The Reel World

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 89, 14 April 1917, Page 17

The Reel World

• WHERE AHE 2TY C3XLDE.ES 1 " Apropos ■: the _reat ra>-<? sui.-ii- :•:■ ■ tare "Where a;<- M\ l hi.dn>n - ." •> . ; .v_: is :o be :.r—''■:.!•• : -a.lv .v t. - I.yric ' Theat-f under tun .;..-•.■■•;: -n of Mr. ii. i. Carroll. th«- "~v inry Daily T- i-jrra;.h" p - ?!>lis!j'-l the foi i*. j"j li i'rorr. i their VjL.r[< —"The p:<-- • bien: of ;.e !nrt:; rat.. no« t.^-.:r.- ---, EfTear-er tiian i= -t.i! •* ;t.i v?. H<>» seriousiy it .- l.«-:.i2 *tudie-i is proved by in-j h»?f<ir.- t:>.e ' ham'sTi , IVpiit**-. an: this propose! ia«- i> >r.e whu-h intere=t-!ef-:v. only X .-n. h w.imen. but •.vorr.Pii al' " v *-" t-" , ~ . «.- :t 1- a '■ar. < re<*.»<rn iti'in •>! their importanoin t'.ie >ta'--. A- the Deputy Benar.e -iiys. -he th.r!c« rirst of ::•- :::othrr." A :- r:-;- i.« t> ':■■-■ ;-<t: th.mi 1 i-e ?rante:l ">'J" fr.irn-s •-_'" ;" r faiii the third; 2.M rr^i , ; ? --o :-r !:•.- hi! 1. This njnnt-y :s t ■ !>e t-ie exouf,i- terms n : ::er ■ au ; -he i- to have th>- onti:e iisposal -■: i:. I The la»• includes, hov-ewr. a project for I ■ • ■ • T-rt.-r-i ir . ; n_r n _ ran l ..i c— p .am.T a-..-.. l. he -dr. bring forward fo-ir cvbiMrer.. thr

I fifteen years, and ran prove that be has '. I held himself responsftile firr their upbrinsins and support, hp vril! be pai-d a bonoi of i.'.HX) frano. It will be so-en that there are v.o half-measures about this law. The benefk to a«"crue to the parents i= of a most i-übstantia: nature. Politicians r.-ali.-e that habie* "j are a? nece?sary for Kranei*'? future a? ammunition for her in the pre- " ! =ent. and the iiovomment U preparp; t"> I pay a 20.> i pnop for them. Bur rri the 5 -"vent of the n:ra_-:ire be^omir.j , law. an i the Government that the r.abie? are worth the money, will "_h,> !c \ j <H<j<- that the nioder worth th" babies? • i It is quite proba-bte that it may be so — ! that the fnisral pw>a.*ant. carcfu! of the h'lard in ths wonllen the «hr<*w4 bo-xrceo!.-. so ready to tu-n ar. honest »(iu. may come :n =cc that :i larg-e family, instead of beina ?. drain 1 on their savins?. mean= aotua'ly m >nev ' in the treasury —and ;he birth-rate in - cxmeequence take a sudden upward ! 3

RACE SUICIDE. ! The "Theatre Magazine" says of tin? gTeat propagandist picture. "Where ; are my C-hjldren *": —"Where are my I Children was shown at the Theax.it j Royal i Sydney on October iS. Phe- | nomenal business was done. At eacu J session— tht-re were four during the I alternoon ami evening -crowds were ! turned away. The picture i= a tneatm.i. appea. tae crime oi ra<e pUKmO;: ! but largely lor the reason that it is j theatrical, it is probably tin' most effec- . tive appeal in a popular and general sense tiiat ha> vet been devised rttfpwii the subject in question. The •!■-- : velopment ot "Where are ray Children"" I shows, amonc many other th!:~._--. t: c j death oi a younjj girl with the punish- ; of the doctor who illegally iroated I her. The jeep ahidina r.'crft vi a ! childless couple, ajowina ■'!■! togeth-T. ! becanse "f the wife"* "i-rrnr?" in her early married life, and tV happine-- . f ; others iivi; the healthier. tr - ,i.-r '.;•• i and surrounded by the children t:v\ i desired and felt blessed in hav-r.i j "Where are my Children *"" is r-r-' , -. a■•:.> ! an ! beauf.Tuilv presented »ci-ni'-a!!y and photosTaphirally. It hn!d= the without a break. The film w'll no doubt be seen in due course throughout Australasia."'

i>n account of thf war and the high' cost of ocean travel, it was found impractical by zae World Film Corporation in send Miss Alice hrajy and her com-! pany .jl players :n "The Hungry Heart" : to Venice. Itiiv. lor the S.muig o£ several important scenes in this elaborate j production. >" trif next r»->t thine was done —a \ en.-t:.ir: -tr.-t-t iva? duplicated in I::- .■uit'iinss «vre constructed on the ban:v.- ••; xc >>arK:'. i-rreb and two ■•r. li'-.- Wit* :i!-.i \'\iiix over the creak. Naiurallv ;-•• ». rk aitracte\i a treinen-a.'i.-int ■■: iitt-niion m Sparsili. j in i it -.v.i- n- main wpic of conversat;i'ii '. r-r-- IT '■>••—k-. \Vhen the rfpnes] ■v, r.' nr.ally taken, the entire population! turno-I "'it t-n we tne work, and the' •iir>-t-t<-r v.-.i~ l.irct-il ;*) r(=>"rr to somet!.;ns m"r taan merely harsh :■■ '-.—■;■ -■:- tnvvnrpeopie out of the range .if jne '-am-ra. Ti:e C'ieilty attained in this *a) must t..- -.—n. It is little lei= than mir iculv'.i.'. KITTY GORDON Appear- in "Vera, tne Mediuro." , at K. •■—.+•■■■:■.■'; from to->day. The story *!e T-..T1 th- t-.'t. of Richard Harding' Dnv..-. the n<nt<Hl writer and -aar oorre-f.TnlA.-ti-- an-i t-here are a feael |

" TRUTHFUL TtTItLIVEB/' Although thus is Western drama, it is a departure from the accepted wild and wooljy plots which depend upon gunplay and tierce irowns for their excitement. The hero is the editor of tbe "li'iory Hoie Xusget." a paper which vtj uut ■s-.th the extraordinary motoo, "The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothinff i>ut the Truth." A daily this sort uf idea at the back of it -sfould take ir.me enthusiasm to keep ffoing , in T'imary cities, but in Olorv Hoie the -ditor has to be "some with a re-vr-Iver to £ro press wftb any regTilarty. A new heroine makes her appearirwf in tb.p lead wposite tn W. S. Hart. This is dark-eyM Alraa Reubens, who "\-i- been in a rout>le of Fairbanks streThe srirl in the donHe ;r.ve which charminsiy interinto aV. th° Glnry Hole" stidden arvi r>.i%-pi;t;!re. is Nina Byron, who '; amazingly pretty and daintily effec-

CHAPLI3OTIS. This complaint is -till on the increase in --pile of hppeful predictions by lovers "I jloum. "The \ aaubond." his latest p:ay. :s a return to the old Xeyst-one =tyie. a connected story with a* large number of supporting characters. Charlie is a wandering tiddler who finds that 1 >erman band and hurdv-auxdy competition have made it impossible for him tii make a living in the city, so he hits ■ lit for the broad acres. His adventureare <xcrueiating!y funny, an,! according lo (in* ."ithusiast earh foot of film haalreadv i'ren responsible for S miies 3 furlongs of grin. W. S. EABT. William S. Hart :oun- ! . tn r^loni: and faitiifu'lv »uh vie ianat when he wa- : : )rn:''.j "Truthfnl T'ii : .v.-'" thf Tnan«T--Ka , . Ppp r>. > v T 'i. iia»i-. ■ n wiiirii - - !" th'.s inma. whii'h •■ • ■ r;• -r--■-!- --.■ ■ f a "•-.*-■ men a: i-n-'" in r~- loop .if h> 1.i.-iat r::t> ;■■> o :::■■■) after him thr- - Uffh the H.irr las.-.-ci the m--n fiici-wffiiily on i the f.rst tria' before the camera and carried tile whole stunt through.

TA3JGLED THEJEADS. J CHAPTER TEX OF "GLORIA'; j R* 'MAN*. E." ! Duricc the nr>: :e -w :.,:■= frrii.-iwiag 'her discovery that Frff,.-a:i :.er nance' had r~-n murdered. '..._c:a j-aaffori r.n-j -.v.i..-h hrr :Vv-r r,ad at ia.-t :n-iuced her i> α-^r:. i >r.<? day pont'.i socket whi-n h>- -.v.i#a't .o^'-das In pejrlnnine "cer :nre#t;.'it;.i n .; FTecI eau's death she «ent Sr-t •• • to * _ c ' oracc of Mulry. D:"K> pjrt=-r. an-i wirje J were »a, l> i--am Lltat L.-.= 6 ; »a* al«o "ailiiter r 'n Mir" rv-jaroin , " I "poor Mr Kreueau." ThU :-: .Woria to su-pt-v-t Dick :..i i c<vt .i-~ tr , to n^r he ha.-i an-J or. *-flen s=e aoci-ientallv discovers that :i- arm of Mu;r;.- an-: Krene-u nad branch oi>-r= in ail of th^citie-from whivh Freneaais haj -.mc. r-h- nai-r- - last how it ha.i L'fn for amd give them to -om« -Hiier member oi the firm to m.;i. r.«..-k t ■•• r.-r rrorr. eaoa of the mies in wh:<-h a olfioe I >h-e underetooi that Freneau had deceived her. rhoroujh'iV .:;-:itmar.- ?.ia home on'.y an soar aw: to decide that Dick --on', i newr have faise. an<i thai -he -v a .- .1 ba-1. vricke-i airl to even ittpect him. Meanrime, Yore* had cautione-i Mulry .in.:-.-t revealing any oi Freneau"t peri :y to Gloria should ?,he come t ■ :\.7n : ;r :n----fonnation—a promy that was ?aeerful:y s"rn. Da.vid and Loi.- ntanshie become more iover-i&e than they had been iir a. :on2 ->vhi-e. and leave i-"»r country home to enjoy 2 set-or. i honernwon. exten-iirjii ; invit-atir.r. To l r'oria to visit -Lbv-m there. At dr?t she rebat iater adepts, an opportunity to study Loi? a: clo?e ranse. and de«id? for hereelf if Freneau can have been r-ayir-r :i-r attentions the n-hjie he '.vas courting herself.

A-nvwers to Correspoadeits, Queries are invited u-irr this head, and as long the set jeers u> i moving pictures. answers wiL; be promptJ- published. M.R. Pnns"»n •■'"'. —Al : -e .'fy-v acd Harry >!•>-.•■>• ''■■■•■' '•' ~~~'-- ''■ '"S" s * , nuritiro -A mI-:)v.' ' t ■• r.r\t Vita--1 :■■::■ ;- Bdit •-." Triune'■•-:■.■: - ■" •" ■. •• n\i- ■' -r. .\. W. y ■• X ~ '." *:ir. .iD-i the >VB.L. — \*i -k'ar, i -••.- t-» ~:rr? Srst, A.M." . —Y- , *. but -': f -v:i. ; .. -fen m BABY Remu<?.-a..— ■, .! ■ :■:•■. r.-vurs, '■ it yon nv.ist -■- r:-- -■. ■.- >'.arff!j*r:tf> i lark i# ::J. *'■ :_'i.i> Fi:rL.i .M.—Jam.- M .-.-:-. -. .--....,:, : -.viJi Ajiila Strait .:. ::■. >- er Knew," as her son.