AMUSEMENTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, 18 May 1917, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

PERMANENT PICTURES. At the Emoire Theatre last evenh's the fine For; " nlm featuring W'lham Kiirnum. em --led '.'The "BeJ lie .<.<!. Hearts,'* was the star feature of the entertainment. To-night this picture will again be screened, with an entirely new and most interesting supporting programme. The story of "'The Battle of Hearts" revolves round Martin Cane, owner of a fishing fleet. He is known as a man of iron determination, and is in love with Maida Rhodes, who. however, loves Joe Spragne. a won !.--■? son of a lighthouse keeper. How C'itne in the end has his way corner a.- the finale, to many exciting incidents. To-morrow afternoon a special luilif matinee will be given at this Theatre at 2.30' p.m.. when "The 'Battle o:' Hearts." 'featuring the young people's favourite. ..illiani Farnum. will ::■.■ scree* v>d. Motueka will be visited as usual on Saturday, when the William Fox masterpiece* ' "The Battle of Hearts." will "-.a screened.

THEATRE ROYAL. , PEOPLE'S PICTURES. "THE QUESTION." A verv large audience witnessed thcfirst screening of "The Question." which was shown at the Theatre Royal last night; This fine picture, though dealing with th e great menace of modern society, does so in such an artistic an. masterlv a manner that it cannot offend "the most refined sense. The case interpreting this social and domestic problem is particularly good., each character "being perfectly portrayed, especially fine being the work of Miss Marguerite Leslie, "the beautiful English actress. As the society butterfly whr 7ireferred the care of pet dogs to the cares of motherhood, she is excellent, and later, as the soul-stricken woman who has lost the love of husband, an; who is ready to adopt almost any cours" to win it "back. Miss Les'.ie rises to heishts of emotional power seldom reaelv ed "in the transformation from the .socia* butterfly, vain. weak, and apparently heartless, to the warm-hearted, and loving wi«.e. reveals a wonderfu* strength of character which has beer hiddeo under the superficialities ant? trivialities of modern society life, is e remarkable revelation of dramatic ability. The pet dog craze is not yet over, and some wonderful specimens of canine aristocracy are introduced into "The Ques-tion**-—poodles. Pekinese. Pomeranians. and every kind of lap dog that a society ■woman pets when she has failed in her great- purpose in life—that of beinrr a mother of bonnv children. "The Question*' will be finally repeated to-night. To-morrow there "will be a complete change, the leading feature being a 50CQ feet "Famous Plaver? drama, "Unprotected." Blanche Sweet, as Barbara King, who is left unprotected, is condemned for murder (though innocent), and sent to a convict camp. T\he brutal Craig, who is in charge of the camp, strives to break her spirit : the horrors of convict life are portrayed : but rescue brings a,happy ending. The fourtenth instalment of "Peg o' the Ring" and other fine pictures, wil support "Unprotected."