution itself that will particularly appeal to lovers of Scottish martial music. The whole company presents a very well-balanced programme, and as the admission .fees are absurdly low there should be a large audience.