AMUSEMENTS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 July 1918, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

" OPERA HOUSE. To-night, at the Opera House, Pollards will present,the most wonderful child actress in the world. Madge Evans, in the part of the little circus girl, who was the grand-daughter of an Earl, as pourtrayed in “The Little Duchess.” Geraldine is a little orphan, who had lived with hdr English mother in a New York tenement. With' a little hoy friend she runs away and joins a . circus, and this escapade is made the means of introducing som e vivid and original touches into tile story. She is traced dowit by the agents of Earl Carnimore and goes to live with him, as she is proved to be his grandchild. The grouchy old man learns a new view of life from his lovable little new relation, and incidentally the dark .-tragedy that had overhshaclowed the Carnimore faniily is brought to an end through a surprise discovery made by Geraldine. The supporting cast includes Pinna Neghit and James Davis, the latter making a most satisfactory villian. Nothing too much can be mad e of the acting of Madge Evans in this film. She is wonderful and no less, for she has all the consummate artistry and power of a Woman of mature years. “The Cave of Despair,” the l9th chapter of “The Iron Claw,” brings this splendid Pnthe serial within one chapter of its conclusion. TOWN HALL. To-night (Friday), William Fox will present the great emotional artist, Yir- ■ ginia Pearson, in “A Royal Romance.” The story is as fol- ' lows: Princess Sylvia refuses to wed the. Emperor Maximilian, of Rhaetio, because his ministers and not his heartsuggested the match. On a hunting trip she meets the Emperor travelling incog nito. He falls in love with her at once, despite the fact that she is posing as an English girl. When he is called to his capital, Sylvia and her mother follow! Then* she saves him from an assassin. After introducing his saviour to the Court, Maximilian asks her to become his inorganic wife. She refuses

and he determines to make her his Empress. The ministers are stirred at this. The Premier detemines to block the match and asks Gen.ld, Sylvia’s brother to compromise the English girl, by taking her to an inn. Gerald accrees. That eA'eninc: Maximilian and his minister surprise Sylvia and Gerald at supper in a private room. The Emperor turns to leave the plac e in auger, Avhen Gerald introduces her as the Princess Sylvia, his sister. Then all misunderstandings are cleared up and Maximilian asks Sylvia to become his Empress. The support includes “The Girl and the Game.” The usual matinee ' will he. given on Saturday, when Baden Powell in “The Boy Scouts” will be shown. “The Virginian,” featuring the renowned actor, Dustm Farnum, from the play of that name and the novel by Owen Wister, each of which met Avith great success. MANDL’S HALL, BLACKBALL. On Saturday evening Pollards will present in Mandl’s Hall, Blackball, Otoe Thomas, the Follies’ Queen in the Triangle drama, “Indiscreet Corinne.” Olive Thomas is pictured as the rich society girl who wanted to be a A’ampire Avith a past full of scandals, skeletons and sins, but she soon found out Avhat a past meant; vivid and startling scenes in the roof garden life of Ncav York, Avhere is introduced the celebrated Salome dance, open up a new world to Corinne and her French maid that is a terrible contrast to their luxurious homes. She found it dull. She had everything in the world in the way of luxury, even to the smartest French maid in New \ork, but Corinne wanted a past. So she confided to her maid, Florette. “It is zo one good grass lark,” said the maid, and so the adventure began. Sunday evening the child wonder of th e World, Madge E\’ans, will be starred in the circus drama, “The Little Duchess,” a play which tells the story in a new way of a b-ttle orphan who runs away and joins a circu, and after a term of circus life move to an Earl’s Castle, where she is the means of clearing -up a hideous family tragedy. Madge' EA'a.ns has all the consummate artistry and power of a woman of mature years, but, in spite of all, she is an artless, adorable child, Avho makes the hoarv old. castle change its ways uns.'i dark tragedy stalks through its portals and then you sec a little girl actress avlio can portray the most powerful emotion. “The Ca.A : c of Despair,” the 19th chapter of “The Iron CIaAV,” supports the star picture. METTRICK’S HALL, BLACKBALL. A "five reel Paramount production, entitled “Mayccllrti Millions,” fcntuiing George Behan, will be the now programm e to be screened at McLean s Pictures in the above ball to-morrow (Saturday) evening. Tins picture is one of the best comedy dramas yet produced. Sundays attraction R ,a magnificent Metro wonderplay, “The Waiting Soul,” featuring beautiful 01 gk Pet-ova. The story in brief is as follows:—A married man wins the love of a trusting g ; rl. His wife divorces him. H» mav-ies thg girl, '.then blames her for the disaster” in bis life. She quits him and

faces poverty. Kindly persons obtain enfployment for her as a trained muse. In that work she nurses a young American millionaire back to health. She loves him; he loves her. They are married. She tells him nothing of her past. Years go by, and a tiny soul stands waiting at the threshold of their home. The wife is wrapped up in that child. She dreams of it, plans for it—and then comes to. her the thought that her own silence means she is deceiving her husband, and that the waiting soul may suffer by it. She decides to tell him all. She does so, and she learns that her husband is the type of man _ she had not suspected. The supporting items include the serial “Who is No. 1?” and a Rex Beach travelogue, entitled in “The Footsteps of Captain Kidd.”