ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4519, 24 January 1923, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

CENTRAL THEATRE PICTURES-TO-NIGHT. THE STREET CALLED STRAIGHT. Btisil King’s famous story “The Street Called Straight” is one of attractions for to night. It is a powerfully dramatic stdry of a great love born of a great tragedy. As a book it gripped the interest of millions of readers. As a picture it is even more vivid and pulsating. Enacted by ; distinguished cast, including Naomi Childers. Milton Sills, W. Lawson Butt, and Alec B. Francis. It’s a " Goldwyn picture. : “ROUGH SHOD.” , The second attraction is “Rough Shod,” featuring Charles Jones in his latest William Fox photoplay, based pn a story written by the well-known Charles Seizor. It’s a Western, of course, for it is in this line of fiction that both Selzer and Jones excel—one with his pen, the other with his skill as an actor for the screen. This new Jones picture is said to be- quite up to the best of Selzer’s work—which is some praise indeed. PICTURES AND DAISY JEROME. FRIDAY NIGHT. THE DANGEROUS LITTLE DEMON. The Universal comedy-drama; “The Dangerous Little Demon,” is to be •screened on Friday evening. To be fair, “the demon” didn’t have much of a chance to be like the other girls! She had no mother to bring her uo ■ and her father she couldn’t trust. He had a habit, of not coming home to dinner and still wanting to appear perfect in his children’s eyes. Fathers r who have something on their consciences better not go to see -the picture. They will feel foolish. She had too much money; too much liberty to do as she pleased and, too many mental lightweights to do it with. Her suitors assayed about one half per cent, brains. Her father’s cellar assayed about ninety-eight per cent. A-I and 110 proof. Marie Prevost contributes a charming characterisation as “The Dangerous Little Demon.” ” \ DAISY JEROME. Probably there is no living stage performer to describe whom in all ■ flier marvellous versatility press writers have been at such pains to find j new epithets. Daisy Jerome is cop-per-topped. Her head of real ginger is as fiery as her own personality is . charged with flaming electricity. She has teen described as a “live wire,” and the sparks that scintillate in such brilliant showers while the “live wire” is in operation are like no artificial pyrotechnics that have ever ■shown. She is daring in all her wit, 'A ex.travaga,nt and unexpected in her r*'" action, and there is such a demonic ’. joy in everything that she does. She has a style quite unlike any otfher is pert, elfish, and pantomimic. Daisy Jerome has just completed most successful seasons »n Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, • and Dunedin, and is now commencing a flying tour through other parts of the Dominion. Considerable inter- ■ est should be aroused by the appearance of this world-renowned star at the Central Theatre on Friday next. The box plan for reserved seat's ; s now on view at Flatt’s, where a big demand for seats is sure to take place. The tour is under the direction of Mr A. Moss. Daisy Jerome is appearing in conjunction with the pictures, and will appear after .the screening of the pictures.