AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17469, 1 June 1922, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS.

PICTURE HOUSES. LTKF.BTT THEATRE. The programme now being presented at the Liberty Theatre is headed by "Stardust. Lily Backer was a girl who craved for tie opportunity to .distinguish iereeli as a singer, but tho lock of money kept h«r back, She was forced to marry & man for whom she had no love, her life then being made a misery to her. Th.3 climax oanie on© night when her husband and bis mother treated her oo badly that sho lan away to New York, only to experience many disappointments. Eventually, however, fortune smiled on her; after a year of hard work she was signed up to appear as a grand opera star. The part of Lily Backer is played with skill by Hope Hampton, and she is fruppoTted by an all star cast. An H. B. "Warner picture, entitled "When "We "Were Twenty-one," is nr.other capital feature. The Liberty Grand Orchestra pleases everybody with it-3 tuneful playing.

GRAND THEATRE. The English clnssic, "Carnival," has niada good with the Christchurch public, and is being witnessed daily by large audiences. It is easily the bast British film that has been ssen in the city, and even if it were judged as a poenic would still be a great draw, tho wonderful views cf Venice being- faithfully portrayed at length. The story unfoidea. by the film, however, ia an appealing orp, and closely follows "Othello" in parts—too closely, in, fact, so fax as the principal character is concerned, his jealousy of his wife almost resulting in her death. Mathe»on Lang is the star, and he gives a. truly remarkable portrayal of the difficult part allotted to bim. The second attraction on tho programme is "Her Social Value," in which the beautiful iSatherinno Mac Donald is featured. GREATER CRYSTAL PALACE. Greater Crystal Palace is presenting an attractive programme thi3 week, and is drawing largo and appreciative audiences. The leading picture stars the wondarful Russian emotional actress, Kazimova, who appears in a dual role —that of mcther and daughter—in "Madame Peacock," which tella oj an actresß who, unable to resist the admirations of the- public, deliberately throws away her chance of domestic happiness. Tho acting of Kazimova as Jans Goring is nothing short of a triumph, especially when realisation cf what she has missed 19 brought homo to her by her own daughter. Another capital picture is "Tracked to 'Earth," a, story of tho West, which serves to introduce some wonderful glimpses of a. great American desert. Frank Mayo is starred in this as f. desperado. As usual, tho Greater Crystal Palace Symphony Orchestra offers a nrograinmo of classical and popular mußic. The orchestral numbers include: —Overture, "Znmpa" (Horold); "Popular Songs" (D'Hardelots); "Whor© tho Bai&bow Ends" (Roger Quitter); "Yellow Jasmin©" (Cowen); " itelody in' F" (Rubinstein).

EVERYBODY'S THEATEE. Cold weather fails to have any effect oa the size of the audiences that regularly attend Everybody's Theatre, last night's attendance being again a large one. The musical programme played by the Select Orchestra is headed, as far as popularity is concerned, by tha entr'acte, "Cheng." Then there is the selection from the grand opera "Carmen," which is played in the orchestra's best style. A violin solo, "Poems," (Fibich) is giwn tastefully by Miss Irene Morris. Other orchestral pieces are:—Orchestral suites, "Uno Jo-urne© a Capri" (Sudesai), "Bagoda of Flowers" (Pinden), (Samt-Saens); Rrand opera,, "MaaonLescant" (Puccini); light opera, "Merrie England (German)', "Yeomen of the Guard" (Sullivan); fox trot, 'Sweet Melinda" (West). The pictorial programme is headed by th(o comedy, "Oh! Lady, Ladv," with Bebo Daniels in tho stellar role, assisted by Walter Hiers, Harrison Ford, and other well-known artists, j William S. Hart is tho star in tho picture entitled "White Oak."

STEAND THEATEE. Tom Mix adds to his laurels as a daredevil horseman in "Fighting for Gold, tho Iwadliner at the Strand Theatre. fier is nothing- if not versatile, .his feats in this picture including many that might bo featured at a circus. A story of Wild West hfo, "Fighting for Gold," also baa a nice love romance running throughout The second picture, "The Girl With JS'o Regrets,' otais Peggy Hyland. QUEEN'S THEATEE. "The Wav of a, Maid," the big feature showing at the Queen's Theatre, is a delightful story of a young society girl who is mistaken for her own maid. She does not inform tho people of their mistake, and this leads to ono of ihp most entertaining and laughable pictures that has been shown for a long time. Ehine Hammerstein has tho the heiress who acts as her own moid, ami gives a delightful portrayal of tho part. "The Hole in the Wall" is tho second feature, and stars Alice Lake as a society butterfly who, through no cause oi her own, is compelled to open safes. tho story has a, strong mystery element, which holds the intercut right to tho end. A well-varied supporting programme is being shown.