AMUSEMENTS AND MEETINGS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20108, 29 March 1928, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS AND MEETINGS.

MUNICIPAL PICTURES. “The Woman on Trial,” which shows finally at the Opera House to-night, tells a crucial story in which which women of all races and climes confront the world with a problem of love, honour and motherhood, and ask —understanding. Fortunately this difficult and absorbing role is ’n the hands of a great dramatic artist, Pola Negri. The theme of “Tho Woman on Trial” is taken from “Confession,” a noteworthy stage play by Ernest Vajda, Hungarian dramatist. It concerns the sacrifices a woman makes in the name of love. Caring deeply for one man ’who is deathly ill, she weds another to obtain money to restore the first to health. When her child by the loveless marriage is taken from her through a jealous and deceitful scheme, she runs true to tho instincts of woman and motherhood to regain the happiness of wliich she has been cheated. Settings, exceptionally colourful and backgrounds of the Latin Quarter of Paris, frame the action for a cast -which includes Einar Hanson, Arnold Kent and Andre Sarti. The City Gone Wild. A machine-gun battle between rival gangs is the startling opening sequence of “The City Gone Wild,” Thomas Meighan’s new Paramount starring picture, which will be seen at the Municipal Theatre to-morrow evening. Meighan plays a criminal lawyer, who later becomes district attorney, because of his love for a beautiful society girl. In filming this powerful under-world story by Charles and Jules Furthman, Director James Cruze assembled a cast, which includes Marietta Millner, Fred Kohler, Louise Brooks, Wyndham Standing, Charles Hill Mailes, Nancy Phillips, Duke Martin, King Zany, and “Gunboat” Smith.

The district attorney is shot and mortally wounded. His friend, a criminal lawyer, asks for the position, determined to clean up the city. Complications ensue. Both men love the same woman,and she they discover, is the daughter of a wealthy man, who really controls the underworld. To expose him, means the crucifixion of the girl they love. Which comes first, duty or —? But see “The City Gone Wild. It’s Thomas Meighan’s latest, and from what we hear, greatest motion picture. ‘ ‘ Hula. ’ ’ “Hula,” announced for showing at the Opera House next Monday, brings Clara Bow back again. This time, as may be imagined, the star is a girl of the islands. Clive Brook appears as a young English engineer, who. though married to another woman, falls madly in love with a beautiful Hawaiian girl. In the powerful dra ma, Clara is irresistibly drawn to love Brook, in spite of his wife’s existence.

It was only after the armistice was signed that Brook turned to the stage, , where his talents were quickly recognised. He was first signed for pictures with the Graham-Cutts company. He played opposite Betty Compson in “Woman to Woman” with Betty Blythe in “The Recoil,” and in many other English productions. A contract with the late Thomas H. Ince brought Brook to America in .1924. He then made pictures for F. 8.0., First National, and Warner Brothers, before signing a Paramount contract. WE.A.A. LECTURE TO-NIGHT At the final lecture of the series entitled “Man’s Eight Against Disease,” 1 the lecturer (Dr. Christie) will describe certain internal parasites of i man, with special reference to hydated • disease, as it occurs in New Zealand. I The causes which lead to cancer will ' be discussed—what cancer is—how it ■ can be recogniscfl in the early stages — ' its increase, and the measures requli- : e>3. to combat it. Cancer may attack anyone, yet the majority of people are to-day as ignorant concerning its > manifestations as they were fifty years ' ago, and many hundred of lives are lost annually from want of a little knowledge on this all-important subject. The lecture will be given in the Technical College at 8 p.m. and as usual.