AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18239, 25 November 1924, Page 13

AMUSEMENTS.

PICTURE HOUSES. EVERYBODY'S theatre. "THOSE "WHO DAXCE." MELODRAMA OF THRILLS. Everybody's Theatre picturo programme WC ek i« om ot " " 10 an,J most tbrillin? P"t ou at l^at placo ot (-'nlcr'a'nnt for some considerable time. Tho «t, not onl F in respect of tho potion picturo entertainment, but also in crc hc«tral music is very high. Last night crowded and enthusiastic audience en- ' Ttd < vel 7 ra ' n "'° of " ,c or, o nn 'l in'er<j'tib<r programme of excellent pictures and rjtSid music, and the applauro was freJLnt and spontaneous. ' h Tbo!« Dance," a First Xafionat jtjrpicce, is tho hc3dliner on the current Sll The picturo is a, stirring melodrama rndnctd by the renowned producer, Thos. | Ince. -iiero aro thrills in abundance jJj with. Blanche Sweet, recently applauded (« her fine work in "Anne Christie," play- •-» » leading role, Ince has told the story if liquor and all the dramatic developments •■bid) it has brought into everyday Amerind life since thn passage, of the Volstead li*. H® deals with the. rather pictnrcsquo .Vjrscters of Xow York's underworld such ' (he hijacker and the bootlegger, and jwo is unlimited opportunity for originality A power, and a climax that is a Tare Ajyler. Tho story tells of a lovely littlo 5) from a small country town who, when ,i # finds her brother has fallen in with ' rtjister# of Xew York's underworld, preOj to drop in with the fast life of the c n/ni. The tight situations in which she ftid* her«elf and from which sho is eaved on!f hy daring and lightning brain work Itv# been screened with dramatic ti»t keep® everyone on edge. Tho brother, jmrerer, is "framed up" in s. murder charge, ind to e»ve him electric chair tho girl «ng»EM 8- detective who has also' deci»rtd war on the "bootleggers and lawlj»»ker« because his little sister became the innofßilt victim of wood-alcoholism. Tho two fill in love, but they experience many a (Brill before they achieve their objbet. 'Some of the eccncs ino.ludo high-powered autos jjinned by revenue officers chasing rum smuggle™' trucks; revolver battles between officers of the law and fleeing bootleggors iad l«wbreakeTS; young men and women in midnight parties; a racing motor-car with a prl and hoy fr-lling over a cliff, and polico riids on fashionable danco halls. Tho picture points out the pitfalls set by unscrupu--1(M lawbreakers for pleasure-mad youths. It it a. etrong drama and fascinating. It lho*B the weak young men and tho veh-et-frtcked vampires and flappers who danco lV;wi!d Bohemian parties. It shows/them lltbey dance on and on heedloES, unworried, tit knowing nor caring where their danco liU end. "'Bessie Love, playing the difficult role of » clever littlo underworld queen; Wwner Baxter as a. young lawyer who is 1«4 into a fight with a desperate gang of llOfitlcggers, after the tragic death of his lister; Mathew Betz, Robert Agnew, Lucille Bicksen and Lydia Knott head the all-star ttit. "Going East," a Lloyd Hamilton comedy, "Eoujfheßt Africa," a travelogue burlesque, ud "Xew Old England" aro films supporting the bitr attraction. A delightful musical treat is supplied by tie "Select" Orchestra, which plays an ad»ir»bl« programme of well-selected music. Ihe overture was "The Spirit of America" (Zanttchik); the entr'acte was the popular jisi waltz. "What']) I Do" (Berlin); "Peer Gynt Suite" (Grieg); selection from tho "Prayer of the Sword" (Leoni), selections from "Manon Lescaut" (Puccini), Hiawatha Ballet musio and "Slavonio Rhapsody" by Friedmann. The programme will he repeated through-! out the week.

V QUEEN'S THEATRE* Dorothy dalton and anna q. nilsson. I ' "THE MORAL SIN,NEE" AND "HALF-A-DOLLAB BILL." Tie nt of entertainment has evidently bten «Bsidueuily studied by tho managcof the Queen's Theatre, for week Nltoi'iieek, it provides splendid programmes tint *ro one hundred per cent, amusement rduv .The pictures sure usually from the fuaouß Paramount studios, and tho selected muiio is played by the Queen's Superb Orchestra) ,now under- tho oonductorship of iho eminent musician, Mr H. E>ll wood. Tho iliousands of patrons, taught to expect biff (things, will, not be disappointed in this wtk's bill, which featrureß the two talented stresses, Dorothy Dalton and Anr-\ Q. -Xihion. Tho two big pictures, which are of exceptional interest, aro "The Moral SinMr".- and "Half-a-Dollar Bill." ' Eie Parisian underworld is tho background for the throbbing 1 drama, "Tho Moral Siititor," and Dorothy Dalton has a. wonderrolo as the Queen of tho Apaches. Paraswunt has spared no cxpenso to make this one of tho big attractions of the year. It u -filled with dramatic advonture, thrills, tii swift action,, and tho theme is novel. ID*'Dalton appears as "tho moral sinner," * professional thief, who finds that her ■*l»lo ■ naturo revolts against her acta of dliloneaty. She is supported by an all-star tut.' The story is sensational, set as it is, .>uwng tho boulevards of Paris and the lawless Apache haunts it unfolds ft stirring melodiamatic plot of lovo and intrigue. It has Iftln truly said that in it Miss Dalton -itt her njost alluring Tole. The significance that etatwnont will bo readily porccived whw one remembers the parts sho has lid in many big productions. ■ Bill" is a fino sea, story, .with a refreshingly original plot. It Ims I tang of tho ocean in it. The story tells oMhtt finding of an abandoned baby by *Ma captain and his cook. The mother at a future date to claim tho child {>tM#nting the other half of tho dollar note, and by strange circumstances the is hired as housekeeper. Iter hus'bmd, who has dcßerted hor, finds out whero fteboy is,. and attempts to steal him. In ft* struggle on board tho ship tho father •ii killed and the way ODencd for the union • the captain and tho girl. Anna Q. Kilwon is tho star, and she is supported Jiy- ißftny -well-known players. -.."Not "Wanted," n remarkably funny .<olstdy, a Burton Holmes Travelogue, and tke- latest Paramount Gazetto aro among lie eupports.

STRAND THEATRE. - Jtetty Baby Peggy is Btarred in an uniWttl production, "Tho Law Forbids." at Strand Theatre. Paul Remsen, ft play;i?right, and his wife, Rhoda. become estranged 184 Beck a divorce. The judge denies a-v-Jmro and decrees they separate for n .Iwr, and if the trial separation is a, s»cthe ease is to bo re-opened. Tho little <W»hter Peggy is to remain sis months tHf'web parentr-the mother first. In an way a reconciliation is , 0U ?„ Tho v climax is gripping and im'gwl. The supports are Hoot Gibson in Hook apd Ladder." "The Gnost Cit} .( e P I * 0), "Quit Kidding" (Buddy Mcssmgcr TtaWfly), and tho International

f GRAND THEATRE. t Plotting wore exciting than "One Excit#t Night," the headline'' at- the Grand has boon sfrccncd. 1' or once Gri - §&, who has JHodo'his groat reputation as si BiWiuccr of spectacular sconce v lias followed 3g\*nalher track, and given the movie a piqture which, dispensing with » -■ yet is so undoubtedly compelling ||?) le ha.3 even nioro reason to bo P 1 than Pome of his efforts. ior "One Exciting iMghl '< CC P S a " in a teneo state for tho u " c ~ thine is constantly happening. (SMj* mort popular artists alive uro in "Opght in tho Cabaret, V a new Jj^ l ® ®f a favourito comedy. T-he> ar 'life ttd only Charlie Chaplin pnd the pharm--3* Jfchel Kormand.