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AMUSEMENTS.

PICTURE HOUSES. GRAND THEATRE. "The White .Sister" will be screened for only one more nisriit at the. Grand Theatre. It glorifies and magnifies. tnc unquestionable charm and art of the demure Lillian Gish. She is tho only one who could have carried the noKe traditions of tI)K greatest personalities of tiie speaking stage to the silver sheet as she does in "Tho White Sister." Very de'ightful is the prologue to "The. AVhito Sisttr." LIBERTY THEATRE. An elaborate production is "The Charmer, at the Liberty Theatre. Xo more ideal ehoico could be imaginrd for Pola Negri's personality and talent. Thrills abound in the second attraction, entitled "Into tho Xet,' which feat tiros Jack Mulhill and Edna Murphy. Written by th«- Commissioner of Xew Y<"-rk Police, the story of this p.cture shows how crim.na « v.-ith caster minds work in the underworld and dives of that gicat city. QUEEN'S THEATRE. In "Turning the AVcst," Boot Gibson rides thrillinglv, displaying even' trick known to horsemen, and a few he invented himself. He demonstrates his versatility also in driving a racing automobile at a tenific rate over the uncharted prairie. The p.c-t----of tho story is cleverly liandird. It dea;S with a wayward son of a former rancher who is a. prominent business man. The second attraction is "The Kiss Barrier," in wlrch Edmund Lowe is starred. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. "Tho Talker," had a great, run in tho U.S.A. a few eeaaous a-Ro, when Marion Fairfax wrolo it for the stage. Beautiful Anna Q. Xils.-xn ard that successful actor, Lewis titone, play tllo principal roles, and of the. supporting players particular mention should be made oi the. comedy work of Tti'ly Marshall. The second attraction, "Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model," which stain Claire Windsor, Mas Bitsch, aind Lew Cody,- is nothing if not molodramatic. STRAND THEATRE. An excellent, programme at the Strand Theatre is headed by "Playing with Souls," ;i tense drama, starring Mary Aslor. A Western story, "The .Burning Trail," has Wil iam Desmond in the lead. Episode five of "The Fighting Banger," and other pictures are screened. GREATER CRYSTAL PALACE. ■ln "Dayknio Wives," tho sacrifices and loyalty of tho better typo of woman are. contrasted with the mncds and vie*s of the other. Those taking parts in the, picture includeWyndham Standing, Gva.ee Darmond, Dcrelvs Perdue, William Oonk'in, Kdward Hearn, Katharine Lewis, Kenneth Gibson, and Christina Mouatt. In "Don Daredevil," Jack .11 ox in, is seen ,'n typical struggles with! outlaws, and Cathleen Calhoun, as a beautiful South American heiress, adds romance to tho gunplay.

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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18549, 26 November 1925, Page 13

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AMUSEMENTS. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18549, 26 November 1925, Page 13

AMUSEMENTS. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18549, 26 November 1925, Page 13