LIBERTY THEATRE

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

LIBERTY THEATRE

| "BI'LLDOG IC.rifMO.VD." "TKi; LOVLU OV CAMin.£." are d'JC to the mer.t of the Liberty Theatre for the adnv.r----j able programme d motion pictures and or- • chestr\l music the public th»s woe.-:. ! On S:»tsrday ri?hi. the fciii presented at th-' Iri.t.u*; r.irM jiossior, thoro was . u sticsdoP'T, an t tbi.s %\*as the ' case in the afternoon at v'r:e matinc. Sp/»y?d t :ind • per- ' meate evrry of I»n:|iuv:'Pd. • adapted to thf* her'"*!) f:orr; 01 1 thr? same n.-imo, v.h»*h i ; tU* 1 hearjliner (<:. i Ihp progrr»i t irrT'. tlttj-<. tolis o( v. portion of \hf> lift- ;>f j'fiimmopj. ' dashin : r.'irt of r.{'::rT. v.'ao js afk»rown as I>r irnmond.'' To b#»ijin with, i!io : mobilised ofricr, nt :> du-.d rnd. i 1 c*sts • around for some kind nf ad-.e.Mcre. n;id lindj ing none, determines to ad\t'rti«e for a po>iI tion "packed uith thri!l# r.r.d aau-rMart 4 .'' j And lie get? it. Fur a pretty } fitr! an- ! swers his advertisement, and she him : to investigate the rather shady operations lof a certain sanatorium. The of the 1 gid is in the clutches of a scientific gunff I of international criminals, who endeavour io | brine about the dotvnfai! <jf Knffland by Tio*I shpvistjc Whr»n the forei;ri; I discover that r apU«in Drummond id on the > trail the excitement betrins in r:irne.%t. j Thrills are numerous. In one the criminals capture the hy trapping I him m a room and overpowering him with gas. And then they prepare to torture him |lo death, hut ''bulldog Drummond,'' always , H-atcliful. cleverly escapes from their hands, and finally delights in see'nr: them captured >bv Scotland Yard men and imprisoned. The adventurous captain completes his career by falling in Jo\e with the niece of the victimised uncle. Cast in the role of Drummond is Carlvle Blackwell. and lie wins new laurels, ;as does also Kvelyn Green,' who portrays ■effectively the part of ''the jrirl.'' ''The Lover of TamiHe," featuring Monte and Marie Prevost, is the second attraction of the programme, and it rivals "Bulldog Drummond" for prdo of place. It is a drama of the high society of France and the theatre. The tale has been adapted to the screen from the story of ''The Lady of the Camellias.'' It concerns the love of 1 the renowned French acioor, Jean Deburau, for the beautiful adventuress Marie the ''Lady of the Camellias.'' The great Deburau wooed Marie and won ner, and for a time they lived happily. But then Marie deserted her'lover for the ne'er-do-woll, Armad, and with him she went far fr.>in Deburau. Later, Marie came back after a quarrel with Armad. She craved forgivo.iess, and persuaded Deburau to return to the stage. On the night he was to have app-.M.-ed Marie, who had been sickening, fell desperately ill, and died, and Deburau failed miserably in his performance. However, his sun, now grown into manhood, took his part, and won all the honours of the old Deburau. The Liberty Quality Orchestra, under Mr Howard Moody, provided a fine progr3:7nme of incidental music, including a number of works new to 'Christ-church music-lovers. The entr'acte this week is a waltz song, "The Midnight Waltz" (Kahn), a charming waltz with bell effects. During the first big picture the main item played was the "Arioso" from and during the opera scenes "La Traviata" music was introduced. Two new fox-trots introduced were "Somebody Loves You After All" (Tierncy) and "Moon Dream Shore" (Lockhart). A large selection from Strauss's master opera, "Feursnot." was played for the first time in Christchnrch, and proved a welcome addition to the orchestra's repertoire. Mr Moody has chosen as a piano solo McDowell's "To a Water Lily." Other numbers included: Symphony, "Scotch" (Mendelssohn) : ballet, "Dance of the Hours" (Ponchielle) ; Lieder, "Two Songs" (Dvorak); suite. ".Judgment of Paris" (Mouton); opera, "Henry VIII." (Saint-Saens) ; jazz waltz, "Magic Love" (Bradford).