PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Star, Issue 16231, 28 September 1916, Page 6

PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS

NEW QUEEN'S. A notable- novelty on the new programme presented at the Queen's Theatre to-day is the Triangle-Keystone comedy sensation 'The Lion and the Girl.' The plot gives a bis: thrill ac well as a thousand laughs. A young lady disporting herself on' a swing in the Zoological Gardens loses her balance, and is precipitated into the lions' cage, Where wo see her literally beneath the paws of a ferociouslooking beast. Her rescue comes at the. < haudi; of a. tramp, who has stolen and pawned a watch, bought the full rig-out of a swell, "and is parading tho gardens. Rescuer ai.d rescued fall in love and are about to be married when it transpires tiiat her father is ova of the pawnbrokers with whom the tramp pledged tho watch, -and that tho watch belongs to his wife. The tramp is recognised as the thief, ami p.ost comical complications ensue before lie manages to make his escape. -Altogether this is a most diverting and exciting picture. Other excellent studies are tho Vitagiaph war drama "The Military Air Scout.' 'lndustries of Borneo,' 'Trebizond' (a lino picture of a place lately bombarded by our warships), and tho latest ' Topicli Budget.' Tho' first session is at noon dailv.

•THE FINAL JUDGMENT.' At the Empire Theatre to-morrow Ethel .Ivarryruoro will appear in ' Th< Final Judgment,' a thrilling Metro picture- of George Scarborough's latest play. This artist is a daughter of tho late Maurice. Barrymoro and Goorgie Drew Barrymore, nieco of John Drew, and sister of Lionel Barrymoro, of Metro fame. She was trained under Sir Henry living and Chas. Frohman. Tho story is that Jane Car lesson, a famous actress, is loved by Murray Campbell (a district attorney), Hamilton Ross (anoted chemist and criminologist), and Henry Strong (a. millionaire). Preferring Campbell, she marries him. To possess Jane, Ross plots to kill tiie husband with a volatile poison. Jano and Campbell live happily until tho latter finds that Strong and Jane are ton friendly. She gives her husband a dinner party, and Ro,ss, before his arrival as a guest, saturates a letter with the fumes of the poison and send.s it to Campbell. Jane asks Strong (also a guest) to give it to her husband, who is in tho dininj room mixing a drink. Campbell ask' Strong to open the letter, which he does Inhaling the poison. Strong is partialh paralysed. Campbell reads th.B letter, which states that Strong has been too friendly with Jane. The husband -is about to strike Strong, when the latter fails and sustains a fracture of tho skull A maid hears the altercation, and Camp bell is arrested ajid convicted for murder Convinced of his innocence, Jano learn about the poisonous vapors, and a-droith .secures incenso and laboratory notes fron Ross's apartments, inviting Ross to lip: room after a spurious confession of love. Meantime, a police captain and doctor are secreted in her room, and Jano lights the incenso in a bowl, but without'"the poison. Ross tries to escape, but find.x the doors locked. Ho confesses his guilt to Jane and is arrested, Jano and Campbell being happily reunited. This plaj teems with exciting incidents and wonder ful photography. H. Coopor Cliffe, 0 : Metro fame, revels in the part of Hamilton Ross. Aided by good supports and good music, picture lovers' will enjoy a treat at tho Empire on Friday.

At _ the newly-renovated Plaza Theatre the big attraction is ' Love's Crucible,' the story of a woman's life. To-day there is a complete change of programme at the Grand, headed by an exciting drama, ' The Power of the Press.' Blanche Sweet, in 'The Ragamuffin, ss still drawing well at Everybody's. ' The Fe'er Do W«U' is proving highly acceptable to patrons of the Octagon' and King Edward Theatres. The chief film at-the Empire is; Cainille.'