ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14598, 23 February 1921, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

THEATRE ROYAL. B A unique picture attraction, "The | Willow 'free," wilh dainty Viola Dana !* starring, was released last evening be- | lore a very big attendance of people, who were delighted by Hie presenta- | I.on. "The Willow Tree" is excellent in | every way. Extreme novelty is its out- | standing feature. Acted in Japan, the 1 picture presents an absorbing spectacle ifj ,:' life and love in the laud of Ihe Rising | Sun. Miss liana's role is that of a | Japanese maiden who comes to life from | a wooden image, and this character she' ri ii.vests with all the droll naivette, the g , eliclous comedy, and Ihe tender pathos j | I! at distinguished "Madame Butterfly." i '.', A very meritorious list of added sub- | jects included two capital comedies, | •Bray's Pictograph" and Gazettes. To- g morrow's triple stars will be Walla.ie £ Reid In "Less than Kin," Ethel Clayton in "More Deadly Than the Male," and | Eddie Polo in "The Vanishing Dagger." | Seats should be reserved at Paul's. | STRAND THEATRE. $ \nolher large audience enjoyed the j | items liv Ihe Realart Quartette at Ihe \ $ Str.uid Theatre last night. To-night a I § splendid programme will be presented. r$ Pauline Frederick's finest screen achievement is found in the Goldwyn | J. nature, "The Four Woman." Not j H only is the play vivid, alls,Thing, coin- | H pcliing but the star herself declares | "j lhal she has never been aide to so fully | express Ihe tragic emotions as in the j Kg production. "The Fear Woman" is a | Kg remarkable picture. Two new stars i W make limb- appearance |n Ho- latest { ~ j lions," Florence Vidor and Zasu Hilts, j HJ In Ibis homely, human story, which ' S| contrasts superficial city people with ; |j honest, dyed-in-the-wool country ; ■ folks, Florence Vidor plays with a sin- j j| eerily and naturalness lhal makes her , L hked' at mice. In a sharply contrasting role is Z.-isu Hill-. A chapter of the » serial. "Smashing Barriers" (No. 7 k will also be shown. | KING'S THEATRE. Prnminrnl on Lo-nighl's big double s-. Paramount feature hill will be Roberl I 1 Warwick in "An Adventure in Heart-." Ihe linesl picture Ihe popular aclor has ■ | made, II is a screen version of Vnlhonv j | Hope's book. "Captain Dieppe." and Ihe ; | slory is of Hie same romantic type Hid j m Mr Hope made famous with "The l'ri- j fcl seller of X'iida." The pi dure is crowd- j j| ed with s'-em-s and situations that hold | is ji-|erest al the highest pilch through- I Sjj t.nt. The second star attraction will <a 1 e lhal splendid emolional a,'lres-;. Pall- jj| line Frederick, who will he seen in her ii latesl pronoiince.l success "Double | Crossed." a powerful dramatic uiasb-r- H piece lhal relates a remarkably fine j| plory. Added film attractions and popu- J| i::r music by Mr 11. Spencer-Sal: and »§ Miss Lockwood will complete the ap- || I'cnling programme. g MARIE TEMPEST SEASON. nr -| he Marriage of Kilty." Ihe dg- j?ij liglilful cenedy iii which Miss Marie '_, Tempesl will be seen on. Monday night || next, a leading Sydney critic writes;. - i J "Miss Tempesl and Mr Browne enter la i-i|o Urn parts of Kitty Silverton and Sir | g I'l-irinald Belsize with such zest as lo i M mak- ii probable lhal "The Marriage of I Killy" will, in (he mind, of many people f j;j l„ associate-! in retrospect with tin- ; H visitors. The play depend-, for success j || almost wholly upon Ihe skill and re- j E| source, of Ihe |wo principals. II -ives j ( opportunilv in a quite exceptional wa\ , 3 f.,r adroil idiaraclcrisalion, and in Ihis a r, sped Mi-s Tempesl an,l Mr Browne | i,,. r exbilaraliiiirly successful. Not for a inomeiil do Hey allow the action of p Ihe piece |n falter nor [lPrillil Ibelll M selves I" be enticed beyond Ibe 110111 - M ilary of purf iP-'ly. The draniatisl | g has, of r,,\\v<<\ drawn Killy wilh a surer I ~ I1; | || um p., |, ils skeiclo- I Sir H.'uinald j h Killy is very hum m, very feminine, aim f-j ivillial very < : -\\\\>\'\ even in, her subter- | fiiees, and because of Ibis she is very | ra lelightful, The company supporting j » Marie Tempest and Oraham Browne i | cminrises ">fl artists, including Frank j | Harvey of -The M,n Who SI iye-1 at ; a 11,,me" ranie), Aslilon .larry, Sleff Mac- ! a -oiiald, Frank Mlanhy. Herbert Millar I. j g lorolhy Hamilton, Doris Oilliani and , 1 \l ; ss Tempesl are. il i- said, mairiiificeiil. ===== I