AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, Issue LIV, 16 November 1920, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

HAY W ARD’S PICTURES

“THE MARKET OF SOULS.”

Tin 1 luxury of the setting, the hu:uau interest of the story, thewonder of die acting, the artistic direction, the. splendour of the gowns and scenes, make “The Market of Souls,” the Paramount-Artcraft picture showing at Hayward’s to-night, one of the linest photoplays ever produced by Thomas H. luce: while the acting of Dorothy Dalton has never been surpassed in her screen career. She plays die role of a girl from the country, who has been trained as a nurse and goes to New York to iallow her profession. There she meets two brothers —one a “waster,” the other a real man. How she finds happiness with the man she loves, after the evil bro,her has expiated his wrong by death, forms the plot of what is said to ho the greatest photoplay in whieh tne heroine ol the story has yet been ’••ecu. File masterly p'-odnetion of the New Year’s Eve celebration is alone enough hi make the picture a memorable one. Hi'.' story is unusual, absorbing, aim dramatic, and .Miss Dalton is snppo •d bv H. E. Herbert as Temple Bane, t'iiik McCullough as Lyle Bane. Dorcas Mathews as Evelyn Howell, and Dollidd McDonald as Herbert [dowel. The Mack Sennet comedies ;irc eagerly •inticipntcd, tho to-night is entitled “The ilh'.gc Snatiiv,” and two reels of unadulterated fun are a certainly. Altogether the programme is one that will be certain to please all tastes.

.PEOPLE’S PICT UK ES

“PUT UP YOUR HANDS.”

The new American Pa the drama, "Put Up Your Hands,” screening at Hie Royal to-morrow (Wednesday) is nob a piece of thrilling guu-plav. m n oral of the story is that weak woman should learn the noble art ol• soll ““ fence, so that in emergency they can “pul- ’em up.” Them arc other menus besides, as for example, how the American saloons can he made attractive to the public during the great drought The plav is a breezy Western mining storv with a red-blooded gnd Dom a Mmvblooded family as the Pro Itv Margarita Fisher appears as an athletic girl with a lore lor boxngU and during the course of some ' . adventures challenges all porno;.s.m a miners’ temperance rest mou . A u. Hire of the play is the cxco cn a the setting, the numnta m scc u. ry be iug particularly hue, while .mine M tut scones are highly amusing.