AMUSEMENTS

Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1789, 31 July 1926, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

Tb a story of “His People,’’ the Uni-versal-Jewel coming to -the Empire Theatre to-night as reminiscent of the .Biblical narrative of Isaac and his two sons, Jacob and Esau. The father with his stern sense of justice and tradition; the older son, who is beloved of his father, but who spurns that love; and the younger boy, who is disowned, but who remembers the Fifth Commandment —all are faithfully and realistically portrayed. Rudolph Schildkraut, eminent Continental stage star, heads a strong cast. The supporting players include Mme. Rosa Rosanova, George Lewis, Arthur Lubin, Kate Price, Blanche Mehaffey, Nat Carr, Otto Lederer, Edgar Kennedy, Bobby Gordon, Albert Bushalano and Sydney Franlilin.

TUESDAY. No matter in what station of life one lives emotions remain pretty much the same according to the theme of “Lady of the Night,” which comes to -the Empire Theatre on Tuesday. Mo::ta Bell, Metro-Goldwyn director, has i rought to the screen a story of society at its highest and 4west levels. He has filmed the lives of two girls one at the top and one at the bottom of the- social ladder —who fall in love with the same man.

That it is love of the deepest kind iss hown when the spirit of sacrifice moves both these girls in the climax, and they have to choose between what they regard as their happiness and their duty. Both elect to sacrifice their happiness. Brilliant society functions, receptions, country club dances, and the like prepared by the lavish hand of wealth, are contrasted against the squalid home life of the slums and its only outlet of pleasure—the underworld dance hall.

Norma Shearer plays the dual part of 'Molly, daughter of a gonvict, and Florence, daughter of the judge who sent her father to prison. It is undoubtedly one of the finest performances of her career. She is supported by an exceptional cast, -including Malcolm McGregor as a young inventor, George K. Arthur, and Dale Fuller.

WEDNESDAY. A new Gorinne Griffith—an amazingly saucy creature, with pep and impudence fairly exuding from every pore! The stately and demure and essentially cultivated personality known as Gorinne Griffith on the screen has undergone such transformation. And, if wondering admirers who read these lines still doubt, let them go to the Empire Theatre on Wednesday and see for themselves. Which they undoubtedly will do in any case. Miss Griffith’s complete change of personality is accomplished in a new June Mathis adaption of an Edna Ferber story, “Classified,” which comes to the screen from First National. In it she portrays a sophisticated yet sentimentally inclined type of modern girl. She brings to the screen for the first time to ou r knowledge the want ad. girl of the daily newspaper. The realism of Miss Griffith’s work in this new direction s a revelaton and represents another trumph for one of the screen’s most versatle actresses.