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AMUSEMENTS.

—«— PICTURE HOUSES. GREATER CRYSTAL PALACE. A fine comedy now being shown at the Crystal Palace is "Looking Down," in which Wanda Hawley, with her bewitching manner and mirthful adventures, keeps the audience looking up for the full hilarious fifteen minutes or so that flit by while she is in possession of the screen. Most of the male section of the audience wait for the appearance of Jack Dempsey, and he shows in "Fight and Win" that he has lost none of his punch, and has no more fear of the director's camera than he has of the timekeeper's gong Perhaps it is his reputation that commends him most to picture aud ; - enccs, but if he had started life's battle at Hollywood instead of in the squared ring •Fight ana Win" is good evidence that he would at least have made a bid for prominence in the screen world.. The story i« one in which crook promoters figure o"n a champion's downfall, but the champion has something to fight -for—and he wins. All the fascination of California's ."oldfjelds enters into the next feature film "Tho Sunset Trail," with William Desmoid Gareth Hughes playing the leading roles. Jney are great stars in different consteila* lions, and a bettev combination for such a theme could hardly have- been selected A very unusual plot is unravelled in the third big picture, "Roulette," founded on n famous magazine slow bv William McHar»

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. "Inez from Hollywood," a First National drama of love, laughter, and tears, is the lieadliner on the cnrr-nt bill at Everybody's Theatre. Anna Q. Kilsson, Lewis" Stone, and Mary Aster are featured in this production, in which one is afforded an intimate glimpse of studio life and screen personalities *or instance, in one scene one beholds Antonio Moreno, Wallace Beery, and the three young and popular stars," Lloyd Hughes, Ben Lyon, and Ford Sterling, all taking part in a lunch set for them in the studio dressing room of Anna CJ. Nilsson, who portrays the part of theatrical vampire.' It is one of the best First National releases seen for a considerable time,. "The Fool's Awakening," a six-reel Para-mount-Metro production, is placed as the second big attraction on the new programme. It is such an entirely unusual film° that it aould quite easily take first place on any bill. It has been adapted to the screen from the widely-read hovel by William J. Locke, entitled "The Talc of Triona." The supports are excellent. LIBERTY THEATRE. • Adolpho Menjou has the star role in "Broadway After Dark," the current big feature'at the Liberty Theatre. Ralph Norton\main and only concern was himself. Mr Norton's efforts to make life as easy us possible for himself were somewhat amusing, for he commanded all that money could buy. Just off Broadway he found Rose Dulimd working as a slavey, trying to live down a prison record. Then this remarkable man came, and, by way of playing a joke on society, gavo the slavey fine clothes and introduced her into the most aristocratic home 3 in the land. What came of the joke, of the slavey and of the very sophisticated young man—that forms the story. The other film, "The Super-Sex," is an entertaining- one. Heading the cast is Robert Gordon.

QUEEN'S THEATRE. 'l.'ho popular actor, Lew Cody, is starred in ''Occasionally yours," a Louie J. Gasnier production, now showing at the Queen's Theatre. The Btofy is well pieced together and carries the audience along its line of action with keen interest. Present-day society life forms the ..theme, and the stage settings are lavish, 'and strikingly beautiful, The, audience is taken inio an atmosphere of luxury and richness. Others in the cast are Elinor Pair, Lilian Uainbeau, Cleo Ridgely, Gertrude Astor, Barney Sherry, Lloyd Hamilton, and William Quinn. "Boots," a canine, actor, lends much to the story. "In "Hearts of Oak," the newest "William Fox special photoplay, which is the second feature on the programme, the supreme sacrifice one man can make for another is reached, in a dramatic manner. Hobart Boaworth plays a fine role.

GRAND THEATRE. A Zane Grey picture, "The Border Legion," heads the programme at the Grand Theatre this week.- - It w»9 in the Bockies that tho Border Legion" was the terror of the neighbourhood. Jack s Kolls, the leader of tlit gang, was a ruler of men, but there was one man in the Border Legion whom he could not manage, Gulden, the most heartless ot heartless men. A girl.enters the story, and her lover and she are captured by Kells. Her real lover Cleve endeavours to savo the girl, but is frustrated. Finally Gulden and Kells cut cardß for the girl. Gulden wins, but Kells refuses to let him have her. During the fight that follows both Gulden and Kells are killed and Cleve and the girl are left alone. The leading role is taken by Antonio Moreno. An erring father as well aB an erring daughter are the two centres of attraction in the second picture, "Daughters of Pleasure." The leading roleß are taken by Mario Prevcst," Monte Blue, and Clara Bow.

STRAND THEATRE. Baby Peggy, the popular and clever juvenile actress, is featured in the headliner it the Strand Theatre, "The Family Secret." Margaret Selfridge had secretly married Garry Holmes, a handsome young fellow, to whom Simon Selfridge, Margaret's rich grandfather, had decided objections. Garry, although forbidden the house, stole in through a window to see his wife and Vhild, only to be charged with housebreaking by Simon Selfridge, whose heart was cold. ' How he redeems himself makes an interesting storv. "A Man's Mate" is the second feature, and is a decidedly attractive film, with John Gilbert-and Eenee Adoree in the lead.

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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18363, 22 April 1925, Page 7

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AMUSEMENTS. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18363, 22 April 1925, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18363, 22 April 1925, Page 7

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