AMUSEMENTS.
HCTUKE HOUSES. GRAND THEATRE. Jack London's splendid tale o* adventure s the higii ccm "The Sea "Wolf," { B one ' the r '-S pictures at the Grand Theatre. rvg rapport* include "The VTonder Man," ecrs'-dy, a travel picture, and & gazette. -r t j,;;; will be ihova t-jz tho list time ■A f,v-,MA>:," FEATURING mar" alde::. i. <2r»za» that will find c response In the heir*.* of every wife of to-day is registered fs "A Roman's "Woman," with Mary Alden :.". the itiding role. It tells the story oi t, wesm who, after twenty years of married i '.lit, -'•'-* hcr.*e'.: facing a. choice of two •*&>■ T ''--' f ' lP continue to accept tho role ! U'v>t ucpii'i domestic drudge, *ho ha* acr.-cti eTerytlin? for husband snd chll«Jrei «3Ker il her own personal ideals, which ■y_ r hive been submerged, or will B na cease •■■i it the home-maker, branch out and keep -•ice with the tim«w? At the graduation of '.<r «!tt*st dasghter she learns the answer, '-it Sods herself shunted to one side byf CjtsrH »sd daughters, though her younj itsa i* Seep - B her afTectiona. She determines t'se , ' ! ' ! ' no! - 3,ve ' n * T family ashamed "' her, and so strikes out on a path of her cur.. After hard untiring effort, she Vwciee » noted leader in the women's s»T«aMt of her State, but just at the height ci b*r triumph, comes disaster to the family, cViag to tbe lack of her guiding intolllgtsct. Osco again sho has to cliooße her i»tb, «nd this time she finds her truest -rtatr-MS in service. Tho photo play, which rf'.eMed in New Zealand by tho United Artilt* Corporation, is remarkable for the *str*ordinarily high standard of acting att»icfd by Mar}" A'den, in tho part of the -jotitr. K:js A'.-'rn is one who believes tlat a great del! moro than the possession el sew" pbysicsl beauty is necessary in a ictfS tctress, ar.d her ability to feel the •art she is portraying is the great secret of ter remarkable success on the screen. Tm picture will be shown for tho first tima GREATER CRYSTAL PALACJB. , Cfondfd houses continue to patronise gjntcr Crystal Palace, despite tho wintry «*ji&er conditions. The attractions are the fe triple till and the orchestra. Heading racture programme is '"Cfne Empty f&tli, *&& shown iu support is "The o«siltDin From America," a Unirersal Kaciil attraction starring Edward (Hoot) Giiwß- "Bonnd II." of the "Lather Push- " tn" the great snorting serial, Chapter Fouritt't of "The Perils of the Yukon," a Cent- j xs» eomedy, «nd the latest International >'»*» fila» complete the bill. _— EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Jfca current programme at Everybody's 3S*»tr» is more than ordinarily attractive, tai thow who enjoy an afternoon or evenS# /irst-claEs eritertuimVcnt should not g, the opportunity of scouring it by the pm tueans of naying a visit to the theatre. tWwdy's Money" heads the picturo bill «3 s more excellent vehicle of splendid it would be impossible to place. The H&ti attraction :» "Juno Madness," and ja (ttpport »ro ebown a number of good fi=f. LIBERTY THEATRE. "Tfc* Hottentot," the headlincr at the Librty Thes-tie this week, should cortainly not b« missed, and patrons should avail themwWm ol their W opportunity to see it to-toy. "Yellow Men and Gold," which is Ssaoirn in repport, i» * stirring tale based vn th» aortl by GonTernenr Morris. The ether picture* include a rollicking comedy "Well Get Ton," and an interesting Topical Budget The work of tho orchestra, under V.T Gordon it, as usual, splendid. QUEEN'S THEATRE. "Etery soene in the picture is a triumph," u That the critics say about _ "To Have end to Held," the big attraction on the current bill at the Queen's Theatre. The «wry ii s romsnes of the days of James 1., sud the settings ere all thnt could be dotired in fh« irsy cf tho luxury of the times. Aaongit <!:e otner features shown is "Trtustftn Kinjr," from the novel by George Ban VeCutcbeos. STHAND THEATRE. A film renarksble for its humour is "The wrie Live Ghosts," which will bo shown grtise last time to-day at the Strand «M»tie. Amongst the other picture* which •wprat i£» splendid bill are "A Kiss in «■#, a Mack Sennett comedy, and » Swncu Holfflw iraveloguo.
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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17814, 13 July 1923, Page 13
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