AMUSEMENTS AND MEETINGS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19992, 8 November 1927, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS AND MEETINGS

triTH GRAND THEATRE I To-day and tc-night win be the ! last chance of seeing Corinne GrifIfiih in “Three Hours,” by May Edgiington, author of ‘Secrets,’ which tells I the following story. Madeline Durkin, wife of one of San Francisco’s wealthiest men, is divorced and living in a* most abject poverty. She decided to become a beggar on the streets and gains many small contributions. A young man James Findlay is about to give her a ;bill when Madeline snatches his purse : and escapes, he traces her to a store 1 where she arrays herself in the finest • attire. But as she leaves the store Findlay takes her in a taxi to tne police station—or at least pretends ho will do so. But she begs for three hours. She must go somewhere at a certain time. He finally agrees and she tens her story. Findlay goes with her to the home of her former husband. There she finds the baby dead and in its coffin. She is almost d*riven mad, but in tne end finds consolation in the love of Findlay. The supports include George O’Hara in “Yours to Command,” a lively comedy drama which was well received. Al St. John in “Roped In” is well up to his usual form and kept the audience in roars of laughter. Two excellent gazettes complete .-a first class entertainment, which should attract another good house to-night. Buck Jones in “The War Horse” will be the attraction to-morrow. MUNICIPAL THEATRE. In addition to engaging featured players of the first rank to portray the principal roles in his series of Junior Jewel productions, “The Collegians,” Carl Laemmle, junr., the author, has spared nothing in the way of expense in the making of this brilliant set of comedy-dramas of student life. In the series, which commence on Saturday at the Opera House, some of the scenes in and around the campus would do credit to a major production. The entire personnel engaged in making “The Collegians, ” from the director down to the extras in the east, has been seel ected from the best available talent. High salaried “gag men,” title writers who are proven masters of the craft, and many others who contribute materially to the success of a picture, althougfi their names do not appear on the screen, were chosen with the greatest care and with secondary regard for expense. Hollywood, noted for beauty, was fine combed for types to play minor roles and atmosphere in the brilliant series of laughable, breezy films. iSo exceptional is the group of extras engaged for “The Collegians” that many of them are looked upon as future star stuff.