PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Star, Issue 15968, 23 November 1915, Page 1

PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS

| HAYWARDS'. i Tho Octagon Theatre was particularly woH filled last night, when 'Uncle Tom's Galiiu' was screened for the first time. The familiarity of the public with Mrs j Beeehor vStowc's stirring indict- : in of tile slave trade in America wa« ; fuiiioicnt to guarantee a good honse, and i the management had no reason to be die- | satisfied with the patronage accorded tho | production. The exposures of slavedom, I which ultimately VI iu'the emancipation i of r.l! slaves in tho United State?, was j woven into aii inti tested ,\nd heart-tonch-j inq story by Mrs Stow,', and the filming of ■ it ;\-is not detracted from. the original ver- ; sion one iota. This work was undertaken I by the World Film Corporation, and tho j manner in which they have presented the j scenes and ineicienU connected with this ; stirring story leaves vry little to be deI sired. The setting is .particularly well j done, especially the autumn, scenes and views of mountain -latxlfur. The beauty of the .story is ciihan<>e.l by the singing of old plantation melodies'by a- quartet parly consist.!!!- of Mcs&rs F." Drake. J. Leech. \Y. Omivel!, ;r.,d A. G. Green. The .screening of the picture is well done. and a successful season is predicted. The supporting pictures r vo good, and include a laboratory scene, depicting tho production of asphyxiating gas; the ' Gaumont Graphic.' showing interesting current events in Great liiiinin ; a .scene from the town of Poller, in the Balearic Issc*: a.nrl an ICdison comic entitled 'Cartoons on Tour.' The same, procriamme will be repeated this evening.

fttRAXD. The Grand Theatre was packed last evening, when an attractive picture, entitled • Wildflower.' another of the Players' Company's magnificent productions, 'was screened. This film is totally different from the ordinary run of moving pictures, and rather raises the tone of this class of entertainment. An interesting feature of the production, and one which lends greatly to its popularity, is the fact that it was Mimed amid beautiful scenery. "Wildflower" is an unsophisticated country maiden. She pays frequent visits to the Mimmcr camp of a wealthy city man. who takes a morn than usual" interest in her. This man is recalled to the city owing to the sudden death of his father, and finds his ne'er-do-well brother in possession of the home. The latter has married an undesirable wonjau, who drinks, and the marriage has" been kept secret from everyone but the other brother, John, who accidentally learns of William's unfortunate choice. '.John takes William to his camp to reform him, and William, attracted by Wildflower, induces her to elope with him. Ho conceals his former matrimonial venture, and contracts a bigamous marriage with Wildflower. John, hearing of this, rescues the girl, very much against her will, however, as she has fallen in love with William. He takes her back to the camp, where the neighbors, having learnt of her adventure, regard her with scorn. This distresses her very deeply, but John nobly protects her from these petty annoyances, and ultimately she comes to love him. The part of Wildflower is most capably sustained by Maj£uerite Clark, who is said to be Mary Pickford's greatest rival. In such capable hands' it is almost unnecessary to state that tho acting is excellent. The filming and screening are equally good. The supporting pictures include an amusing comedy entitled 'The Tornado' and the 'Eclair Journal/ The same programme will be repeated this evening.

Large and appreciative audiences were present at all sessions yesterday and this afternoon at the Queen's. The principal attraction was the seventh instalment of ' The Million Dollar Mystery,' the direct title of which is ' The Doom of the Auto Bandits.' The same programme will be repeated this evening. The current programme at the Plaza is responsible for good attendances at the various sessions, a thrilling drama, entitled ' The Fortunes of Mariana,' being the principal film. Other films of mora than average quality make up a programme that should continue attractive during its currency. 'Mother' is the star film and the principal lodestone at Everybody's Theatre, where satisfactory attendances are recorded. The drama is a long way above the average of picture films, and the screening of it was followed with almost. breathless interest. The supporting pictures are excellent.