AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 October 1918, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA HOUSE

To-night "Weakening," trie 2nd chapter of '"Ahe Neglected Wife," "A' Battle ot Wits,' 'the l3th (and last but twojcnapter of "A Lass of the JLumberlands" and Alice Brady, Arthur Ashiey and JLdward Langford featured in the World Finns tive-act star arama, '">'".. Woman Alone will be presented bj shards Pictures in the Opera House. me Won.wi Alone takes for its them. the lonehne:B of a newl- 11 --fried w .nan and its ,u, reme danger. Nellie, :e neroine, m -...-; her lover when he gets his first p < n as telegraphist in charge of a static, and goes with him to the ways de oflLe. After a while, the appalling loneliness of the place palls upon her and becomes almost unbearable. Then, there arrives at the dreary spot the idle and profligate son of the railway magnate. His fancy is taken by the pretty little bride and trouble soon commences. Her husband come 3 upon the pair, and imagines that both are guilty and a terrible scene takes place. Edward Langford is the hero, and Arthur Ashley, as usual with the World dramas, is the villain, a role in this case, a masterpiece of delineation. The working out of the story is boldly original and full of surprises. It is remarkable for some unique views of country life and surroundings and clever flashes of railway life. The story is by Willard Mack, the clever husband of Pauline Frederick. On Sunday evening Dorothy Dalton of "Flame of the Yukon" fame will be featured in the fiveact Triangle drama "Chicken Cosy." TOWN HALL. William S. Hart puotupiays of the sort i'nomaa xi. luce is making lor artcraft always can De depended upon to proviuu an entertainment, in whicn the elements of romance and adventure are foremost. in his newest screen effort, "The fcjiient Man," which will be shown at the Town ciali to-nignt by the Peerless Pictures, and at the matinee to-moirow and again to-morrow evening. Admirers of this foremost delineator of Western characters will find him in a setting affording rich opportunity for the display of his exceptional talent. "The Silent Man" reveals Hart in the character of a miner who has struck "pay dirt," and who has come into a ' small border town for the purpose of registering his claim. Just how' the miner is robbed of his mine through the connivance of a Government clerk ,and how he regains possession of his property, and incidentally wins the heart and hand of a very charming and pretty young girl are intorestingly shown during the unfolding of the story. The supporting items include the second episode of "The Purple Domino" serial featuring Grace Cunard and Francis Ford. The usual' matinee will bo held on Saturday at the Town Hall, when "The Silent Man," "The Purple Domino," and a Mack Sennett comedy will be shown. ;', v Sunday's attraction i= a Paramount photo play "Jack and Till." The favourite ■juvenile players. Louise Huff and thu ..brother of the famous "Mary," •Jack P'ckford, are ideaHy placed in thei" /latest photo-play, "Jack and Jill." It i< ■not a play, as the title suggests jjbut a red-blooded comedy-drama of ad |venture in New York's lower quarters, land on the cattta ranches along the Me.xi 'can border country in Texas. , : MANDL'S HALL, BLACKBALL "Womanhood" sequel to "The Battle Cry of "Peace," and ono of the most soulritirrir ; „i/Ories ever presented by the Vitagraph Company, will be screened on next Sunday evening by Pollard s at Mandl's Hall. Blackball. "Womanhood,' the glory of the nation, has conveyed, as the author intended, a most powerful lesson on the folly of a country being unprepared to resist invasion, and at the same time has made a fas'-' '.ing love =tory which keeps its inte' ri?ht throusrh to a dramatic cnlminat' •■. Alice Tov -n as Mary W.ird, while travelling ; " Ruritania. rmets Coir K Danio, whr •' ! s in love with her. V *■ va.nts to ra her. She says she is returning to Am' -" and

if he likes to visit her she will give her answer. He says he might be in America sooner than she thinks. On her return journey she reaches Manilla, and learns that Ruritana has attacked the United States and that New York has fallen. In Manilla she meets Paul Strong, the Governor. They return to America in the same boat, and end by loving each other. He is appointed Director of Energies. She trades on her acquaintance with Count Dario, and becomes a spy at enemy headquarters. A second love story contains some pathetic touches. Mary's brother Phillip has been in action. His fiancee, while nursing wounded soldiers, is herself wounded and her face disfigured. She wonders if Phillip will still love her. He arrives, and only then does she learn that he ha£i been blinded. The love affairs of Paul and Mary go through several thrilling incidents to a happy conclusion, with the enemy defeated and driven away. There are some wonderfullv spectacular war scenes, especially that of an ocean set on fire. Prices will bo as usual ,and the full orchestra will be present. MANDL'S HALL, BLACKBALL. Mr E. J. Carroll, who brought "The Barrier" and "Where are My Children" to New Zealand, has secured the rights of Hall Caine's super-feature, "The Deemster," and it will be screened to-morrow at Mandl's Hall, Blackball. In "The Deemster," which is said to be an amalgamation of everything worth while in the book compressed into eight thousand feet of film, it is pretty generally conceded that Hall Caine wrote a finer and truer book than in "The Manxman," "The Christian," or "The Eternal City." The greatness of the first-named—so rich in feeling, so sensitively expressive of the lives and loves of the Manx people, and so strongly surcharged with incident, colour and romance—made it stand out "« one of the finest dramatic works in the English language. The late Wilson Barrett played a dramatic version of "The DeemsLer" under the title of "Ben My Cnree"; and fcjtepnen Adam's famous song, "Mona," was inspired by the loves of two leaaing characters, Dan and Mona. In the picture adaptation the autnor's son (Derwent Hall Caine) is said to have striven and gained the ideal i ncharacterisation as the wayward but lovable Dan; and Miss Marian Swayne, a notable English actress, is said to be exquisite us Mona. The prices for admission have been set at 2s and Is, plus war tux; children half-price.

METTRICK'S HALL, BLACKBALL. "Life's Whirlpool," a five-reel Metro featuring Etifel Barrymore, will be the main attraction at McLean's Pictures in the above hall to-night. The supporting items include a further chapter of "The Groat Secret" serial and the lalest Gazettes. On Sunday evening the sensation of the screen William S. Hart will be presented in his latest Artcraft photoplay, "The Silent Man." "Silent" Bud Man*, after year° of fruitless prospecting in tho Arizona desert, at last finds a rich claim, and comes to the small border town of Bakeroven to enter it at the Government land office. He goes to the •"Hello, Thar!" saloon, and the proprietor reports his arrival to Ames Mitchell, his landlord. He also tells Mitchell that "Silent" lias in his possession some very rich ore from the new claim. Then the two villains barter the dancing hall for Marr's claim to the mine. When "Silent" recovered from a gambling spree, returns to his claim, he finds Mitcholl and his hirelings at work. Meanwhile Pressley, the proprietor of the hall, wants to marry Betty Bryce, a beautiful Virginian girl. He holds out great allurements, but does not say that he is already married. From the time that Marr holds up the coach that is carrying the ore from his real e l aitn and runs away with Betty and her brother events move in rapid succession. Tn the end everything turns out happily. This picture is said to ho the best in which William Hart has yet appearod. An exciting trial scene is shown at the end of the film. In the midst of it evidence is produced that turns the tables in Marr's b°half. W. S. Hart is one of the greatest actors on the screen, who impersonates the rough, true-hearted men of the praties. All his actions breathe the spirit of the West. The supports include the second episode of "The Purple Domino."

The Sox plan for the coming two mgais' season on Monday and Tuesday next of Hall Caine's great picture, "The Deemster.' 'is now open at the Bristol. No better picture has been screened than Hall Caine's great work, "Tho Deemster," which will be presented by tho Australian manager, E. J. Carroll, on Monday and

Tuesday evenings next. He was seen descending from the girl's bedroom window. Without seeking an explanation the girl's brother, with only the one blinding thought in his mind, tried to be avenged for his sister's shame by killing the man whom he thought had thus dishonoured her. His own death was the result. In this way arose the tragic events comprising the mighty story "The Deemster," by Hall Caine. The picturisation of the book, with the author's son in the leading role as Dan Myrlrea, maintains all the beauty and power and pathos of the original story and thereby stamps itself as one of the "proat screen-dram as." The heroine is the Deemster's daughter Mona and Dan is her lover. The escape from the girl's bedroom window was an innocent attempt to avoid beinsr seen by the angry father, who had forbidden Mona to r>s"oniatp wUh Dan. and it i" Mona'a bro+hpr who loses his life in lus attempt on Dan, T ,i e position is thus rendered intensely dramatic, since the "Deemster is really the judcti; How Dan's father, who is the bishop and there superior in power to the Deemster, intervenes on behalf of Dan, who is his son, and saving him from sentence of death dooms him to a life worso than death, makes a passage of unforgettable power. No one who has read the book should miss the picture, and those, who have not read it should even more certainly not miss this tremendous filmstory.