AMUSEMENTS

Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1777, 1 July 1926, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

TO-NIGHT

"THE CHECHAHCOS."

Captain Austin E. La thro p. the producer of "The Chechahcos," the Alaskan made epic which is playing at the (Empire Theatre to-night, took a personal interest in the direction and costuming of every scene in order that it might be -absolutely beyond criticism. Although some of the costumes worn in the picture seem strange and ludicrous in this day and age, they are exactly what was worn in ' 1897-98. 'Captain Lathrop certainly should know as he was in command of- the boats that carried the eager hordes of gold seekers to the Yukon.

FRIDAY AND 'SATURDAY.

'SPORTING LIFE.'

•Large sections of England were realistically reproduced at Universal City for "'Sporting Life," the sensational stage play directed by Maurice Torneur. which comes to the Empire Theatre on (Friday and Saturday. Street scenes in London slums; gay parties in London supper clubs; a vast country estate; the famous annual Derby at Epsom Downs and over all an authentic atmosphere of England, are to be seen in this sensational production. "Sporting Life" is the title of the picture, and the director decided that it should be real sporting life that appeared on the screen. Consequently, thrilling horse race scenes, a boxing bout, with Ted "Kid" Lewis, a real champion, participating, backstage shots of a musical revue, and many other gay scenes have been included in the production, which outdoes, in pretentiousness, any Univer-sal-Jewel release of the season. Bert Lytell plays the leading featured role in the picture with Marian Nixon as the feminine lead;- "Sporting Life" was adapted by Curtis Benton from the stage play by Cecil Raleigh and Seymour Hicks.