ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4874, 21 May 1918, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S

Bessie Love .in “The Sawdust. Ring,” a circus comedy drama, and the final episode of “The Secret Kingdom” serial, is attracting large houses at Everybody’s Theatre. There is a dramatic story to interest the adults, but the children become engrossed with the humorous features of the romance, and 1 the views of a mammoth circus on tour. Through a misunderstanding the wife of a great circus proprietor leaves her husband, and witli her daughter she faces years of poverty. The mother’s illness and the drunkenness of a boy’s father result in a boy and girl running off with a wonderful old grey horse, and setting up a little circus"of their own. The pangs of hunger drive them to a summer boarding-house to seek food. They provide great fun for the boarders and are sent on their way rejoicing. They venture into a big town andl by their publicity methods take the wind out of the sails of a big circus, and finally the girl is the means of effecting a reconciliation between her parents. ' Bessie Love wins all hearts bv her acting; the boy’s role is splendidly performed, and the old grey horse becomes a great favorite. It is a picture that will be remembered with pleasure. The programme includes a capital Gazette and the final episode of “The Secret Kingdom” serial. The curtain is rung down with the triumph of the rightful king, Phillip. The programme will be finally screened, to-night, to make way for the change of programme on* Wednesday, headedl by the excellent Vita graph drama, “The Secret Husband.” PALACE PICTURES. •That splendid Metro feature-de-luxe, “A Jury of Fate,’’ and the “Pendleton Round Up,” and the cowboy sports picture, attracted another bumper house at the popular Palace 'again last evening. “The Jury of Fate” is the story of a wonderful girl. Jeanne Labordie is a child of the Canadian woods. Her mother died when she and her twin brother, Jacques, were born. Jacques, a weak and sickly youth, is the idol of his father, who is going blind. After the blow has fallen, fate takes further toll when Jacques is drowned. Fearing the' news will kill her father, Jeanne puts on her brother’s clothes, cuts off her beautiful hair, and tells'the broken old man that it was Jeanne who was killed. r i he .interesting situation thus created is made the .basis of a powerful and absorbing play. “The Pendleton. Rouncl-up,” again roused the audience to enthusiasm, the wonderful riding, the dare-devil feats of America’s most renowned cowboys, evoking, loud applause. Episode 8 of “The Purple Domino,” is also shewn, tins chapter dealing with Lueelle’s adventures on _the mail boat andshows how the venturesome girl outwits the Custom officers and detectives. .Patrons are asked to note the fact that the fourth: episode of “The Neglected, Wife,” and The Adventure of Carol” with the diminutive Madge Evans in the lead, will bo screened on Wednesday next. This youthful artist will be remembered' for her partieularlv fine work in “The Little Duchess” and other films.