ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2964, 19 November 1925, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

“THE'SCARLET HONEYMOON.” Allan Hales’ first picture as a director, “The Scarlet Honeymoon, featuring Shirley Alason will head next Saturday’s programme at the Town Hall. It is a good film, all the way through. From the opening scenes in the Argentine, through several delightful sequences in New York, back to the Argentine again it has been handled without a single false note. The scenes dealing with the ordinary daily life of an average Aimeri'can family are particularly well done. Other features on Saturday’s programme are a comedy “The Rose” “Feathered Fisherman” an educational and the latest Fox News. Usual prices.

Under the title of “Joe” Beaumont Smith the Australian producer has recently released his latest film. It will screen at the Town Hall on Monday next. The leading character is a station hand who marries his ein ployer’s daughter; and later becomes entangled in the affairs of certain city folk. “Joe,” is based on Henry Lawson’s book “Joe Wilson and his Mates,” and has equal shares of fun and drama. The picture was filmed in Sydney and the bush districts of New South Wales.

ROYAL PICTURES. If you like you westerns served up fast and roaring and you like some good comedy when you go to see a picture you don’t want to skip up “The Bandit Tamer,” to be screened at the Royal theatre tomorrow night, with Franklyn 1* ainum for here is a picture that has both of these in abundont portions. Franklyn Farnum has not appeared to better advantage on the screen ever before in his career. His infectious smile which has the advantage of being sincere is backed by a display of tine acting dotted with delicate touches and delightful gags. “New Toys,” Richard Barthelmess’ latest First National picture, which comes to the Royal theatre on Saturday is the young star’s eleventh production as a star of Inspiration Pictures. Bart holiness first became an inspiration star with his production of Joseph Ilergesheimer’s “Tol’alde David.” This came after two crashing hits under D. W. Griffiths direction. One was “Broken Blossoms,” and another “Way Down East.”

AUSTRALIAN LADIES’ FIRE BAND. RETURN VISIT TO FOXTON The idea that (lie pipes are not musical is now as exploded as the superstition that the Scot lui£ no humour. If, however, anyone should have any doubts about the subject, they ought to hear the Australian Scottish Ladies’ Pipe Band, which will pay a return visit

to Foxton on Thursday, December 3rd, and have their doubts dispelled for ever. There is a band of dainty lady pipers, under the command of Drum-Major Darwin, F.R.G.S., and Pipe-Alajor Jessie Young, who have won honours in all the discipline competitions in Australia, where they, began seven years ago. Since then they have done an immense service to philanthropic and charitable causes and have now set out on a world tour, embracing Canada, America, France, Britain and South Africa. They received most enthusiastic send-offs in all the Australian cities, and have had the Australian verdict very heartily endorsed by all the audiences in the cities and towns of New Zealand. They are now working northwards to Auckland, where they will embark, and are presenting entirely new programmes in all the towns in which they appeared before. Apart from the novelty of having a Pipe Band composed wholly of ladies, the programme they present is most varied and interesting, and individually and collectively the artistes give a performance which delights everyone. Pipe music, song, dance, and recitation give variety to a programme which for attractiveness will be very hard to beat. Included in the new programme will he an Australian stock scene, depicting the “Cow-boy” life of Australia. The box plan will open next Friday at Heath’s.