TO-NIGHT’S PICTURES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 348, 6 February 1917, Page 3

TO-NIGHT’S PICTURES.

KING’S THEATRE, HASTINGS. I “Mice and Men,’’ the star feature at • the King’s, ranks as one of the finest i dramas that has ever been conceived | for the screen. This picture tells the j story of Peggy (Marguerite Clark) a j foundling who is adopted by a philoso-1 pher in the hope that she will one day i develop into an ideal wife for him. | Mark Embury is the name of the I scientist and dreamer, who, after a survey of the young girls in his town, has come to the inevitable conclusion that i they are all too frivalous for house- | wifery. He conceives the idea of applying to the local Foundling Home for permission to adopt the most promising of the little inmates. The Foundling Society sends him a number of “samples,” from which he chooses , Peggy. Under his careful and well-thought-out plan of education and culture, Peggv gradually develops into a beautiful girl with keen intellect and a nobig heart. But the eminent Professor has forgotten to reckon with youth in laying his very unique plan. The final scene in the play makes an absorbing and touching denounient. The supporting pictures are exceptionally | good. To-.night is the last screening of i the current programme. | EVERYBODY’S, HASTINGS. j “ The Pretenders,” the chief attraction on the programme to be screened for the last time to-night, is a motionpicture romance by the Metro, starring Emmy AVeiilen. This pretty and talented young actress takes the part of Helen Petingill, the daughter of a mid-Western couple, who yearns for society and dreams of titles. When a rich oil find is made on the Petingili farm, the family move to New York, where they take up a luxurious residence in Fifth Avenue, and, to Helen’s great delight, become intimately acquainted with a Count and the Earl ot Bradwood. The subsequent events include the rivalry of the two nobles for the hand of Helen, their unmasking as pretenders, an attempt to rob the Petingill’s safe, and the revelation or the false Count’s identity as the real Earl of Bradwood. The beautiful gowns of Miss Wehlen and other women in the cast, and the scenes in the Adirondacks and on Fifth Avenue, add to the general attractiveness of this unusually fine screen, offering. Another big fea- 1 ture on the bill is episode 15 of “ The I Broken Coin,” which contains a full I measure of excitement, while a concluding comedy provides a good laugh. 1 MUNICIPAL THEATRE, HASTINGS.

The star item at this theatre is a five-part Bluebird production featuring J. Warren Kerrigan and Louise Lovely, entitled “The Social Buccaneer.” It is unnecessary to issue a long explanation of a subject, that will be better appreciated in its pictured form than by a wordy description. We may, however, say that “The Social Buccaneer” will be found to contain all the essentials that make for success. It possesses a strong and interesting story, it is prolific in the most gripping incident, and human nathos, love and adventure are strongly interwoven in a plot that cannot fail to give the most genuine satisfaction, while the nhotography and settings are magnificent. Another splendid item on the bill is a two-part comedy entitled “Ignat?.’s Icy Injury,” a picture that contains some of the cleverest humour we have yet _ seen. The latest topical journal supplies interesting happenings from all parts of the world. This programme will be screened for the last time this evening. To-morrow. evening* “The Soul of New York,” a William Fox masterpiece produced by Herbert Brenon the nroducer of “The Two Orphans” will be screened. This picture features A’elaska Suratt, the fashion-plate of the American Stage, and in it she has no less than 29 changes of costume.

PRINCESS THEATRE, HASTINGS

To-night offers a final opportunity for seeing the remarkable naval drama, “The Hero of Submarine D2,” produced by the Vitagraph Company with the assistance of the United States Navy. Granted unusual facilities for getting the real thing the result is the introduction of the first actual authenticated scene of the interior of a fighting submarine for public showing on.the screen. This is cleverly worked into the story and forms the setting for the powerful drama illuminated by a series of sensational incidents, which include the blowing up of a minefield, and the firing of a man out of the torpedo, tube of a submarine. A fine love story is interwoven with the more serious side of the story, but the picture is well worth seeing if only for the splendid scenes of the American Fleet, and the interior views of the submarine. In support of this big production are topical items, “Tank” cartoons and a 1000 ft. George Ovey comedy, “Jerry and the Black Hand.” To-morrow night “Stingaree” will appear in his final adventure, “The Darkest Hour.”