ENTERTAINMENTS

Southland Times, Issue 18835, 31 May 1920, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

CIVIC PR TURFS, TOM MIX, COWBOY, AND HALE HAMILTON. There is no gainsaying the fact that a (Itvr or more ol'asin r programme could not he desired than the double-feature bill now being .diowii by the Civic proprietary and which will be repeated again to night at 7.13. .•V new brand of preaching is introduced by Tc.n Mix, the celebrated Wiliam Eox star, in “Hell Roarin' Reform.” H? let? his sixshooters deliver the sermons wh ch lead to the regeneration of a "bad” little western town. This is the best picture in which Mix has been presented, because the star not. only does many thrilling things, but the story it--elf i.-; worthy, l here is much humour throughout. He lights off a gang of stage robbers by firing three guns at once, ridel hclterskclter down a mountain side, works tree from a noose which his foes had hoped would hang him, and, to can the climax, leap.! on horseback from one building to the roof of another, and he and the home break through the roof. There seems to he no limit to the (hiring of i.Rx, Hale Hamilton, known to fame on the stage and screen for the virile and magnetic personality which he project- into ins acting, is seen in the Me ro comedy drama "In His Brother's Place," and plays a dual role of remarkable range in this clever picture. In "In His Brother's Mace” the clever star is seen as Loth t!;.; sacces-ful hnmaser and the young e'ercynmn who, lor le.rx ot energy and forieJiihu'..! is in danger of losing his congregation. Tlie two characters, ,-o windy different, give Mr Hamilton full play for his reniarf-.iMy versatile talents, A podtive not of laughter is the 21k;0 fee; Billy \Ve-i comeov "H.-' Day Out, whist nic.-t interesting En.gK-h news '.ire to lie found in the "Topicxu Bud ;ct.’ Both projection and music are particularly cauf

THE AI.iUOX. A DOUBLE ATTRACTION’. j The comfortable Albion was packed on Saturday night when the management pre-i-ei.i.ed a double programme that included j .dary Bickford, Ihe idol of millions, and the j "motional actress Ani!:; Stewart. In ' Daddy j I.ony Lea's," Mary i e kio'-l was seen at her | best, the orphan:;'re •••.•ties pro’, n.lug her i ,v:Ui re.it opportunities to s';,,-\v her ver-a----1 i.lity. Throughout ih- whole picture ver- ! sion of Jean Vi ebster s ; uiar novel, she 1 d.isplayed that ehnrm wfe-h has endeared h.er to so many lovers o> ;-ie;’ires. “Datidy : Long Ley-." makes a d-a;;,!:iiul picture, as | well as pointing out a .-living moral. The I see,mil star film entitled "Human Desire," | ha! fur its star dainty Anita Stewart and I was a revelation m natural aebug. The 1 statue of the briunpinn Madonna furnished | in 'Tinman Dedre" the inspiration lor a j little Italian eonvcnl girl to go out into the | world she has never seen to seek a baity, | motherless like her.-, if, on whom she could | lavish the natural mother-love that wits .-o strong w.thin her. A- the trail with the mothering heart Amin Siev.ati has a role tiiat is not only entirely unlike anything , Hie has before atUiupleo, imt, is appe.dmg I and human and lit.- £..«• to. Ely star like a 1 glove. Romenee and pathos are intcr- ! twined in many novel situations, mid e.xcei- ; it-n-e of east and -etting go to make the I piodui lion a specimen of the standard, ; id/endy liigh. »It-it has been si t by the i first -National. Screened addii ioiudly is the I ;ti!> episode of "Ibe Man of Might,” and j other interesting films. The Albion orches- : triv still maintains a high .-landard and its . selections were one of the leatiuv.- ot a good programme, which will :,e r it-a led to-night. I Seats may be booked oy tetepiioiung tile ' iiteat.e. , POPULAR PICTURE PALACE. ; There was a splendid attendance on SatI ttrday witen t;i'■ new programme proved : highly delightful. The .■.tar mature is a : Nuigraph six-re, I eeitii cut it led ‘'The ! Climbers," in winch foritme Orbiillis has a ' mo.-t eonge.'iia.l foie, and m< iduil .illy appears ; in no less than Puty-two ravi -itmg gowtts mind costumes. ’Die story ,-- c.xtn n.et.v mi u resting am! the ,-tar is ,-ltown motoring, i switiimiug. riding, and aerophtmng. A two--1 re,! d.-mna "A iiojiele-s (ha me," the (,'oi Op. (.kutelle and a bright lb—anay conu-dy. | e:wh add- materially to a higaly iieieeta.oie I bit! i d‘-fare, which will be ix pc tiled to-uight 1 and. to-morrow night.