AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 July 1918, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA HOUSE. "Madge Evans," the wonderful child actress, in "The Little Duchess," and the 19th chapter of "The Iron Claw," will be screened for the last tim e by Pollard's pictures "in the Opera House tonight. On to-morrow (Sunday) evening, the celebrated star, Robeit Warwick, supported by Doiis Kenyon and Gerda ■Holmes, will b 0 featured in the startling World film drama, "The Man Who Forgot." Robert Warwick poitrays the hero, and his work is superb. The story opens in a Shanghai opium den, and flashes quickly to a great American city, Where the victim is enabled to make a new start in life. His experiences make him hate the drink evil with his whole Tsoul, and he becomes the leader of the American National Prohibition movement. He loves the daughter of a Sena- ' tor, who is opposed to him on the question, and the father forbids him to the house. Since he can only look back years and remember his past, he is in a hopeless position, and faces a black out look. Then he is suddenly denounced by a. woman who claims to be his wife, and he is unable to deny it. However, the cause he is labouring for is victorious, and all comes right in the end. The drama is splendidly produced, and Doris Kenyon is an adorable heroine. This great programme will be repeated again on Monday evening. TOWN HALL. Fatty Arbuckle in "A Reckless Romeo" and Virginia Pearson in "A Royal Romance." will be screened at the Peer"less pictures to-night for the last time. Sunday's big attraction is a Paramount photo-play, entitled "The Virprinian,' featuring the renowned actor, Dnstin Farnum. The story in brief is as follows: The Virginian (so-called from his native State secures a job at Bear Creek, his happy disposition and amiability soon " earn him a host of friends. He meets Steve, an old friend and former bunkmate; mutual admiration draws them to each other. Together, Steve and the Virginian perpetrate many practical jokes. During one of these pranks, the Virginian encounters "Trampas." 'the local bully and bad man, and the Virginian makes him "back down." Deciding to open a school, the cattlemen send East for a teacher, and "Molly," a trite, 'ovely Vermont miss, comes via the Overland stage. The Virginian rescues Molly from the coach after the drunken driver wanders off the trail. At a dance the Virginian proposes to Molly, but is rejected. Trampas, who has made vile comments on Molly, is forced by the Virginian to eat his words. Steve joins Trampas and his cattle thives. The Vir. frinian is selected by the cattlemen to hunt down and exterminate the marauders. Steve and Spamsh Ed are captured, and, despite the Virginian's fondness for Steve, stern duty compels him to dispose of them by the Western method, and Steve and Ed aro hanged. Trampas, ■who escapes the posse, reaches an Indian camp, arid incites them to kill his enemy. The Virginian is severely wounded and left by the Indiana as dead. Molly finds him in this state. "DESTINY: OR THE SOUL OF A WOMAN. On Wednesday, the Metro Company will present the superb emotionless actress, Emily Stevens, in "Destiny; or the Soul of a Woman," at the Peerless pictures. The story in brief is as follows :—Standish, an- artist, uses Mary, his wife, as the model for his painting of the Madonna. When the Connoisseur and the Parishioner come to inspect - the picture, the Connoisseur recognises in the model an old paramour and tolls, the husband so. The husband, while surprised, fails to disclose his identity, and the visitors purchase the picture. After their departure the artist upbraids hi« wife. She tells him of her long acquaintance with i the Connoisseur and how, for five yeais, she believed herself legally married to him. But the husband, ° unforgiving, turns her and her infant son out into the street. . . . The mother leaves her baby on the steps of a monasterv with a crucifix bearing her name. Then she enters a squalid resort known as the "House of Lost Souls," and becomes its reigning queen. - Seventeen • years later the bab v is a novice in the monasterv. Before becoming a monk he wants to see the world. Father Anthony gives consent ::nd the lad wanders into the "House of Lost Souls," of which h-s mother is now the proprietress. There the novice meets Lust, Rum, Passion, Avarice ami Beauty They try their wiles in vain. Finally he succumbs to Beauty. The proprietress enters their ribald revels, takes the lad to her room and finding tho crucifix, learns that he is her son. Without disclosing her identity, she tells him to go back. When he is gone, sne renounces her companions. Then she falls fainting. Eight years later the boy is a parish priest. In n fearful storm an old hag enters the church. It is the mother. She sees above th o citar the painting of

the Madonna for which she posed, and recognises her son by the crucifix he still wears. The son gives the mother absolution, as the Angel of Death enters and bears off her spirit. PIERROTS. Most of the musical men of V/estport are away on active service and in consequence the ladies there have formed a society of their own. They have quite astonished themselves and thenfriends by the result of their labours. Manv of' their items are sung in four part "harmony without any accompaniment with beautiful results; indeed, so far as is known, the Westport Pierrot Society is the only ladies' society in New Zealand which produces concerted vocal items m four part harmony. Their ambitious effort is perhaps the solo and chorus known as "Italian Salad," being an imitation finale of an Italian Opera. Lovers of good music should not fail to be present to hear these singers on Tuesday and Inuisday next at the Opera House.