AMUSEMENTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, 21 May 1917, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

PERMANENT PICTURES. The picture "Mice and Men" now showing at the Eii—ire Theatre., tell? story of'Pegey (Mamuerite Clark}. a jiuiniling who is a'dopted by a philosopher in the hope that she will one day develop into an ideal wife for him. Mark Embxirv. the philosopher, works out his own careful plan oi education and culture for Pesrsiv. who in time develops into a beautiful' girl ""i*h x<*en intellect and a noble heart. JVzgy meet? Captain Lovoil. a nephew of Embury's. .:nrl finds him very intevestiu;.'. Love, 'limits the indiscretion of coniuctiti- a harmless flirtation with Mrs the wife of Embury's lawyer. I>iscoverinsx this, and takin- a serious view of it. the philosopher commands his nephew to drop the woman. However. The Mexican War settles the question for the captain, for he is called to -t -.ie - front Pesicrv and Loveli. now, violent lv ;o love with one another, correspond re°-ulariv. Meanwhile Mark Embuvv hns fallen in love with his adopted aamrnif- ard mistaking her overwhelming ■rratitude and filial devotion for anothei Find of love. looks forward to the da> when- he will ask her to become his wite. The war over. Loveli returns, and •Mrs Goodlake. still desperately in .«vi with him. places him in a promisiug position, which lends 1«W to believe he is faise to her. ic- >_ eonfeses to her -aaraian ilr?.t sh. - n love with .Loveli. but that she w,, -. nothing more to do wrth him o his dunlicitv. The enmax ot tl - e Silent'story is so neant,nin>; v. ok<c out- that to tell whit, evemvd.% h«>,nf :„s would be mif-ir to patrons w, {ss,^rU3?v ,■;;;. funnv comedy, entitle.. i bv V : tagraph. THEATRE ROYAL. PEOPLE'S TWO "PARAMOUNTS." There was a very and delighted and ence at the Theatre Royal on Qaturdav night, when the new probut UP to the usual standard, and was Sponsible fova full ~««■ +tT-« -'Paramount stais w ■■ ,v - ■ two r-aicviiiu ... first, entitled •tV popular BlancheS-eet. Tt is .a story exposmg the horrors of the American ? con v ct allows conv.cts of both to be lent out laboui. }£ n^e roine. Barbara King,' played b> » »"™e Sweet lives with her uncle who will not alTow her to carry on her artistic work, and dies as the result of an accident Barbara is accused of his- murder .and Sntenced to a long term of .impmoument. She is sent to a convict set-tle-ment and lent out to a biutal -lave driver where her life is a perpetual horror Here we have a rising of convX 'some startling burning of buildand many other strong incident* TTltimately. the heroine break' down the sv«tem. and improves the. lot ot ner feUow sufferer, and we have a bsnov endin"- to a powerful ston. '" e WoldV Great Snare" is the title of the ,3 feature, and stars Miss FPauhne Erederick In this nicture she depicts a Somanof the world. who during hexcareer is buffeted from hand to hand and has many strange experiences before love enters her life. I" her devotion to her lover, she goes through the furnace of adver-itv and becomes a new woman onveloned in the charm and devotion of the ripht that changes her completpH. and fnllv redeems her past. the Jamous Players Co.. who are responsibly for the production, have mounted i. with their usual lavishness. manv of Lie «ets being magnificent, while the outdoor rcenes.of San Francisco are esper a - lv delightful. Other characters are well played? especially that of F Tidniareh as 'an absconding butler. This kind oi character seems to be a special study of the actor.