PICTURES AND PLAYS

Maoriland Worker, Volume 10, Issue 448, 8 October 1919, Page 2

PICTURES AND PLAYS

At the King's Theatre there ia being presented a story of my3teTy and romance in. "A Midnight' Romance," the second of the new Anita Etewart super productions. The extremes of e_Wer,tainment are- accomplished' in the opening scenes of a boat of refugees from a foundered liner being landed on the : ___ieriea__ snore, and in the closing scenes of a grand ball and reception in honor of one » f the refugees, who, throughtout the production, is known as Marie, an hotel maid. The story conwins her experiences as a servant employed by the Sea View Hotel. Norm_ Talmadge is being seen at 'Everybody's in the most sumptuous and pretentious featuw-of her screen career —"The Forbidden City." The eisory is invested with an Eastern setting, which is a marvel cf Teality. Slant-eyed, pig-tailed and clad in the rich silken costumes of a Chinese aristocrat, she makes a striking and fceart-stirri-B"

appeal to lovers of good art. The story is powerful, and concern- tho ago old situation that is brought about by tho intermarriage of East and West.. The supporting caM is remarkable for its even quality, Thomas Meighnn as John Worden, th* husband of San San, Itog«r Lytten as the dignified Chinese Emperor, and Reid Hamilton ns the handsome American Lio'iti'u-'nit, s-txring 'ho honours. Tho ruiuauco if: th_ '!."!.";.hlf;" '-f ' : :,-;i S.-.u comr-g to n. hnpi.y '<=miins bur ;;i'iiu tragedy "is mot- in t h* ■iiL:|. imf-ii-lii:.. (.1" fills Tt-aiX grr-.'it pi:iv. ■ lu l crilic;siiifr the fivf-pait, A m■:■;•:■;.:i ■! product.ir-n ""file t'r.:r.i IX.-\ V,'oh;:ui," j r.LL >-| j .. j lXii;c at ;'i„, m ■'- d.X !of tin, dram.L I ;•, v.cX,i !,."> ■ .X--MX.I br. a. oiim-il.v. .M ".»-•-•,; i i:.. i'.seX-r j,n .i. pieasintr rr.ai.L--. r'',- r<-'«- ol :.. >-."iii„ ; uiituuu of wealth, who li*-;.->-df ion a yo-ung author whose pv-übai ideas i about women have led hiim to act and speak in an insulting- manner. This young iiiau isolatos himself in Uie mountains for th© pnrpos. of writing a story on the primitive woman, where he is- discovered by his friends, to whom ho vows Mint n<> woman shall cross his threshold. Th e mitchievoois young woman of the story, determined to place him at her fret, goes secretly to tho bom. of a mountain woman with whem she lives in the guise of a v:ld girl of tho hills. Purposely sliding over an embankment where sho knows, she will fall in his path, she is rewarded by having him pick he r up and carry her to his cabin, where she protends to be too much "injured to be moved that day. Tho mountain woman is sent for and the two remain in tho cabin of tUe author for several days. Finally she is discovered by her people, when it also comes to light that the womanhating author has fallen to the charms of his pretty visitor. Douglas Fairbank ,is appearing at' the Paramount in "Arizona" a real thrilling picture full of exciting situations, which Douglas fights his way cut of in his usual forceful yet humourous maner. - • Vivian Martin also scores a success at th© Paramount in "Jane Goes AWooing." Jane believes you can get ■anything you want if you try hard enougn. And she certainly proves her case but also shows that a woman dees not know her own mind; for, having calmly drops him and weds a less eligible person.