AMUSEMENTS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 March 1917, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. Tliis evening at the Opera House the last screening of "The Waif 5 is an. nounced. The great boy actor, Matty ltoubert, is featured as the waif, who, taken otf the i\e\v Voir streets-, raised himself by hi;; talents to the position of star actor in New York. On Wednesday evening, Hex Beach's great work, "The JSe'er-Do-Well,'' will be screuued tor the first time in Greymouth. It is claimed for this 10,000 ft Selig production that it is bigger and better than "The Spoiler.:," and is en. acted by Kuthlyn Williams and the

iiatne artists that made such a great success of the nevcr-to-be-i'orgotten 'production. The whole of the ten reels of "The Xe'er-Do-Well"' are crammed with virile, dramatic action. The hot passions of men and women are laid bare, a:t only Hex Beach can bare them. The story is woven round the seductive charm;-', of Mr;;. Courtland, wife of "the ether man,'' and the dazzling Spanish beauty, C'hiquita, each in love with the ne'er-do-well. Such hay, been the great success of this picture that, after sellhig this great work to Sol Lester, a picture proprietor, for £30,000, Hie Selig Company during the fir-it fortnight of its production bought ir liack again for £ to,ooo. and still they are in.'iking monev.

TOWN HALL To-night's splendid programme will be headed by a five-act World Film feature, "•When Broadway was a Trail," adapted from the novel <>f 0. Tcwnsend Hrady, and features the great screen favorite, Barbara Tennaiit. Jt is a jiicture.upie and novel dramatic story of a wonderful period it! the liistorv of the world, and vividly portrays a happy combination of history, drama, and romance. Every. b«»dy lias heard of New York's 'Great White Way"—Broadway. Tlie street of a million lights ! The street of smiling lips fond aching hearts! But once, when history was being made. Broadway was a grass track, along which the wily Hedskin hunted and fought the stern Pilgrim Fathers, \vh<» marched to build a nation. Mou were strong and brave: women were true and loving "when Broadway was a trail." '! he supporting irenn are of the usual high standard. Theda Bara and Jean Sotliern are billed for Wednesday in the astounding photoplay, '•The Two Orphans,'' one of whom is afflicted with blindness. After the death of their parents they asv sent, to Paris, and it is there that Henrietta (Theda Para) attracts Hie eye of a raseallv marquis, who abducts her. Louise (Jean Sofhern) fails into the hands of a Madame Trochoid, who lives in itqualoi' with her two nonn- - Jacques, a daredevil, and Pierre, a

hunchback—and she is terrified by Jacques':-' attentions. Pierre endeavors to protect the blind orphan. Henrietta is taken to the marquis's chateau and i:: treated most disrespectfully, willi tlie result that one Chevalier fight* a duel with the marquis and rescue;: Henrietta, tn whom he proposes and is? accepted. Chevalier's father disapprove:'., and contrives to imprison the waif. How she escapes with her blind aster justifies the piclure being classed as a "photoplay supreme." The grand finale of the carer of "Terence O'Hourke" will bo presented, and will prove a deserved termination to the intrepid advoTitur, er's unique career.

MINERS' HALL, RUNANGA. Pollard's Picture star for to-morrow (Tu sday) evening in Runanga will be the 10,000 ft pieturisation of Rex Beach's great work, "The Xe'er-Do-Well." The Selig producers claim for it thai it is bigger, better, and greater than the famous "Spoilers." W'e have never had a mure finished or cleverer characterisation than Kathlyn Williams's "Mrs Courtland," ;i woman married to an old man. but who is in love with the ne'er-do-well (the man who never toils). A masterful study, faultless in deportmeUt. a study within every bound of decorum, yet ablaze with the daimiied-up passions <>f a wiiian imprisoned in hum-drum. There are sane interesting developments in the story, especially whin ihe ne'er-do-well marries the despised beauty, Chiquita, despite the counterploy ing of the jeahuis Mrs Courtland, and again, later, when the hero is ;w----\w\i'(\ mi a charge of murder, and the characteristic fashion in which he clears himself of the charge. The piece was produced at the Panama Canal, and enacted by practically the same cast that gave such a splendid icnderiim of "The Spoilers." The pic. lure is a long one. entailing as it ihvs 10,000 ft "of film in the development of this passionate story of love and jealousy. KARKWELL CONCERT To MISS ALRKRTA TKASDALK.

To-morrow evening a farewell concert will be tendered to .Miss. A Hart a Teasdale, on the eve of her departure for Australia on Thursday next. The first part of the programme will consist of two special star pictures, the big, bc.auiiful I'athe ' Gold Rooster drama, "Perils of Temptation" and the Triangle Keystone comedy, "nubbles of Trouble." The second pait will be devoted entirely to the concert and will consist of "The Bandalero" (Leslie Stuart) and "The Old Trombone" (Corney drain), by Mr. Ernest If. Short, of Wellington; "Sympavhy" and "Dear Little Mother of Mai," by Mr. F. Smith; and "Request," "Kilkrney," "Homo, Sweet Home," and Testa's "Good-bye," by Miss Alberta Teasdale. The charming duet. ."Home to Our Mountains," from "11 Trovatore," will be sung by Miss Alberta Teasdale and Mr. E. Smith, and by requesit the very successful "Miserere" duet from the came opera. The concert and display will be one of the best heard and ;;een for some time in Greymoutb, and as the charged of admission are set at 2s. for the dress circle and la for the floor of the bouse, a bumper attendance should res'ult. Scats for the dress, circle can be reserved at the Bristol.