TO-NIGHT’S PICTURES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 354, 13 February 1917, Page 6

TO-NIGHT’S PICTURES.

PRINCESS THEATRE, HASTINGS

The filial screening of the current programme will take place to-night. The principal drama, “(Vest AVind,” is a 3000 ft. Vitagrapli production, featuring Ned Finlay and Eleanor Woodruff, hi this picture soldiers on a punitive expedition against the warring Sioux find a girl named “West AVind” who had been abducted from her father’s ranch by a rascally half-breed cowboy. The many exciting events that ioLow, including the rescue of West Wind, make this picture one which grips the audience throughout. The auxiliary subjects include two pictures of great interest, “How a Motor Cycle is Made” and “The International Censoring of Mails,” the latter showing how innocent looking parcels and newspapers when unfolded, reveal gold and valuable jewellery. Rubber, fats and food, invaluable commodities to Germany are also discovered. The other pictures are “British India” (I’athe scenic) aud “All Stars” (1000 ft. Martin Comedy). Tomorrow night the much talked of picture “Hypocrites” will be screened for the first time. Seats may’ be booked at Hall's without extra charge. I Al ID BODY’S THEATRE.

A pieturisation of “Jaffery” the most popular novel of the clever writer William J- Locke, will be screened at Evervhodvs to-night. Over a mi.lion roj ics <t thf book have been sold, for it is a romance of singular charm, and wholesome, swiftly moving action. The photopl.iv. a “Golden Eagle” feature him is ~4id to be a picture of extraordinary merit and high artistic quality. Its real value is in the sustained appeal ot the six acts, a strong plot developed in a logical natural manner, and exceptionally effective acting. Every character is perfectly drawn, the roll of Jaffery Cheyne being filled by the distinguished English actor, C. Aubrey Smith. There is heart interest in abundance, and altogether “Jaffery” is a fine picture, magnificently presented. Episode 16 of “The Broken Coin,” serial, will also be screened, beginning at 7.45 p.m.. on account of the .engtfi of the programme. “Jaffery” will be screened again to-morro wniglit for the last time. KING'S THEATRE, HASTINGS. “Tho Payment,” a Triangle powerful problem plav. and featuring Bessie JJ 111 ik 11 d AATlliam Desmond, was the. duet attraction last evening, and drew a splendid house. Phyllis Page is the daughter of a plodding millworker. There has just been a strike, and. as usual, the strikers have got the. worst ot it. Phyllis is n. girl with ambition. She has talent, and wants' to become a miniature painter, so she goes to New York. She secures a place in a small department store, and studies art with an old professor, lie tells her that with proper \training abroad she should win recognition, ttini the attention of Heyburn, a wealthy lawyer, and he offers:to send her abroad it she “pays the price.” ''b vi Id to temptation, and three years later she has become famous. Mi R t Iu rn folios an ittaclunent for the voting artist, and makes a match b ti eu ] I vlhs and her brother. Reyourn intervenes, and Phyllis again navs the price. The supporting programme is also good.

IHIYIRI H VOTINGS

The chier item on an attractive programme at this theatre this evening is the pieturisation bv Y\ ilhani box ot Allred Sutro s great plav ’ lhe Walls ot Jericho. which ran tor two Years at the GarricK Iheatre. London and <ic c it th Hiditt Lh 111 c N iv York. Jins storv ot English social lite is a message —a warning to modern civilization against the decadence oi its verv ioundations. It is a, clarion blast against gambling dissipation and tenaencies just as injurious to our social being. I lie storv revolves about a sell-made millionaire who marries a ladv ot Koval birth whose associates 111 the mut ct dinost 1 dJu i to des truction. 1 lie work ot Mr Edmond Buez ini Miss Clan Mitncv who ns peetivelv nil the roles ot JaeK I- robishet- and Ins wile is admirable. In either case the part claims much experience in cnaractei ization. a hue sense oi judgment and great care m rendering to give those fine touches incidental to a truthful vet intimate rendering ot the several points or view or a wealthy sell-made man. and a fiighrv ultraieininine society woman. There is another splendid drama tn support ot tins mature entitled “A YYonians Heart. and a splendid comedy entitled - Hetu-v s Little Kid . lhe 1 epical Journal is otie oi tho verv latest and contains maiiv items ol interest.