AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18480, 7 September 1925, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

PICTURE HOUSES.

* GREATER crystal palace. ' ! WITH ALL-STAR CAST. ■ "THE KOAKING ADVENTURE." " ••JJhaoflTt" *hich heads the new proGxat«r Crystal Palace {or this - iLk, toßUnencinc to day, is a gripping drama by A._T. i>ock.p -which deth# complexities of character of '-WErWt ' or '® s P'°' / or .the most part. ''•iflßk Danboad clathes this difficult role. This ! sPblonde, whose personal magnetbrought her to the very /ore of screen actresses, ir the heroine f*9Tbat line of picture successes, the latest |;i, gjl Wives," which, like "Ali"is an P. 8.0. production. Her sense V Jf'Sultnce, her beauty, grace, and style, all 'lf'SfStff" lTes splendidly to her interprc*l SL # f the magnificent wife in "Alimony." i 2Tfciß(U(Wne though erring husband is - : f" br Warner Baxter, who, in "Alit'ST" plays his third part under his long- £ with the Film Booking Offices. ■' * '«Ssir'» *Wng, mobile face, graceful build, "*■ °' siient PX P rc ssion, have made f tba » popular figure in moving pictures. < Suit Dubois, the other woman in the case, S' tabled by Kuby Miller, famous in Europe | ■ I ?; , i w ding Shakespearean actress . with f i JL Ojjfbert Beerbohm Tree. Miss Miller, a I'S-tolredt blue-eyed English beauty, though iwMtf many British films, makes her ■lßSggn screen debut in "Alimony." Clyde SB§BPl > l*ys Granville the husband's jHEji g employer. Those who saw "The S9BaS?»M. Key," directed by von Stro■m gn familiar with hig masterful interof s polished malefactor, a part that which he takes in "AliCobnrn, Granville's clerk, whose i Stafc wife has fallen in love with her hu3employer, ig enacted by : KjL-i A. Carroll, a skilful character actor a difficult role to play, changing SL ; » comedy vein during the early part TTuilaony," to » heavy dramatic tragedy i-iLioWds the end of the play. Jackie (Eaton. Alton Brown, and Hershall Mayall I wpjM 6 excellent cast °* this latcst |7ief noted star of Western drama id a strange experience in "The which is the second 9 on the new programme, for a the picture does he wear the kiWltocnts of the cowboy. Hoxie's fc-of # college man vacationing on l ranch, and as such he wears the il riding clothes of the man who ount through his paces on a park The story has to do with the f'» band of cattle rustlers. Mary Vtrin. Saia, Francis Ford, J. ssell, -j<ck Pratt, and little Har-i-are in the supporting cast which ■d by Clifford Smith, tbe two main picfures there is a j Century comedy and the latest n eW g film. sc"lnti4eat»V to, and in conjunction with, the cUmmum of the various motion pictures, the iSSrtMWM®* Symphony Orchestra, under the ftiUtanUhed conductorship of Mr Alfred J. present a magnificent musical pro- ' * SSw*i**bich includes the following classical ■fefSrMtinltr' numbers: Overture, "Sham--1 Saßy^flbadleton); "Symphony No. 6, KSSlfcjTeiient". (Beethoven); "Parsifal" 'lmpressions d'ltalie" (Char"Petite • Suite" (Debussy); faßLf). Pitial" (Grieg); "Hungarian Dance, JptfSaWL (Brahms); "Zig-Zag" (Stamper) ; IPmm «f the Bells" (Thurban); "Water ~-fhttj&S(ftose)- , _ . , pl» n >s at The Bristol, or seats by telephoning Greater : |»l#ce, No, 3758. ft -GRAND THEATRE. W "FORTY WINKS."

IRT OUTLAW." be Grand Theatre atto the initial screenIt is headed by a fine n, "Forty Winks," a ledy, flavoured with an and mystery. In supDesert Outlaw," staj;s come from one of ihe s in the Parabe said that the pioeeping -with the reputaigcgra have built up. .those picture* desjly. ..Interesting, are ettfcble' entertainment, i of Chamley, a titled i flo funny that nobody However, ■ through • a i ag dangerous as they oceeds in solving a mysiety. beauty, and saving isgrade. All of this is manner that makev iplendid. entertainment. 11 get a big' laugth : whare the horse that sits down on the edge sends his rider eliding be spectator will laugh limit's antics . with a : tie , production, which his hiding-place to his laugh -will be heartiest inet which fmdChumley jon »■< navy target iar ■eing fired upon by the' 'target ipractioe. Viola srts. and Raymond Grifk the cast of the proudes, among other big rick,- Anna. May Wong, >tm» is the Fox special, /' starring Buck Jone3, ■ high, record'for daring adcuSed l ■ horsemanship" ick-riding.. novelty.. which More "the astounded eye. riding of Buck's long And there is still a tore when Buck, still & Jirake-beam of a rail-fclf-from the' handcuffs. Charles Kenvon, .was Mortimer. Evelyn Brent ling "lady, and the dis- * Jennings, ft Js. •> Fox comedy, C the direcmaintained by the in°t latest jazz crazes

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE,

"CHANGING HUSBANDS," STARRING

BEATRICE JOY. "SLAVE OF DESIRE/' STARRING CARMEL MYERS. "Ch&nring Husbands/' the new Paramount picture, codi;cc:td by Frank Ureon and i'aui which ;s scheduled for showing at LvcrytoJ;, 3 Tocatro thjs week, commencing- at the matinee to-day, should arouse keen interest. Any screen play that features Lcatrice Jo.-v and an array oL supporting taicnt which includes Victor VarCjM, Gnmth, i'ltts and Julia i 1 s»\e id ix.u.'i<i t *> attract attention. 'J he #101? ,3 one o 1 a Happily mivrried wife d- iter. t:)y lurmng her back ujvon a loving husband and a luxurious nome to seek *> career on the The wile changes places with an actrcas who resembles her and in that way deceives her husband, who unknowingly makes love to a woman engaged to anoiher man. The other man faila in love with the attractive wife and good developments lo.low. (Jarmel Myers, who plays the role of the sensuous and alluring Countess Fedora in "Slave of Desire," Gilbert K. Gable' 3 picturisation of Balzac's novel, "The Magic Skin," which will be the supporting attraction, is regarded as the screen's most beautiful vamj>. Never has she been seen to better advantage than in

"Slav© of Desire." The costumes are of an -unußually exotic charm which reveal the perfection of her figure and emphasise the beauty of her face. "Slave of Desire" is said to be one of the finest of the season's productions. It hss been as elaborately produced as it has been carefully cast. George Walsh, Miss Love and Miss Myers win new acting honours by their work in the leading narts. Charleß Whittsuker's adaptation ot the Balzac novel is up to the high standard of continuity writing for which he is noted. A splendid musical programme will be given by Everybody's "Select" Orchestra, under the conductorship of Mr W. J. Bellingham, F.S.M. Chief among the items are the following:-—Overture, "Tangled Tunes" (Ketelbev); suites, "Crown of India" (Elgar); "Princess Gioia" (Campbell); opera, "Damnation of Faust (Berlioz); song suites "Three French Songs" (a) "Hindoo Song" (Bemberg), .(b) "At Evening" (Debussy), (c) Open Thy Bhie Eyes" (Maseenet): entr'acte, "The Midnight Waltz (Donaldson); selection "Wildflower" (Youmans); new foxtrots, "Along the Old Lake Trail" (Tiernev), "Mandalay" (Burnett). The box plan ia at The Bristol and seats may be reserved, there or by 'phoning 1925.

STRAND THEATRE;

"FIFTH AVENUE MODELS." "THE RIDDLE RIDER." A high-claas programme ia being presented at the Strand Theatre this week and crowded houses witnessed the initial screenings of the new bill on Saturday. The programme includes a picture with a wonderful star cast. It is "Fifth Avenue Models," the featured players being Norma# Kerry, Mary Philbin, Josef Swickard, Rosemar/ Theby, Ruth Stonehc-use tend Lie© Moran. The story is of ißobel Lmdani, beautiful daughter of a ta-'.ented but unsucceesful artist, who is the breadwinner. She works ad a fitter in the shop of si fashionable modiste. One day she is forced to act as a mannequin and gains the attention ot Francis Doran, an aat dealer. A3 the result- of a remark made by one of the mannequins, leobel attacks the girl, and after winning the fight, and an apology, eh© is discharged. Before she reaches home, a .man from the modiste's tells her father she will be attested unless ehe pays £l5O for a dices ruined in the fight. To save his daughter, he goes with eome crooks to identify" a painting they want to steal. He is ftrießted. From then on Isobel is placed: in miany suspicious situations as secretary for Doran, who knows nothing of her father. Doran loves her and stands firmly by in the hour of her greatest sorrow. Her father is released and the lcvera made happy. The supports include: "The Fast Steppers" (6th race), "The Miracle"; <omedy, "Getting Trimmed"; "The Riddle Rider' (ep. 10), and an International News.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

"RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE." TOM MIX AND "TONY." It is claimed that Tom Mix is one of the most consistent performers in the woild of motion pictures, and no better vehicle could have been, offered him than Zano Grey's novel, "Riders of the Purple Sage.' Principally because of his effective woife, and also because o£ tho presence in the cast of Tony, his horse, and suoli artists as Mabel Ballin, Marian Nixon, and Warner Oland, the dramatic moments of mis picture of the West aTe vividly brought before tho eyes, Tom : Mix is not only a real actor, but he is a leal man, physically, equipped and courageous enough to perform m real life the exploits he is called upon to do for the screen. That is one big reason way audiences like him. In this story ot long pursuits of miscreants to wroak vengeance upon them, Mix registers an herotc characterisation. Mix does some excellent acting as the soft-spoken two-gun man. ionv carries his master through perilous situations and aids him with his horse-sense. Lynn Reynolds, who directed the picture, has made the best of the excellent opportunities for showing the incomparaole Mix m dann, feats. The closing scene of this throbbin„ drama of the gTeat Wcsrern desert is staged in the mountains, in a spot of great natural grandeur. To save a gul and her sweetheart from a force of pursuing metiers, a hue rock is drooped down ft sheer cliff, crush inlr to drath many of the horsemen. Running through the entire picture is a powe, f uj, absorbing love story that breathes tie niggedness and the wholesomeness of the great West One of the biggeet surprises is th discovery _oi the identity of the mystenou masked rider. TinnwThe second attraction will be A ous Pastime," in which Lew Cody is feat " r ed. 'This picture has a * o< if y has much to recommend it. Aitnou o ii has many exciting and gripping « ccn <*> there Is a™ amount of comedv coS; an, stlidv of this interesting tracie, and latest Fox News. ,