THE PICTURE SHOWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume L, Issue 5072, 15 January 1919, Page 2

THE PICTURE SHOWS.

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. THEDA BARA AND' GLADYS ... BROCKWELL. A double star programme will be shown at His Majesty’s Theatre this evening, the pictures being Theda Bara-in “-Her Greatest Love,” with that popular actress in the lead, and “To Honor and Obey,” starring Gladys Brockwell. In the story “To -Honor and Obey,” Richard Millan, a disgruntled individual, proposes to Lorrie Hollis, and is accepted. Marc Patton, a wealthy broker also lovers the cabaret girl whom Hallam has won. Married life goes well with Lorrie and Richard until the latter loses liis money in the stock market. Part of Hallam ’ s losses has been money that he embezzled. He is desperate and persuades Lorrie to visit Patton and Induce him to manipulate the market, so that he (Richard) wall be reimbursed. Patton consents, and Hallam is made wealthy. Later, however, Lorrie’s husband hates hei because of the pace he thinks she paid for Patton’s action. He loses lus love for his wife and forms an attachment for Rose Delvane. Domestic affairs become steadily worse. The crisis comes when Patton’s former secretary. Barker, cries out in a restaurant where Hallam and Rose are dining that Hallanr got his fortune on a tip “his wife got from' 1 atton. Several thrilling scenes occur, -until at last there corner, a fight for snpremaev between Hallam and Patton. Th fi ” latter out-manoeuvres his rival and crushes him. The box plan is at the London Music Shop. A matinee will he given to-morrow at 2 p.m.

THE PALACE

“A SOUL IN TRUST.”

Belle Bennett and J. Barney Sherry share honors pis the star? in “A Soul in Trust,” the Triangle feature to he screened at the Palace to-day. The film is in six reels, and is said to tell a story of high-powered dramatic value and tense interest. One of the characters secretly marries much beneath him and has a son. He succeeds in annulling the marriage, and later marries another woman. The child dies- quite young, and the father meets with an accident. _ As he is dying lie confesses to having had a child by his first marriage, and liis wife promises td adopt the child. She does, and in time learns to love •it as her own. Th e real mother ot the hoy has become an adventuress-, and for political reasons wishes to discredit a certain stateimian, and for this purpose uses’her own son. But the prompting of her mother-love and the remaining trace of goodness in her heart causes her to waver. The supporting films are of a high standard. and quite in keeping with ‘the excellent feature mentioned above. Reserved s eat. 3 at Miller’s Corner.

“THE BEAST OE BERLIN.”

EVERYBODY’S THEATRE.

The' title of the picture to h e screened at Everybody’s Theatre to-day, “The Kaiser, or the Beast of Berlin,” leaves no room for doubt as to the exact nature of the theme, and it is said that the picture fully lives up to its title, for it depicts with a considerable degree of,, vividness many of those forms of bestiality usually associated with the Hun generally, and with his masters in particular. The opening scenes depict the happy Belgium that, existed ■ prior to August, 1914. Then the Kaiser launched his blow for world power. The picture proceeds to illustrate in telling fashion the horrible methods ' employed' bv the Hun in order to “impose his will” on the Belgians: methods which involve wnolesaie killing ana burning—and frequently something more terrible. E-r this mi—o*o the_ producer utilises a story or a Belgian blacksmith and his family, of Louvain, who suffer a martyrdom at the hands of the invaders which was probably then typical. A herculean specimen of manhood is this Beige blacksmith, who at the right moment. —when thb Hun has gone the limit m the way oh 1 frightfulness—wreaks a terrible vengeance bn a particularly loathsome exponent of Kultur. But the most interesting and by far the largest portion of the picture is that which is devoted to a portrayal of the Kaiser, prominent German soldiers and statesmen,- and of the German Court. There is depicted also a Wilhelm who is guilty of a certain susceptibility to the sight and touch of beautiful hands." the Bealst of Berlin,” it is- stated, is melodramatic in its composition, but this is rarely-too obtrusive, and never gets the upper hand. It depicts only those things that have been- seen and experienced by the Beige, theTJrench* man and the Englishman. Th e picture' is skilfully produced—from the devastated Belgian village to the mag : nilficent scenes- representing the Geiman Court,'and. again m thos-e scenes depicting America’s answer t 0 me challenge of the Hun. In addition,to “The Beast of Berlin’? will he screened the first Instalment—three reel's- —of a new_Pathe serial, entitled “The Fatal. Ring,featuring the popular artist. Pearl White, in what is considered- her liest role. Notwithstanding the double star programme, there will be no 'V}‘ crease in Brices. .. Patrons .are .advise! to book early. aVMiller’s Corner-