THE PICTURE SHOWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LII, Issue 5466, 29 April 1920, Page 6

THE PICTURE SHOWS.

PALACE THEATRE. Despite the inclement weather the Palace Theatre was filled with an admiring audience last night, when another splendid double feature programme with a. number of highly entertaining supporting films was shown. The star of the entertainment is undoubtedly “The Russian Cur/’ a sevenreel Fox melodrama that tells a ro-' mantle story, in a sweeping mannei. Miriam Cooper is the star. She represents Rosy O’Grady, a gill whose head is governed by her heart. Otto Goltz is in love with Rosy, hut she loves young Gregory,, and remains true to him. Otto then marries Rosy’s sister Mary, and shows his disappointment by ill-treating her. Then he sets a trap to catch Rosy, but is snared himself. Such a brief synopsis can give no conception of the immensity of the narrative nor of the grandeur of the production. Miriam Cooper is supported by one of the best casts of actors that lias been assembled in a single melodrama. The other feature attraction is a Paramount production in which the winsome Lila Lee is the star. It scores heavily by reason of its contrast. This story ripples delightfully along, joy and pathos being nicely balanced. Lila Lee has lost none of her exquisite charm, and the supporting cast is an excellent one. The production is on a lavish scale, and the programme should command crowded houses to-night and to-morrow night. A matinee will be held at two o’clock to-day. which should attract old and young alike. Seats may be booked at Muir’s.

EVERYBODY’S. Two big successes were screened at Everybody’s last evening, “Carmen of the Klondike.” starring Clara Williams. and “The Bluffer.” featuring .Tune Elvidge. Clara Williams lias in “Carmen of the Klondike” the role of Dorothy Harlan, who on a surprise visit to her lover, Cameron Stewart, in the Klondike, finds him compromised with a dance-hall girl—a trick had been played mi him, and in the surprise of the discovery resolves to play the role of Carmen. Whether dancing in tlie saloon or in other less prominent scenes, the star accomplishes her work in a pleasing manner. June Elvidge has an unusual vole in “The Bluffer” aa Sybil Van Norden. who wakes up biie "morning, after years of luxury, to find that her father was a social bluffer and the Van Norden millions were creations of a vivid imagination. The question is—what to do? She is advised to carry on the Van Norden bluff and the millionaire life on nothing. She dresses magnificently on credit, entertains lavishly on credit, and finally marries a young man who lias been doing exactly the same thine, though each thinks the other has millions. It rh a story with great dramatic possibilities, and June Elvidge as Sybil Van Norden makes a success of it. Other supports are included. This programme will be repeated to-night. Box plan at Miller’s corner.