AMUSEMENTS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 May 1917, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. “The Common Law” is a treatise on the oft-debated social problem: Is marriage necessary I in the vivid him version of Kobert W. Chambers’ll problematic sensation, Miss Clara Kimball Young, in the role of “Ya- ' leri© West,” answers the question;--“Although a woman disobeys any law at her peril-—laws which a man may often ignore with impunity—there is one law to which no woman dare subscribe, and that is known as the ‘Common Law of Marriage.’ That U the only law—if it is truly a law—that a woman must ignore.” Ho great has been the success of “The Common Law” that seasons of two and three weeks have been the rule in the larger cities of New Zealand, and richly this great masterpiece deserves such a success, Tor of all the film productions/ of the year, none has aroused greater interest among the millions of motion picture followers than the presentation of that beautiful and jy.popular star, Clara Kimball Young, in a seven-act adaptation of Kobert W. Chambers’s world-famous novel, “The Common Law,” which will bo screened at the Opera House to-mor-row (Wednesday) evening by Pollard’s Pictures. The million and more read_ erg of the hook will find the appealing, love story of Valerie West, the artist’s model, and Louis Neville, the artist, magnificently revealed upon the screen. The sensational touches that gave the novel such wide vogue have been retained, but are depicted'with such exceptional taste as to give offetoce to none. Mr. Capellani, the director, has wrought quit© wonderfully a play that stands alone as a piece of stagecraft. It is so admirably done that it nowhere hangs. It is a well-made picture’ technically, and Miss Kimball loung i S ; both beautiful and histrionic. The picture occupies, the whole of the evening, with the exception of the usual Gaumont Graphic as' a curtain-raiser.

TOWN HALL. Marie Doro in “The Lash,” aecom. panied by the delightful supporting programme, will be presented at the Town Hall to-night for the last time. You must bo I'l or you eaimiot see, by order of the censor, the live-act William Fox masterpiece, "Kreutzers Sonata,” which will be screened at MoLean’si on Wednesday and Thursiday. William Fox’has woven a wonderfully compelling and heart-grip-ping story about the life of bisi heroine, Miriam, a young Russian girl. Through an unfortunate lovo affair Miriam is threatened with disgrace. Her father induces Gregor Kandor, a struggling musician, to many her for a money consideration, and . the couple go to America, where they are later followed bv Miriam’s family, including Celia, ! her sister. Between Celia and Gregor a clandestine love, affair develops. Despite their secrecy, the wife discovers! the truth and, tom between love of her litrfe boy and outraged pride, she confronts her fickle husband and liana turab sister. Her revilings- and the -i(.denunciations of her father are alike and at last, driven to desshe takes, vengeance info