ENTERTAINMENTS.
“TIMES HAVE CHANGED.”
“Times have changed” William Uussells latest attraction screening at the Town Hall on Friday should he warmly received. It is an ostensibly serious drama, tempered and.refined by much irresistible humour. Satire plays an important part in the development of it.- many situations. In brief the story concerns the .unfortunate circumstances of an aunt coming to live with a newlywed couple. The events that lead to their ultimate rebellion against her sovereignity offer highly sensitized amusement. Mabel .Julienne Scott, notable among the screens leading ladies, and, Allene Hay, beauty contest winner, support William Russell. Al. S:. .John tlie cycling comedian will he seen in “The Author” and the latest World’s News is also included
in the bill. -Usual prices. - Ethel M. Dell’s hooks when picturised are invariably pleasing. The latest “The Eleventh Hour.” screening at the Town Hall on Monday takes rank with the best productions from the English firm of Stoll. Madge White and Denis Wyndham highly popular English stage artists are entrusted with Ihe leading roles. Of course the English scenery is a prominent feature of “The Eleventh Hour.” Prices remain as usual.
ROYAL PICTURES. Reginald Denny, battling through :i set of' hilarious complications to alternate thrills with fun, is the niece de resistance in “The Reckless Age,” his latest Universal starring vehicle, to be screened at the Royal Theatre to-morrow night. Adapted from Earl Derr Diggers’ Saturday Evening Post story, “Love Insurance,” it combines his fistic prowess and daring as a racing driver with a story that moves through crowded laughs, a few thrills, and a romance. The east of the new picture is a strong one. The first year of married life is i he hardest —at least in the experience of the young couple whose marital adventures are humorously portrayed in “Why Men Leave Home,” which is to be the feature at the Royal on Monday. This first National picture was produced and personally directed by John M. Sialil from Avery Ilopwood’s sao- < essful play, which ran many months on Broadway.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2874, 23 April 1925, Page 2
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339ENTERTAINMENTS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2874, 23 April 1925, Page 2
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