AMUSEMENTS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 September 1917, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

- OPERA HOUSF

To-night at the Opera House, Pollard s will screen "I he Strongd Love," with Vivian Martin in loading role, and the iriangle Ktyfitone comedy, “His Busted Trust, for the last time. On Friday evening the "Triangle Fino'Artsi Company will prerent a brilliant and engrossing, drama in “Jim Bludso” with the favorite actor, Wilfred Lucas, in the leading role. “Jim,Bludso is agi cat play, formed 1» y a blending of John ll„v’s two great poems, “Jim Bludso’ and “Little Breeches.” Special attention is drawn to the wonddful performance of the clever little ■;i-X------vear-old actress in the part of ‘ Little Breeches.” The story open.; with the ill-feeling engendered by the enlisting of Jim Bludso as a private hi the army of the North. Hiss wife, a hothlooded Southerner in anger loaves him, and from then her downfall is rapid. Olga Grey, as the unfaithful wife, gives a great impersonation of an outcast woman. The scenes go on until the time when Jim Bludso takes charge of the “Prairie Belle.” The burning of the “Prairie Belle,” tho flooding of a town by the rising of the Mississippi and the terrific fight ip the wheelhouse ot the “Prairie Belle,” are all very realistic scenes. There are also some very fine Civil Wav scenes. Tlie 1 r.fh chapter of “Glpeie’s Bomanoe,” “A Modern Pirate,” shows Gloria (Bdlie Burke i ‘n company with T)r. Bovee. op hoard Pnv fathofVi private yacht in pursuit of Gideon Trask, the murderer. TOWN HALL. Mae Murray, the exquisite screen star, will be presented at the Peerless to-moi’ow night in the' Paramount Lasky production, “On Record,” a stirring drama of the aviation field. The story is of Hekla, Wayne, who assists in wending home a young aviator, Band Calder. Helen is afterwards befriended, by Mrs Calder, and there and then enters into the life of Band Calder. Constant companionship between. Helen and Band an interest which ripens) into love, and when Band proposes Helen happily accepts. Ingleton meets Helen at the Caldera’ and at his request she goes to his house at night. There he threatens her with exposure of being “on record,” unless she assists him in his betrayal of Calder’s invention to the Mansen Company. Upon her refusal Ingleton arranges a. visit to tho night court, inviting Helen and Mrs Calder at a time when lie believes Band out of town. Later the party goes'to the judge’s chamber, and a. discussion of the finger-print system is started. Just as Helen’s card - H being shown to Mi’s Calder, Band enters. With exposure inevitable, Helen tells her own story, accusing Ingleton of being a traitor. He isi defiant until the judge destroys Helen’s card, when he slinks I ,away, and Helen turns)

In her lover, whose happiness is m>w a.'■r.nred. The management "f I’eerier.si are pleased to annomiee that on Sunday they will present, the* unique photoplay, ‘‘The Clario'n.” a sensain which the eminent star Carlyle I hack well plays the leading role.

MINERS’ HALL. RUNANGA

In tlit*. above hall to-night' (Thursday) the Peering Pictures will present ('arlylo j Hack well in a World Equitable masterpiece, entitled "The Clarion. ’ A brief outline of the story is as follows ; A highpowered motor, like a. juggernaut, whirls around the corner and a lifeless ho !y arouses in Hal Suitable a mad desire to fight the people's fight. Hal (Carlyle Blackwell) takes up the cudgel. Ho fires the first shot—ruin is promised him. A mad surging mob. made beasts by the anger of numbers, rushes through narrow streets trample police and onlookels beneath avenging heels. Onward they rush, a,ml the power to destroy is realised. Stones and flaming torches are hurled—a bomb with one mighty roar wrecks the place. Hal’s fiance rests under a stigma, his father a criminal, the mob recognises 'neither man nor Cod. Episode throe o the circus serial “Peg o the Rmg, "1 bo amongst the supporting items.