AMUSEMENTS

Waipa Post, Volume 37, Issue 2179, 5 July 1928, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

EMPIRE THEATRE, TO-NIGHT. THE CIRCUS OF LIFE.A vivid and sensational drama of Russia under the Czarist regime etched by a master hand and x set amidst a vast panorama of life that surges with tender love and terrible hate. It tells of a beautiful girl of lowly birth who, to save embarassing her young husband, scion of a noble house,: ac-cepts-a sentence to Siberia, and faces untold privations. The scenes in Russia, the raid on the Nihilist headquarters, the terrible hardships endured by the prisoners sentenced to exile in Siberia, are some of the most vividly ever depicted in any drama of i Russia. Marcella Albani, Italy's leading tradegienne, is'the star, in a role that fits her perfectly, that; of the young girl, whose, wonderful interpret; tation of the part compels the utmostsympathy of everyone;J in the audi-j:; ence. ' f . V ; SATURDAY NIGHT. ' jjf A new setting, new situations'and the ever delightful effervescence of; youth characterise the new Universal} photoplay at the Empire Theatre. ;dn> Saturday, "Rash Privates," featuring Lya de Putti and Malcolm McGregor. This is the kind of a comedy that one gladly waits months to see. Such fine workmanship is not turned out of Hollywood every day, so it behoves every fan to attend. McGregor portrays a rash private and contributes, both to the comedy and romance of the pic : ture, while Lva de Putti is perfectly natural asi a .little German girl: The story concerns the adventures, mostly comic, of the American army of occupation in a beautiful little German village nestling against the banks of the Rhine, near Coblenz. Zasu.Pitts' popularity is increased by her portrayal for she is both Wistful and humorous, while Eddie Gribbon has added a couple of palms to his comedy decorations. The cast is well rounded with important roles, taken by James Marcus, Captain Ted Duncan, Bud Jamison and Les Bates.