PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Star, Issue 16352, 19 February 1917, Page 1

PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS

OCTAGON AND KING EDWARD

THEATRES,

An entirely new programme will be presented to-night at both the above houses, when 'Jim Grimsby's Boy,' one of the now popular Triangle' pictures, will be the star attraction. In brief the story is as follows: Jim Grimsby, -rough and domineering mountaineer, had little respect for womankind. They were useful —that was all. Jim's wife was to bear him a baby—a boy. He was set on that. He didn't want a girl—simply would not have one. But it was a girl. He seemed to think his poor, suffering wife personally responsible, and upbraided her shamefully The excitement caused her death.' The embittered Jim was lezt with a girl on his hands. But he would do what he could. He would raise her ns a boy, and maybe she would think and act "like a man. But one day the woman in the girl began_ to wake up. She wanted skirts and hair ribbons, and began to take an intorest in the new sheriff, who was ycung and handsome. Jim's fury couldn't change her, t either. In the end he was defied and outwitted. And he found that a daughter was not so bad. The box plan in connection with the Octagon is on view at " The Bristol."

PLAZA.

To-day at the Plaza a big new programme was released, headed by a striking military drama entitled ' behind the Lines.' This is a " Bluebird " special production, and is full of thrilling incidents of real war, with a love interest that touches a tender spot in the heart of the onlooker. Supporting this is another episode in the serial picture 'Greed,' also an interesting ' Eclair War Journal.' A very big feature of the Plaza programmes in the future will be the music provided by a really firs-class orchestra under the baton of Mr G. B. Lnidlaw, who is so well and favorably known in musical circles throughout the Dominion. Included in this orchestra of 10 performers are other well-known local musicians, such as Mr J. Flint (violin), Mr E. Kerr (cornet). Mr D. Boyd (trombone), Mr T. Amos (fluto and piccolo), Mr Claude Haigh (contrabass), so that patrons of the Plaza may rest assured that they will be regaled with music of the very best kind by experienced and talented musicians >.

QUEEN'S

Once again Charles Chaplin is the star attraction at the Queen's, and once again the patrons of that theatre are being " tickled to death," both in the American and English sense, by the antics of the little comedian. This time Charles tries his hand at tire-fighting, but, as may bo imagined, he hinders more than he helps, and his well-known predilection for the society of the fair sex is again his undoing. Instead of attending to his duty and extinguishing fires, Charles prefers to feed the. flames that arise in the heart of the lovely maiden of the story, and the fire and the fun goes on unchecked. Tt is all very amusing, and, after all, that is what we want these troublesome times. A splendid supporting picture is 'La Boheme,' featuring that talented film actress Alice Brady, who takes the part of Mimi, the flower maker, beloved by Tindolphe, whom she deserts because she thinks she will ruin the young man's life. The pathetic death of Mimi. consoled in her last moments by the possession of a coveted muff and by the knowledge that Rudolphe always loved her, is admirably acted.

EVERYBODY'S

At Everybody's to-day there was a change of programme, headed by a story of the "problem" variety, entitled ' Th« Question.' Miss Marguerite Leslie, tha pretty and clever English actress, takes the leading role, and the play is well produced and acted. Supporting this is the tenth episode in the serial story of 'The Mysteries of Myra,' which has been running at this theatre for some time, and which is full of exciting incidents. There are other films of an amusing and entertaining nature. The management urges patrons to attend in the afternoon when possible, or at the early evening session, there being usually an over-full house to witness the last programme of the dav.

'For the Glory of Franco' heads the programme at the Grand.

The Metro film ' The Light of Happi cess is the chief attraction at the Empire,

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