PRINCESS AND TIVOLI

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 386, 21 June 1928, Page 17

PRINCESS AND TIVOLI

“WHITE WINGS" TO-NIGHT “White Wings,” an exciting story of the sea, will be shown to-night at the Princess and Tivoli Theatres, with Elinor Faire and William Bo3 r d in the starring roles. “White Wings” is woven around an historic race between two clipper ships, one British, the other American, from Foochow, China, to Boston Harbour, each laden with a cargo of tea. The story is laid in 1850, a period when America seriously threatened England’s supremacy of the sea. The “Lord of the Isles,” the British ship, draws ahead, and, in a few days, is out of sight. Then the “Yankee Clipper” is caught in a typhoon. Battered and swept by huge waves, while thunder and lightning and a shrieking wind rage overhead, the gallant ship reels onward. Down below, Jocelyn, the daughter of the owner, calls in vain for Paul —but he is too terrorstricken to heed. With dawn comes peace—and a terrifying discovery. The main freshwater tank has burst, and all must go on short rations. For a tima the crew endures this hardship, but, goaded by Paul, who has been forced to work among them, they mutiny. The conflict is brief but violent. Aided by his officers, and the faithful members of the crew, the captain, overcomes the, mutineers. Jocelyn is attacked by a Portuguese half-east?e. Driven by necessity she climbs to the crow’s-nest, aided by Mickey, a little stowaway. By a trick, her faithful little helper disposes of their assailant. Then is the vileness of Paul exposed. Jocelyn and Mickey discover that he has secreted two casks of water for his own use. The exasperated crew give him short shrift. The second attraction on the programme will be “Surrender,” a remarkable war picture with Mary Philbin and Joan Mojukine in the leading roles. “Surrender” is a tale of the Aus-trian-Russian frontier and the love of a little Austrian girl for a Russian Prince, the commander of the attacking Russian forces. An interesting addition to the programme will be the appearance ot Lawrence Johnston, a ventriloquist, who has an international reputation as a first-class entertainer.