AMUSEMENTS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 February 1917, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE.

The “All-Red Route” picture of travel, Florence Turner, dfufiMy Old Dutch” fume, ip the pictuf iaation of Thomas Hardy’s rioVel, “Far From the Madding Crowd,” and Anita Stewart and Earle Williams in the comedy, “Count ’Em,’•>'.form a strong attraction in the three-star display to be given .by Pollard’s. Pictures in the Opera House to-night.' Scenic pictures have a distinct educational value. It. h not all people that ; can travel, but they can be recompensed by- moving pictures,' and, one of the best scenic films produced is “The All-Red Route,” 'to be screened at the Opera House to-night. This splendid picture takes the etravcller from the beautiful blue waters of Sydney Harbor to the South Sea Islands, with their ’ tropical vegetation and wealth of color and life. Canada is then called at and the trip in the continental train across country taken, and from thence to Liverpool and London. “Far From-, the Madding Crowd,” a picture adapt, ed from the splendid novel by Thomas Hardy,, features, the ever-popular Flpr. ence Turner, whose work with Albert Chevalie'r m “My Old Dutch” will be long remembered. This, powerful photo-melodrama tells-the story of an impulsive, capricious, but fascinating woman, upon., whom suffering and tragedy is brought by her own actions. The scenes are laid in rural Wales, and they offer glimpses; of landscape and highways that are entirely foreign to anything seen in this country. The piece is the first of the productions- by the Turner Mutual Company, and the parts, are played by English artists, who have given ug a work of distinctly British type and atmosphere. The charming comedydrama, “Count ’Em,” has for the por. trayal of its principal rqles those two popular favorites, Anita.. Steward and Earle Williams. Not the least- entertaining portion of the programme will be the music by the really clever and artistic orchestra under Mr. Fred Rcstieaux.

TOWN" HALL. William Fox, th© man who expended a fortune, with extraordinary success in revolutionising moving pictures, will present • the magnificent photoplay, ’‘The Plunderer,” in 500 magnificent scenes, at McLean’s Pictures' to-night. The story is the most potent yet screened in Greyinouth, and when presented fo a Dunedin audience quite recently it drew fi'°m that highly critical journal, the Otago Daily Times', the distinction of being the finest picture which that city’s picture-goers had ever seen. Though the picture is remarkable by its 500 scenes, it is even more remarkable by the fact that it introduces to Greyinouth William Farnum, the eminent actor, who is known in the picture world ns “the man with the million dollar face.” In the part of Bill Matthews, Mr. Farnum is afforded an op. portunity of displaying hi<t magnificent physique; his manly nature is portrayed most admirably in the part and lie shows to splendid effect his advantage over his adversaries in his realistic encounters, when he is compelled to fight against odds which would dishearten the most courageous of mortals. The realism of the“plof will hold tlie attention of all. Every known thrill is experienced in the gripping drama, which is. played by •leal men and real women, and is founded upon incidents of mystery, avarice, hate, love and revenge. That Hie way of the transgressor is hard is a generally accepted fact, and any who may have doubts as to the truth of this will have tuose doubts eruuicated by the final scenes in the intrigue and treachery practised by 1/Uiiy Prescott and his associate, Pedro. It would be futile to enlarge up mi the magnitude of the production, when it hj stated that it was produced by William Fox. 'The plot was acted amidst the rugged and grand scenes of a Western mining community, and will prove to be yet another star in McLean’s: well-earned reputation. "The supports consist of a really attractive range of items, and in addition new items by the perhian. ont orchestra will'be the means of making to-night’s display one which will five long in the memories of those who are devoted to movies.’ _ V .MINERS’ HALL, RUNANGA. “Ambition,”-' a four-reel Chaplin comedy, and ‘'The Adventures of Terence O’Rourke” will be presented, in the above hall at Runanga to-morrow (Thursday) evening. The ance of the world’s, greatest comedian will doubtless be a welcome one after his prolonged absence from local screens. .