ENTERTAINMENTS

Waipa Post, Volume 38, Issue 2271, 21 February 1929, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

EMPIRE THEATRE, TO-NIGHT

"A WOMAN'S WAY."

Columbia is to be congratulated on delivering another sterling drama to screen lovers. This time it brings to the silver sheet a picture of Paris, minus all the hodge-podge usually associated with the latin quarter and apache. In "A Woman's Way," a Master Picture release which is the attraction at the Empire Theatre tonight, the audience is treated to a view of the Paris of to-day. It is a vivid, colourful portrayal of the French city as it is known to travellers and natives. The story deals with the awakening ,of love in the heart of a dancer in a Paris night club. She has been so indifferent to the attentions of men that she is known \as the "Frozen Flame." Jean, an apache, has tried to win the girl but is unsuccessful in his attempts. He regards her as his property and keeps all would-be suitors away. A dashing American youth, however, knows no fear of Jean and succeeds in making an impression on the girl. She returns his affection, although fear of Jean makes her cautious in displaying it. Plot and intrigue follow, there are menacing shadows in notorious cafes and mortal combat in private rooms, which hold the attention and provide thrills.

SATURDAY NIGHT. "CHICKEN A LA KING." Pox Films' riotous comedy romance which has been playing to capacity audience everywhere, is to have a screening at the Empire Theatre on Saturday afternoon and This is a splendid entertainment with a cast of screen favourites in all roles of importance. George Meeker, who scored his first triumph as the youngest brother in "Four Sons," repeats in the romantic lead of this production. Nanoy Carroll has the leading feminine role, while Arthur Stone and Ford Sterling are the comedy team who are responsible for most of the laughs. The story deals with a middle aged husband who breaks domestic ties to pay court to a chorus girl, a proceeding by which the wife benefits,. as the gifts intended for the fair chorine finally adorn her. This is a story told from an unusualangle with many surprises and a delightful climax.

MONDAY NIGHT NEXT. "SUNRISE."

"Sunrise" begins the second screen-, ing at the Empire Theatre on Monday night next, after having played to a large and enthusiastic audience on Wednesday night. Spectators have come away from the playhouse deeply impressed with the picture, which was made in the Fox studios by F. W. Murnau, the celebrated European director. The powerful story in "Sunrise," its astonishing camera effects and its unusual score make it one of the most entertaining pictures ever shown here. It tells a simple tale of a peasant who heeds the song of a city siren and becomes a puppet in her hands to a point where he is willing to drown his. wife in order to free himself for the other woman. Almost equally engrossing is his later recovery of himself, his reconciliation with his wife and their joyous celebration in an amusement park. George O'Brien and Janet Gaynor do themselves proud in the principal roles. O'Brien reveals a command of the drama which few suspected he had and Miss Gaynor surpassing the unforgettable work she did in "7th Heaven."