AMUSEMENTS.
PICTURE HOUSES. GBEfcrER CRYSTAL PALACE. BIR'HALL-CAINE'S "NAME TEE MAN." JACK HOXIE IN "THE SIGN OF THE ■ ; ' CACTUS." A forceful story by Sir Hall Caine,- and . »n . all-star cast, which includes Conrad Kogel, Mae Busch, Hcbart Bcsworth, Pat?y Buth Miller, and Creighton Halo, combine tof'make noteworthy Victor first American -production, "Name the Man!", which heads the tie* programme at Grea'cr Crystal Palace for this week, commencing 10-da'y.. "Namo the Man!" ia from the' celebrated English, novelist's recent bestseller, "The Master of Man." It tells the Striking story of a young judge, whose first «ct of office is to pass judgment on a. girl he himself wronged. The court-room scene, .which is one of the intensely dramatic incidents in the 6tory, calls for some of the greatest emotional and dramatic actin<* which • has ever reached the screen—wiifi t, man—human, erring, i-hos a deep an <i j as t. frig affection for one girl is pitted in c-.ni-bat- with hi 3 pledge to d-utv which calls him to say, "Ycu must die!" to a frail sweet girl -who owes her downfall to bi-n' her judge. Mae Busch plays tho part of ■ the wronged girl—her second leading part in Hall Cain© stories, with Conrad = :Cagel playing the part of the judge. A brilliant cast, with gigantic settings picturing the undent prison and castlo on the Islo of Man, and superb photography, add to the perfection of the distinguished European director's first Goldwyn production. It wiH make his name familiar io every picture* fan in New Zealand and help the film's to como into their own as an art as well as an entertainment. "Name tho Man!" is. recommended by the censor more especially for adult audience*. ,Tho faith that a woman has in the man she loves, even though circums'anccs indicate that he iha3 slain her father, makes one of the tensely dramatic situations. in "The Sign of tho Cactus," starring Jack Hoxie, which is the second big picture on the new programme. Jack Hoxio has a peculiarly sympathetic part in this picture. The story is that of th« fight 011 the part of ranchers to obtain water control'ed by a big irrigation company, which is demanding _ ininous rates, and Hoxie is the self-constituted but lawless agent by which the ranchers fin&'.ly win. One of the most thrilling water rescues ever seen on tho screen is a feature of "The Sign of the Cactus." • Hoxie and his leading woman, Helen Holmes, who is remembered by reason of her daring as a serial star a year or so ago, arc the ones who ride their lives in tho brawling river. Josef Swickard, Francis' Ford. J. Gordon Russell, Frank Newbere./Jack Pratt, Frances Muriel Dana and Bobby Gordon are in the cast, -which was directed by Clifford Smith. Owing to the length of the programme, "Tho Sign of the Cactus" will bo screened, at the night 6essi6ris de luxe, promptly at 7.30 o'clock. Besides the two main pictures, there is a very funny Century comedy and tho latest International news film. 'lncidental to and in conjunction with ilte screening of the various motion pictures, the world-famous Symphony Orchestra, under the distinguished conductorship of Mr Alfred J. Bnnz, will present a magnificent musical programme, which includes the following classical and popoular numbers: —Overture, "THe 'Crisis March" (Hall); "Syraplwnie Fantastique" (Berlioz);. "Akedysseril" (Tremisot) ; "Quo Vadis?"' Jean Nougnes); 1 - "La Frivole. Colombino" (Pillevestre); "The Spirit .of , Pageantry" (Fletcher): "Andantino" (Lemare); "Serenade .la Rosette" (Petit); 'Driftwood", (Gold); 'Mama Loves Papa" (Friend). The box- plan is at The Bristol, or seats may bo reserved by telephoning Greater Crystal Palace, No. 3758.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
''THEI BRASS BOWL" AND "THE SON • • OF A WOLF."
Two big features are billed for appearance at the Queen's Theatre to-day. Both have been written by popular authors and should prove strong attractions to the movie-loving. jpublic;. 1 ... " .'".: The first attraction will be "The Brass Bowl," adapted from the well-known novel of the same r.ame by Louis Joseph Vance, and the ingratiating spirit of the author iu the development of his theme is well preserved in the cinema version. Tho story revolveß around the adventures of a handsome bachelor who happens, to look so much like a , notorious crook that he is-mistaken for him and' becomes involved in a police case replete' with thrills. _ To say the plot is euspenseful is expressing it mildly, because this is one of those few pictures which "really keeps the audience cling.ng to. the edgei of the seats,, literally,, at times. Mystery is' supplied by 'the fact that the action involves a- noted-jewel thief. There are many fights and daring esctfpesi with this thiol, who eventually ends up by getting bis'deserts. There is a unique romance, iunique .because it. Is not the usual, conventional love affair in which the out- [ com© is obvious from th© inception. In thi3 instance- one cannot., fathom .who the - heroine is or what. hex motives might be until the very last, and therein she is dittereut, likewise refreshing. Edmund Lowe plays both the roles of tho hero and the crook, displaying a decided versatility in which he changes to suit each character. The delightful actress,-Claire Adams, . plays, opposite kirn. The second attraction is "The Son of a Wolf,!', a thrilling story of the Far North, written by Jack London. It is a groat story of Indian life, set amid scenes of surpassing grandeur. The cast includes Wheeler Oakman and Edith Roberts. The supporting programme includes an interesting educational "The Salt of the Earth",." showing how it is mined and also obtained from ■ salt lakes by evaporation, then how it it broken up for human use, packed, transported, etc., until it' reaches - the ultimate, consumer. A comedy and the latest Gazette complete the programme. Incidental music will be played by the Queen's Orchestra,' under tho direction of. Mr H. Ellwood.
. . ■;' STRAND THEATRE. A2T.,EXCELI<ENT PROGRAMME. "Oh, Doctor," a Universal film, starring Reginald Denny, heads the- new bill at tb.B Sfrand ' Theatre. Ruf-os' Billups, jun„ " was confided to the tender morcies of an incubator immediately after birth. He grew to. manhood, in spite of a youth that wao divoted entirely to preserving his health, but if ■ his mind centred on illness, his body attained size, if not great vigour. Left a great fortune but a small incoms, he went to live with an aunt, who had httlo sympathy with his hallucinations, and subjected .him to some rigorous treatment i hands of specialists. Needing money, he.borrowed from some Shylocks, p.edgmg Iris entire fortune, which, however, wou.d not bo hisi until three yea.i-3 had elapsed. After toinuto examinations by experts, the , Shylocks were convinced that he, would jve. One canny Shylock, divining that-as object hi life would assure their loan, obtained a liheantiful nurse. That changed him from a J hypochondriac. to a reckless daredevil. He 4 sought - thriLs ia every dangerous 1 ma t nn2 l' ••poeaible, finally winding i*p a husband • and saving ,his fortune by tho keen mind '.of his nurse" ' ,__. ,' C Prank Mayo in "The Plunderer, "Wolves otthe North" (Ep. 10), a comedy, and a ' jKevre also figure on the-. programme. s
■f■!&'■ jstsz doomed?• Some say that it }™ Mid.'its swift delirious day; others that it SU change but will endure. The word.itt will have to be takea notice of by tne *»kers of dictionaries of the future. But *jlT the music we call jazz endure? George Gershwin, an accepted authority, holds tnat "as long as people dance in cities jazz will *emain. It is the folk music of tho cos"lnopolitan, not of the country man. its present material will be built upon tho .tptureby composers just as older dance ionns-the gigue, polka, polonaise, and waits '*-were utilised bv tho former composers, .out • taodern jazz emanates primarily f™ m .J™ city: Gershwin is supported by the insist- ; «&t'public demand for gramophone »«"» « snd the newer the better. Hmumhi '•Dance and the Now Prince's Toronto Band, ' W-:'had their brilliant P« f .°™ an f "f < v » :"Eat More Fruit," "'Lively £» l to Mekdy. i m ."The Old Clock on the Mantel »*°ord ■ edHo appease the clamour for new jazz ana .:*fW» of it. ■
EVERYBODY'S THEATRE,
"NAME THE MAN," STARRING MAE BUSCH AND CONRAD NAGEL. With 3ai3-European , sense of drama and technique- in filming a. screen" story, and the American studio facilities for picture making, Victor Seastrom. has made of his first production for Goldwyu, "Name tho Man," from Sir Hal] Caino's novel, "Tho Master of Man," ore of the finest pictures yet made. It will be the attraction at Everybody's Theatre for six day 3 and nights, beginning at 'tho matinee to-day. Tho story is essentially a arama, and Seastrom, in the opinion of critics, Las kept the spirit of tno ongmai story, and added to it that touch or sadness and drama, which his Swedish pictures are noted. Although the director ha 3 incorporated some spectacular . scenc-3 into his production, their presence is logical and they are entirely subordinated to tho story, which deals with the live 3 of the Deemster, cr Judge, and other inhabitants of tho ls;c cf Man, off the coast of England. Conrad ,Nagcl plays the role of tho youthful Deemster, with Mae Busch in the part of Bessie Collister, about whom most of the story centres. Patsy Ruth Miller, Creighton Hale, Hobart ' Bosworth, De "Witt C. Jennings, ar.d Efvelyn Selbie have other important parts in the large supporting cast. Tho settings in which tho drama is enacted are all the quaint Tillages and century-old stone castles of the tiny i3le. Castle Rusher., largest structure on the island, was duplicated at the Goldwyn studios for tho picture. The stern, rocky ooasWinc cf tho Isle, ar.d the beauty of the inland, is also shown in a number of remarkable photographic studies. The locations, approved by a technical expert sent from England to assist Seastrom, oto said to be almost the exact duplicates of the actual scenery o: the island.
A very spectacular scene is shown as the angry citizens o; the Isle gather before the Castle Rushen and demand that the man who helped Bessie Collister to escape on the eve cf her execution, be found and punished. More than a thousand cxtra3 werj used in the M 3 scenes. The cliniax comes when tho youthful Deemster, played by Conrad Na?el, appears before the crowd and confesses that ho was the guiltv man. As the crowd is about to attack him, a, troupe of cavalry callops down tho street and up t-> the castle gates. The crowd separates, but one child is left in the street, too friehtened to run. The Deemster- rushes in front of the horses to save the child, and thus wins tho rospect of the crowd. A specially selected musical programme will be given by Evervbody's "Select" Orchestra, under the conductorship of Mr W. J. Bellinghfim, F.S.M. Chief among the it->ms are the following:—Overture, "Zampa" (Herold); Suite, "Keltic," (a) The Clans, (b) The Liment (B'ouldsV. soloist. Miss Doris Middloton; Svmphonic Fantastique, "March to the Scaffold" (Berlioz); violin solo, "Romance" (Wienawski), Mis 3 Norma- Middleton; entr'acte, "After the Storm" (Nelson); Symphony, "Adagio Lamentoso" (TachaikowFlry); Theme, "Anathema" CFielitz); soloist, Mr Herbert Fox.
The management make a strong appeal to all those who "can to attend the day sessions, or book their seats early for the" niyht sessions de luxe, and thus avoid the big crowds. The box plan ia at The Bristol, and seaU may either be reserved there or by telephoning number 4923.
GRAND THEATRE. "MERTON OF THE MOVIES" AND "SQUIB'S HONEYMOON." A tale of..how, a young man, very keen on movie acting, got a job in a studio but turned out an utter failure, is "Morton of the Movies," which opened tho new prcgiamma at the Grand Theatre on Saturday. Having onco got into tho etudio, Merton Gill dared not go out again, because ho did not know how to overcome the problem of getting back, so he slept in tho place! But at last he thought he was going to appear as a great star—a heavy tragedian. Ho went along to sec a piior screening of the picture, and <«n tho way imagined himself to havo at last ach eved a position among the world's greatest in film actors.' But instead he found that he appeared as a slapstick-comedy aofor. The director had cleverly manipulated and doctored the .film,; and dealt him this insult. Euraged, and thinking of murder and revenge, this smalltown youth repaired to the studio the next day and "got big own back" in tho finish by winning the girl who had made uoe of him. But tho manner in wh.ch he did it makes the climax to tho whole story, which is packed from flash on to fade out with tragedy, pathos, comedy, and plenty of humorous situations. The picture Bhowa those (movie-struck boys and girls "how it is done," and describes everything from the manufacture of slapstick comedies to grim tragedies. Released by. Paramount, this James Cruze feature shows the beautiful Viola Dana and Glenn Hunter ae the stars, and other players includo among their numbers De Witt Jennings, Elliot Roth, Luke Cosgrove, Gale Henry, Charles Sellon, Charles Ogle, Ethel Wales. Frank Jonasson, and Eleanor Lawson. "Merton of the Movies" was originally a. novel by Harry Leon Wilson, and has been cleverly adapted. Although the part of Merton Gill is necessarily a humorous ono, there ie a great deal of subtle pathos introduced, but not so markedly to detract from the comedy motif; .Saturday's audiences put in an hour and a half of genuine laughter during tho screening of "Merton of the .Movies."
Tie second attraction, another' ixcellont comedy, was "Squib's Honeymoon," dealing with an accidental separation fi a young couple on their honeymoon trip. Authors and playwrights have made great nee of this theme both in "straight" _ matter and burlesque, but the scenario writer has produced a. quite new and altogether delightful comedy of tie heart. Betty Balfour ie the etar. The programme, taken altogether, is full of laughs from start to finish. Supporting films are also excellent. • The incidental music played by Harold Beck's String Quartet was qui'o a feature of the programme. The slow movement from Mendolssolm'e Quartet in E 2at was plavod with much expression and warmth of "tone, while the stirring Vivace was played brilliant.y, forming a eplend d contrast to the lyrical character ot the former movement. Tho dai-niy "Pizzicato," a new work by "Walton 'O'Donnell, the clever British composer, was decidedly effective, while tho folk song character of Schumann's "Song of the North" (taken from his ''Childhood Scenes"), was beautifully portrayed by tho 'quartet. The entr'acte, "All A'one" (Irving Berlin), was repeated in rcsobneo to many requests. The violin solo, Jamefelt's "Berceuse," which synchronises with the picture, was an artistso genvm the hands of Mrs Harold Beck. Other notable numbsrs were the popular "Air do Ballet" .(Chaminade), Hungarian Dances N05.12 and 20 "Fiddler's Fancy' (Foiiids), and a number of popular foxtrots and waltzes, including "By the Mies'sipi " "Where the Lazy Daisies Grow' (Friend) "Spain" (Jones). "Don't Blame it VII on to Me" (Mcore). and the new ""What a Nice Soft Job."
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