AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18236, 21 November 1924, Page 13

AMUSEMENTS.

PICTUKE HOUSES. GRAND THEATRE. "Fair dnd Warner" is tho title of the current headliner at the Grand Theatre. The story deals with tho domestic auVrs °* y*P young married couples. Tho extraordinary results of an over-indulgence in cccktaila by the male member of one of the families and the female member of tho other, lead to complications of ft moat unusual character. The second attrition i 3 ■«? - 3 o£ tsl ° *>awn." Other items a.n Oh:r,a Clay," a Patbe Gazette, and s bright Comedy. The Grand Orchestra plays tho incidental muaic pleasingly. - "ONE EXCITING NIGHT," AND "CAUGHT IN A CABARET." For hi 3 motion pioture sensation, "One E2citing Night," which has been announced as tho feature attraction at the Grand Theatre to-morrow, D. W. Griffith has taken for his cue the increasing popularity of the J&si two or three years of the stage melodrama, and has produced a myeterv picture "bar excellence. Mr Griffith has departed entire'.? from the heavy and spectacu.ar, and gone *n purely for audience entertainment in tho way of love, laughter, myatery, and thrills There is a missing and much sought satchel containing half a. million dollars in bills, that lies for a timo submerged in a flour barrel in tho kitchen, while an amorous Romoo makes love to tho ohoice of his heart. And all the time there is uppermost in the minds of everybody the query Who murdered Johnson?" Of course, no Griffith picture would bo (truly Griffithesquq without its great climax scene, and "Ono Exciting Night" has it. This time it is a storm. Trees are uprooted and flung about like matches beforo an aeroplane propeller, houses are unroofed", demolished, and crumple beneath rthe tempest. And in ths midat of it the boy and girl find their lo?s story come true; tho villain is captured, and tho mystery of tho half-million dollars olearcd. Carol Dempster ha* the feminine role, and seldom does a, theatre-goer see a sweeter or daintier characterisation Ulan she gives. The pulse cannot fail to beat faster a* the action proceeds, and events shrouded in complete puzzlement follow one another in swift succession. Special mention must be made of the comedy element, which is headed by tho quaint darky, "Borneo," who is terrified by tho happenings. This is tho first blackface comody character to succeed on the screen, and ite success is. duo partly to the fact 'that Mr Griffith, having epent his early lifo on a Kontuciy plantation, knows the negro raco thoroughly. A special musical score will bo interpreted by tho Grand Orchestra, under Mis 3 A. Shearsby. The supports include "Caught in a Cabsret," a Keystone comedy featuring 1 Charles Chaplin-and Mabel Notmand. This is a a entirely now issue by popular request of tho old favourite comedy. AH lovers of Chap* lin's humour, and Mabel Normand admirer* will delight in seeing this rsvival of their work. Chaplin is a Waiter in a ramshackle slum cabaret, in this comedy, and such en inefficient, unfortunate -traitor haa never before been seen, GREATER CRYSTAL PALACE. Greater Crystal Palace Theatre is being filled nightly throunh the drawing power of "Bis Timber." This is a story of the great lumber, companies, thoir quarrels, and tho schemes >to go one better than the next man. William frcsmond has tha stir role. Tho Bocond bier feature is "the Slesp "Walker," starring the popular C«»rtt*nee Binnie. The Symphony Orchestra, adds jjroatly to' taa pleasure of patrons.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. "G-allopinjr FUh" is tho main attraction at Everybody's Theatre, amd Is being viewed by largo audiencei. Tho picture darts unt with a bridegroom who hae a quarrel -with his bride, who hastens home "to »«,am." And that is tho •begiriniaff of twenty-lour hnrrowinjr hour* J for "Freddy," who promptly bocomea ofttanoled with a> "Dlvinff Venus" and her "fish. Tho support is '*A SelfMade Failure," & mixlture of comedy and drama."' Tho Select Oreheßtra provides a pleasinj? programme of music. LIBERTY THEATRE. Tho -principal feature on this -week's bi'.l at tho Liberty Thefttro ia "Whtfl the Desert Ca113." Violtt Heminc plays tho leading rolo in pleasing style. Another highly interesting picture is one of a melodramatic order, entitled "Moro to bo Pitied than Scorned." A oomedy and an iHstru'oiiVo dunce film arc shown in support, and tho Liberty Quality Orchestra contributes an esooUent programme. QUEEN'S THEATRE. "Tho Bedroom ■Window," by Claia, Granger, holds tho etar position on the- Qtwsn'a Thoatro bill this week. Thero tiro many highly dramatic moments -with tho aitors almost motionless. May McAvoy. Malwim MaoGrej?or, and Bicardo cartea are featured in thi. Produptioju Viol* D«mi tato. tho leading rolo in "Tho H«art Bandit. 100 Qtioen's Orchestra, supports the picture programme with well-played selections. , STRAND THEATRE. Laughs ar* loaff «»<* frequent to "Tn« Clean-up," -noW *ho*in* at tho Stfand Theatre. It unows a. two-Aated fifchtma star workine out the talo in thrilling, .advesltulSsT Tl?e seoond attraction « "WWered s£e> <&ta are "A K<*uWß< atartine Buddy Mewiager. International No«, Ind "Tho Gfcoat City.- Bptf«i» *■