PALACE THEATRE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10316, 27 January 1927, Page 6

PALACE THEATRE

TIME THE GOMEL lAN” AND ‘•THE JALiAII-UK W.li'E.” A double-feature programme is being presented at the matinee to-day and te-night at the Enlace. They are r >ch .Uetro-uuklwyn attractions, ' Tune the ‘Comedian/’ and ‘‘The JLTairic Yule.” Built upon situations which attain the blood-heat ot emotional drama at an early stage, cud retain that temperature right up to the end, ‘ Time the Comedian” is an engrossing and satirical film upon lire, and the restlessness that has characterised women since the early days ot tins century. It tells of the c taker of unrest in the heart of a young wile, and how it eventually festers and causes the victim to seen relief with her husband’s worldly friend. Law Code as the suave man cf the world, is .seen at his dramatic height, and Mae Busch is playing her greatest role in the production. She i, supported by Gertrude Olmsted and Creighton Hale. The inevitable hardships of pioneering in new eount y and the innumerable difficulties m the way of settlers fill the background oi ‘ The Prairie Wife.” How a pampered society girl adapted herself to the rigid conditions of life in the uncivilised waste of a continent, and how she faced unknown terrors

and a tragic misunderstanding that threatened her marital happiness is l ie basis of this absorbingly interesting story. Interwoven with this main thread are fascinating details of pioneering life, exciting adventures experienced in regions far from civilisation, and a delightful romance in v iiich four people find happiness. Bcrothy Devore and Herbert Itawlinsou c-o-featured are the most prominent figures of the story. Also in the cost is Gibson Gowland.