AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, ETC.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19366, 24 July 1925, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, ETC.

THE GRAND “THE PAINTED LADY.” A BIG FOX PRODUCTION “The Painted Lady,” in which those twin'screen favourites, George O’Brien and Dorothy Aliackaill are featured, was shown for the first two screenings at the Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon and evening and was accorded a good reception. The story starts in m big seaport city and poignant drama comes into and suddenly changes the lives of Violet and of Luther Smith at the same time, without their ever having heard of each other. Yet in the romantic, mysterious, treacherous South Sea Isles, Fate ties them up in a lover’s knot, when they meet, 4hut no man can put them asunder. Violet, innocent, driven by the world’s hounding and hunger to the luxurious life of n Painted Lady, cruises to the languorous South Sea Isles on a millionaire’s yacht. Luther, finest type of manhood, driven by a vow of vengeance, stalls for Southern Isles big with Fate as first mate of a schooner whose captain, unknown to him, is the Sea Wolf who ruined his little sister and drove her to her death, causiong their mother to die of grief. Violet and Luther meet under Southern skies. Fate seldom wove a finer, more dramatic plot with supreme picture possibilities. The story up to their first big passionate South Sea lovo scene alone would be hailed as a great special picture, to say nothing of what happens after the typhoon when the three, including the Sea Wolf, meet again on the outcast Isle of Failures. The supports include comedy, topical and educational and the final chapter of ‘‘Lightning Brice.’’ This programme will be shown again to-day and to-night and also to-morrow afternoon and evening. On Monday will be screened A. S. M. Hutchinson’s record-breaking novel ‘‘lf Winter Comes.” CASTLECLIFF CONCERT. A very successful entertainment was held at the Castlecliff Town Hh.ll on Wednesday evening on behalf of the A ram oho Queen Carnival. In spite of the unpropitious weather conditions there was a very fair attendance of the public, both suburban and central. The programme was one of the best yet submitted at the surburban Hall, and was, in point of merit, undoubtedly an artistic success. Every item was accorded an enthusiastic reception. A feature of the evening was the rendition of items by the Wanganui Pipe Band under the direction of Pipe Major Thomson. Other numbers, both recitative and vocal, were submitted by Messrs C. Harr. H. "Weller, T. Watson. J. Renwick, J. Hoffmann, G. Clapham. A. Ncwrick. “Joy Boys” and J. G. Swan and Misses Edmondson. Stratton and Joslin. The refreshments wore dispensed by ladies of the Wanganui West Bowling Club and "White, Grant, Mills and Smythe.