GRAND THEATRE.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18413, 20 June 1925, Page 17

GRAND THEATRE.

•"THE GARDEN" OF WEEDS. 1 ' "THREE WOMEN." Betty Compson -will eh&rm all who ret her in her latest picture. "The Garden of Weeds."' which will be shown for the first time at the Grand Theatre today. She plays the role of an ambitious chorus girl. She made the hit of her life in just such a role in Janes Cruze's "The Enemy Sex" for Paramount— and. as regards "The Garden of Weeds. ' Crime's latest Paramount irl.--ture. it is a case of lightning striking twice in the same place— not tint the two pichires are any May alike by any means. 'The Garden of Weeds" is a screen version of I.eon Gordon and Doris Marquette's h 'r„ Broadway hit. Warner Easier, Koclcrlifte lellowos, Charles Oslo, and Al Sr. Jo.iii appear in featured roles. As Dorothy, a showgirl. Miss Compson is confronted with accepting the attentions of two men. One promises a beautiful homo and lov«, the other, a career. Which does she choose: The picture shows in an entertaining, not to mention dramatic, manner.

The seiiyatj,-,„a| Master picture. "Three "omen." is the second attraction. May i- j°' v ' Marie Provost, aud Pauline Iredenck shave the stellar honours, supported by Lew Cody. Mary Carr. Willard Lewis, ana Ticrre Gendron. llav McAvov. as the wife of a fickle husband, plays her part in charming sincerity, while Pauline irederick. who takes the role as her mother and former sweetheart to her husband, seems to have he en ma( ] p f nr ,„„ part Marie 1 revost, as still another sweetheart, is the perfect vampire type. The plot has unusual complications, which all wind up to a verv drama!ic climax.

Another delightful proeramnio of music by Mr Harold Beck's string quartet will accompany the pictures. The numbers include: "La liaeleuse" fMoEwen). "Cava*'"a ',/ Beethoven) ; entr'acte, "Noon Dream Shore • piano solo, "Liebestraumme" (Liszt): ballet suite, Feramors (Rubinstein); Two Waltzes (Brahms), finale, Now World Symphony (Dvorak), fox-trots, etc. Seats may be reserved at The Bristol or Grand Theatre, telephone i93-l.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE,

"AS MAX DESIRES" AND "CIRCE." Captain Hiiion. Sills brin<r 3 Ihc gocd ship Drama safely acro.<-3 the shoals of tragedy onco again in his latest First National picture, "As Man Desires," which comes to Everybody's Theatre r.cst Monday for a week's screening. Tho tah tans of the South Seas mingles with the mysticism of Iho Orient in tin.* strange- romance, adapted from Gene Wright's novel, "Pandora. La Croix." Sills and Viola, Dana cecum- the centre of interest. Unlike "Tlie Sea. Hawk," however, this production introduces Sill> as a British army surjreon in. tho Indian sen-ice. It slrws hiin fafseiy enmeshed in :i murder by a woman who had failrd in forcing her love upon him, and compelled to flee for his life. It picks hiui up again as a swashbuckling raota-in of a dingy pearl fishing echoc-ncr in the South .Sea, Islands, giving two-fisted,'- six-shooting battle for pearl bed right!, and haling all women because of the one- who had betrayed him. Then ,into his life stepped a dusky, beautiful, and coquettish native dancing girl of Taluti, enacted by Viola Dana. Driven to tho depths of hunts n degradation, Sillsmarries th,-> spcrtivo ' creature, contemptuously promising to mako a, "fine lady" of her. Meantime, however. h:3 namo has been ' cleared of the Indian murder and search instituted for him by the r-irl he really loves, tho daughter of a fellow otliccr. How they finally, moot, and their pathway to happiness is" cleared by a bullet which pierces the heart of his dancing girl bridii comes as «. dramatic climax to the vivid story. Included.in the supporting cast are Ruth. Clifford, Rosemary I'heby, Tom Kennedy,- Paul Nicholson, Lou Payne, | Hector Sarno, Anna May "Walthall, Ednch Altemus, and Frank Leigh. Mae Murray is a truly great actress and also a great entertainer. "Circe tho Enchantress," her newest Metro starring picture, which, is the second feature on the programme, is without doubt one of the best pictures in which' this beautiful blonds star has ever appeared. "Circa the Enchantress" is an original story, written especially for. Miss Murray by -Vioenlc B.asco Ibanez, aiid it was directed by Robert Z! Leonard. Ibanez has based his story on the mythical goddess Circe, who, according tj legends of that time, had the. power to turn men into beasts. This legend has been transferred to the screen in all its colourful' detail. In the real story Miss Murray is a .medera Circe, who is likened to the goddess.of the legend. But there is one man who refuses to be ewayed Ivy her powers, and from that l ; .m«- on Ibauevs ho 3 developed ..a powerful romantic story. A notable supporting cast, including Jaines Kirkwood, William Haines, Charles Gerard, Thomas Rkketls, and Lillian Langdcn appear in support. of ilis3 Murray ill "Circa the Enchantress."

Under the conductorship of Mr yf. J. Beliingham, F.S.M., a lino musical programme will ■be given by Everybody's "Select" OrcheFtra. Among the items are the p following:—Overture, "La Fontaine de Jouven-ce" (Lautcrschlag-er): suites, '"Hymn to the -Sun" (Kimsky-Korsakov), "Thais and Talmade" (a) Prelude, (b) Religious Themes, (c) Love Motif, .(d) Death of Thais (Campbell); entr'acte, "Caprice Vienoise" (Kreisler); Slavic Dance . "No. 10 Opus 72" (Dvorak); 'cello solo, "Berceuse" (Grieg), .Miss Doris Middleton; classical dances, (a) Pavane, (b) Pas-sepied, (0)' Couranto (Chaminade). ■ • • Seats may as -usual cither • .be reserved at The Bristol cV by telephoning -10-25.

STRAND THEATRE,

"THE HEART BUSTER" AND "I AM THE MAN."

The programme for the' week • commencing to-day is. headed by Tom Mix -in "The Heart Buster," a western somaiicc of unusual interest set in the heart of the cow country in Arizona. The plot centres round Tom in tho role of Tod Walton, a young ranch owner desperately in love with Rose Hillyer, daughter of his neighbour. Boso has just completed her education in Europe, and her homecoming is, a, cause of great, excitement around hor ..father's ranch. Speculation is rife, however, when she ■steps off tho train accompanied by a young foreigner of distinguished bearing, whom she announces as her fiance, when Tarn knocks him' down for kissing hor. From this point, on one is kept en razor edge. Tom lecalls seeing tho gentleman who lias won Hose's heart engaged in a pursuit on which tho law frowns, and although he teas the lady of Lis heart about it, she>'refue.es to believe and Tom has the job c-f proving his cccusations. This .proves a hard task, for while he is doing it he must alno prevent tho marriage. His activity in this direction lands him in gaol, where lie in rescued in an extraordinary manner by hia faithful horse Tony. Esther Balaton plays the part of IV.■so Hiliyer, and the supporting cast is a- 'very strong one.

Lionel Barry-move in "I Am The. Man," "Wolves of the JCorth" (episedo 9), hj, Sunshine, comedv, and a I\ews also figure on tho bill.