AMUSEMENTS

Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1689, 21 November 1925, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

TO-NIGHT. "THE PAINTED FLAPPER." A photoplay that should strike home and convey to all those who see it, a. message of true understanding about the morals of the modern girl, will be seen When "The Painted Flapper" Is screened at the Empire Theatre tonight. A sterling cast of players portray this story of a gay young, flapper !;..*• and \of the vital part she plays in the? lives of her parents. Heading the cast is Pauline Garon who casting directors of the various film companies have acclaimed the perfect flapper type. She is the flapper of this picture, and what an admirable flapper she makes. The other star is that ever popular James Kirkwood who plays the role of the man from abroad. ■ The rest of the cast are all favourites. Johnny Harron, the popular juvenile, has a prominent part in this picture, v Others who are well known to the movie fans and who have parts, are Cla!ire Adams, Crauford Kent, Maine Garey, Hal Cooley, Al Roscoe, iCarleton Griffin and many others. ' . :', CALEDONIAN ENTERTAINERS. The concert to be presented at the local Empire Theatre on Monday evening under the auspices of the Waikato Caledonian Society is not a purely • Scottish one, though of course there ; will be some typically Scottish items, notably the piping and dancing, while iMiss Jessie Purdom is regarded as the 'premier singer of Scottish songs in the South Auckland district—in fact, she is held to be unequalled in. this department in the whole province. But Mrs Prime and Miss Evans, contralto and mezzo soprano respectively, are equally capable in rendering the songs of other nations. Messrs Graham Young and Battersity also, have extensive repertoires, and their ability on the concert platform is widely recognised. Mr Battersby possesses a remarkably true silver tenor voice of sweet quality that is sure to> appeal to a local audience. Mr Young, at an Orphans' Club enter- -'■< tainment in Te Awamutu during last session, had to contribute no less than, six songs before the audience could. let' him leave the platform. That alone bespeaks volumes for his ability as a pleasing entertainer, while added to this is the fact that he won. honours afterwards at the Auckland ' and Hamilton musical festivals. There will be lots of humour, too, in Mon- , day night's programme. TUESDAY. . "LOCKED DOORS." Theodore Roberts has created another "Grumpy" role! In the William de Mille production for Para'mount, "Locked; Doors," which marks Roberts' return to the screen after a year's absence, the veteran actor gives, a portrayal of an old invalid which ; takes its place. beside his previous hit, "Grumpy," also a de Mille-Para-mount. When Clara Beranger wrote "Locked Doors," she had Roberts in mind for the role. The fact that Rob- / erts was to make his return to the screen in the Paramount production. . 1 ■was an added incentive to give him a "fat" part. According to all accounts, Roberts has made the new role as distinctive as any he has yet portrayed on the screen, but underneath it is -much of the irritability, the keen, glances and the quaint mannerisms oC the former success. Mr Reid, the part Roberts plays in "Locked Doors," has been called the younger brother of "Grumpy." Betty Comipson, Kathlyn Williams, Theodore Von Eltz and Robert Edeson are featured with Roberts in the picture, which comes to the Empire. Theatre on Tuesday. x WEDNESDAY. "IE I MARRY AGAIN." "If I Marry Again" is the EmpireTheatre's attraction for Wednesday.. John Francis Dillon, under whose direction Colleen Moore scored such a, hit in "Flaming Youth," is responsible for the direction of "If I Marry Again * in which Doris Kenyon makes her debut as a featured player in First National productions. Dillon is famous for his expert handling of society dramas, but in "If I Marry Again" he, proves that he is able to develop his. story with equal force against more primitive backgrounds. While part of the action of "If I Marry Again" takes place in San Francisco society, a goodly iportion is laid in a tropical rubber plantation. FUTURISTS COSTUME COMEDY COMPANY. (Modelled on lines half way between, the late Pellissiers Follies and the London Optimists, the above company, gives one of the slickest and most satisfying shows of the lighter type that one could imagine. iAfter an overture ,by a smart orchestra, the fun starts and laughter reigns supreme. Comedy sketches are interspersed with dancing items by the six cabaret kitten ballet girls; and jazz song numbers, soubrette items, balads, eccentric dancing, and topical absurdities all follow with lightning speed. 'Gladys Thomas takes a turn at leading the orchestra, and a wild riot on the stage brings down the curtain on the first half. An. interval, and the second part, filled with lively comedy, hilarious music, and clever dancing to brilliant lighting effects, makes a joy to the eye and ear. It is interesting to note that a recent addition to the company is Mr Gus Dawson, a well-known light comedian and dancer who was through New Zealand with the Diggers. The costumes used in the production were specially made in Paris and New York. The Futurists come direct from Hobart, where they had a record season. The Mercury, speaking of them, says: " The Futurists give a show which .is bright, smart, entertaining, clean, and clever. The big audiences which, have filled the local theatre nightly for the past three months can never get enough of this realy brilliant set of. merrymakers. The company, which numbers twenty-two, includes an ororchestra and the cabaret kittens ballet." The box plan for the local season is now open at Gifford's.