ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3003, 25 February 1926, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE “SHOOTING OF DAN McGHEW.”

“The Shooting Of Dan McGrew,” a film version of the famous Robert W. Service poem, is coming to the Town Hall to-morrow (Friday) evening. This new picture tells the whole story- of the dramatic hate between two men, an actual happening in the days of the Yukon Gold Rush. The events leading up to the gunfight are revealed for the first time. Barbara La Marr, Lew Cody, and Percy Marmont play the great roles of “the lady known as Lou,” Dangerous Dan McGrew, and Jim the husband. The scenes of the film takes the viewer from the South Sea Islands, to New York, then up the snowy Yukon. With supporting films “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” will be offered at usual prices. An exceptionally strong cast has been brought together for “Everyman’s Wife,” the big picture screening on Saturday. Elaine Hammerstein, Herbert Rawlinson, Dorothy Phillips, Robert Cain and Diana Miller have the principal roles. “The Gold Rush” at the Town Hall shortly is described by Charlie Chaplin as a dramatic comedy. ROYAL PICTURES. “THE WHITE SISTER,” TO-NIGHT! Assuredly one of the most powerful novels ever filmed is F. Marion Crawford’s “The White Sister,” which was screened at the Royal Theatre last night and will be repeated to-night. A love tale more tragic has never been penned: the story of Angola and her soldier lover separated by such an impassable barrier- taking its place with the great romances poets have sung in the verse. The big east of players.is headed by Lillian Gish and includes Ronald Cohnan, Gail Kane, ,J. Barney Sherry and Charles Lane. These artists were sent to Italy so that the actual settings of the novel would add greater power to the film translation, and given a free hand with the latest developments in the art of cinema photography to bring realism even closer. A notable instance of the latter is seen in the majestic scenes filmed in natural colours of Vesuvius in eruption. A beautiful prologue, specially written for “The White Sister,” precedes the screening. “Up the Ladder,” the UniversalJewel feature is to be seen at the Royal theatre on Friday, and vividly portrays the idea that men, after seeing their ambition realized, often forget and -scorn the rungs of the ladder upon which they had climbed to success. Virginia Valli stars.