AMUSEMENTS AND MEETINGS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20128, 23 April 1928, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS AND MEETINGS

MUNICIPAL PICTURES Laughs, chuckles, and a few wrenches at the old heart strings are said to be found in Esther Ralston’s latest starring vehicle for Paramount, “Ten Modern Commandments,” which will be shown at the Opera House to-night. When Miss Ralston finished her great success, “Fashions for Women,” she asked for three things. The first was a story of stage life. All of her childhood had been spent behind the footlights, and she wanted a story dear to her ear. Jack Lait gave it to her—a clever, swiftly told tale of the modern chorus girl. The second request was that Dorothy Arzner, Paramount’s woman director, be assigned to handle the megaphone. Miss Arzner’s directon of “Fashions for Women” was so splendid that Miss Ralston’s second wish was gratified. Thirdly, she asked for handsome Neil Hamilton as a leading man—and got him, too. That combination couldn’t fail, and they prove it with

“Ten Modern Commandments.” The story is woven about a maid in a theatrical boarding-house, a child of the stage, who refuses to follow in the footsteps of her parents. How she overcomes this feeling, and attempts to learn the “Ten Modern Commandments” of the chorus is the foundation for this last word in entertainment. .

In addition to Neil Hamilton, Miss Ralston is supported by a cast which includes Arthur Hoyt, Jocelyn Lee, Roscoe Karns, Romaine Fielding, Rose Burdick, and Maude Truex.