ENTERTAINMENTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 14199, 25 August 1920, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

COSY THEATRE. . A DOROTHY GISH SPECIAL. Picture fans who come expecting lots of swift-moving fun in Dorothy Gish pictures will not be disappointed in “Out of Luck,” Miss Gish’s latest Para mount-Arte raft production, which will be shown at the Cosy Theatre tonight, Miss Gish has the role of an over-superstitious young lady, who arranges the elopement and wedding of a girl friend, because the signs seem to indicate its success. She didn’t foresee that she would herself fall in love with the best man. Hut ho is a blonde, and a black-haired fortune-teller had warned her that “ a dark man would come into her life.’’ fso she is suspicious, and all the more so when she meets her fiancee with another woman. The superstitious young lady is about, to throw away her happiness on a dark fortune-hunter, when one of the newlyweds does some scheming on her own account As a result, startling developments ensue, which finally lead to a reconciliation between Miss Superstitious and her sweetheart. A" ripping two-reel Mack Sennett comedy, “East Lynne with Variations,” and a strong supporting programme Avill be shown. PARAMOUNT THEATRE. A'BIG ROLFE FEATURE. The chife attraction at the Paramount Theatre this evening will be a big six-reel Rolfe masterplay, released through the Metro Film Corporation. This feature, entitled “The Street of Seven Stars,” is a. brilliant melodrama in which pretty Doris Kenyon makes her debut under the Metro banner. The story chiefly concerns the life, adventure and romance of a brilliant young girl violinist. The theme of the story changes rapidly from time to time, as does the locale. For at the start we see American city life, from which point the story goes into the theatrical and apache life of gay Paris. Later the scene of action is removed to the snowy Alps. In this part of the picture some splendid snow sports and skating is demonstrated. A delightful romance runs through this intellectual play, which is at times thrilling to a degree. A strong supporting programme will be shown. OPERA HOUSE. If any disturbed patron of the spoken drama is still searching around for an explanation of the sudden and spectacular use of the “films” they may have the mystery explained by a visit to the Opera House to-night. The screen has brought back in much of its glory the old melodrama of fierce emotional conflict and great battels of human love and hate, "with its tragedies that swept aside the little trivialities of life and gave us primitive passion and big human wrongs and rights. “The Honour System,” the ten-part film drama which William Fox has had devised and which was directed by 11. A. Walsh, has all the qualities and more than the thrilling contents of the old melodrama. To see it is to understand why the dawdling, dress suit, anaemic thing we call drama these days in decaying root and branch. It is a smashing melodrama, acted with feeling and accuracy by Milton Sills as the hero, Miriam Cooper as the heroine, Gladys Brockwell as the vampire, and Charles Clary as the same old villian in the background, with his satellites. All the elements, of comedy, romance and tragedy are here, and Mr. Walsh makes the best use of them in working out the story. The box plan is at Henderson’s. CESAR ONI The announcement is made to-day that Cesaroni, the ■ eminent Italian operatic basso, will appear at the Masterton Opera House next Tuesday, August hist. Cesaroni is an artist who first appeared in this country as a member of the Gonsalez Opera Company, and later toured in conjunction with that fine tenor, Capelli. Those who have had&the pleasure of hearing Cesaroni are unanimous in the opinion that he is a very fine singer indeed and one who is gifted with .rare artistic temperament. Recently Cesaroni gave a series of concerts in Auckland, and the Press of that city were lavish in their com.mendation of the merits of the singer. In the matter of repertoire, Cesaroni has an extensive choice, and the numbers contained therein range from grand opera to favourite songs of the day. Cesaroni is supported by a goodly array of artistic talent, including Miss Vera Carcw, a brilliant «soprano, of Melbourne; Miss Rosa Walton, an entertainer at the piano, who has been termed “the Margaret Cooper of Australia”; and Miss Gladys Vincent, a remarkably clever child violinist, only thirteen years of age, whose playing is said to create a sensation wherever she appears. One concert will be given in Masterton. The plan opens at the Bristol to-morrow.