PRINCESS AND TIVOLI

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 49, 20 May 1927, Page 13

PRINCESS AND TIVOLI

DRAMA AND COMEDY From a distance life in the Golden West seemed rather attractive, but on a closer acquaintance a home for two set in a* sea of waving corn with a long, dreary winter to follow, and with no other company than that of a man she thoroughly despised, very quickly brought Nora Marsh down to the stern realities of life. Having lost her money she was glad to accept the hospitality of her brother’s Canadian farm house. Unfortunately her English ways did not tend to increase - her popularity with hrer brother’s Canadian wife and sooner than accept unwelcome hospitality she promises to marry a struggling young farmer who wants a “wife that can work.” Unfortunately she does not prove a very good bargain and her contempt turns to bitter hatred when he forces her to recognise his authority. A long winter follows and his continual .fight to wrest a living from the soil keeps him preoccupied and aloof. She begins to experience feelings of respect, and when the death of an aunt provides her with an income sufficient to enable her to return to England, a course to which he agrees, she finds herself rather loth to go. When the time arrives to take her departure she exercises a woman’s prerogative and changes her mind, and a happy finale results to the satisfaction of all concerned. Thomas Meighan makes a very manly lover, while the leading feminine role is in the hands of Mona Palma, who makes a decidedly attractive heroine. In the second feature film, “The Blue Streak,” Richard Talmadge provides sufficient thrills to satisfy the most blase picture-goer. Sent ,out to Mexico to investigate the loss of obe shipments from his father’s mine, he gets to work with a vengeance. Inspired by the most alluring pair of eyes in Mexico—a country famed for the beauty of its women—he performs the most astounding feats, fighting his way through against all manner of odds to win not only a mine, but a very captivating bride as well. It is a decidedly entertaining story containing a rich vein of comedy most effectively presented. Musical contributions by the Princess orchestra added additional enjoyment to a varied and very pleasing programme.