PALACE THEATRE.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXI, Issue 9771, 31 July 1924, Page 6

PALACE THEATRE.

MAE MARSH IN “A WOMAN’S SECRET.”—DUSTIN FARNUM IN “THE MAN WHO WON.”

! A magnificent double feature proj gramme now showing at the Palace Theatre, in which the winsome favourite, Mae Marsh is starred in a superbly produced- English melodrama of I which many of the scenes are shown in natural colour potography, and Dustin barmim is presented in a smart and quick actioned comedy drama,' '‘The Man Who Won.” The" supporting programme is excellent and full of variety. “A Woman’s Secret” is a heart throbbing dramatic play in which Mae Marsh plays the role of a young English girl, ! first at a finishing college, and next j at her father’s wealthy home in Londdon. Her father is a man strongly | addicted to club life, and, the girl is | thrown on her own resouVces. After having plenty of companions at j college, she is lonely at home, and in I seeking her own amusement, she in--1 nocoutly blunder into a disaster that almost robs her of her future happiness. Her aunt, a wealthy leader of society gathers the facts of the tragedy, and her worldly knowledge is of some practical use, and the girl eventually marries, and her , secret unknown, except to her aunt and herself. She is in a fair way towards complete happiness, when a j blunder brings the facts of her girl- : hood contretemps forward, and from < then on the play becomes intensely emotional. ‘‘The Man Who Won” ; s another .fine attraction, and, the story j never loses interest. The hero is a : gambler, by nature and intuition. S His many experiences are vividly depicted. The excitement and the laughter in the story are excellently ’blended. The whole programme has . not a dull moment in it. A matinee will he held to-day at 2. The plan is . at Muir’s