AMUSEMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 13 December 1921, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

HATTY AI ID’S PICTURES Mary Roland, who is featured with • IjUCV Cotton in the Screencralt pro-1 duction of “The Prodigal Wife.” or Hayward’s to-night, oar os lit: 11 o ior •whether the story j<!.■ -rmher in tho most attractive fig hr, or not, sw long as it provides the opportunity for real noting, arid contains a message that will touch the hearts of audiences. In, “Tiro Prodigal Wife’’ Miss Boland is called upon to depict a woman who is utterly destitute and wretched. I n-, derlying the dramatic force of the | story is a beautiful object lesson of tire value of ideals. 'I lie manner with j which Miss Boland brings this purposej home to the onlookers, without their i being conscious of it, is a signal tin- j hxiie to her own ideals and to re- j markable talent as an actress. I he j picture is adapted' from the story, “Flaming Ramparts,’’ by Edith Bernard Delano. Real drama there .is m plenty, and the heart interest is sustained right up to the last moment. PEOPLE’S. PICTURES “The Oakdale Affair,” starring EreIvn Greeley at the Theatre Royal tomorrow, has comedv touches iu it as well as'many thrilling moments. Gael p Prim runs away from home to escape | marrying a man she doesn’t, like. She decides to ho a “knight of the road,' hut after an amazing adventure with a bull while sleeping in a haystack, decides that she is hardly cut out loi this' life. Nest she joins so;ne tramps and poses as a notorious crimum! who is wanted on several charges. Evel.su Greeley was never more (harming than as Gail Prim, the runaway heiress. He delightful personal itiy buns ample scope to make itself felt, stmy ! ,- packed with uiysliu-y and thnlls. hi u>u ( in the same class with the hhnlofw, Holmes and Arsene Lupin stones. U "as written hv that master literary artist Edgar Rice Burroughs, who is author of 'the remarkable “1 ar/im <> the Apes.” The mystery is dee > and would puzzle the subtlest, the denouement coming with the abi upcm s.-> JJnl dfiv. in addition "A Romance m South Africa.’’ Daisv tho 1 l ' nl(,list ’ 1 ’ ter’ ’(comedy). ami Hip final “1 < serial, ”Tlie Lost City.” will be shown. COUNTRY TOUR “ON WITH THE DANCE’ ’ Variuoff, played by Mac MurrnV, * beautiful Russian gvH, join* e father iu Amenta, where he m a rariaiv to Schuyler \an \echlam Eac > loan Trevelvn has ’been brought to America for the purpose oi a rich maiThe favoured suitor is Jimmw . Sutherland. Peter Denver. Veehta ■ seeretarv is in hive with Jtmn. “ ll( Sonia appears Sehuvljr 3M f es her ovei W T>ete?s care afteV her father is accidentally killed. In. a .J , Sonia Joan is convinced thn I< t i n Innoer cares for her and breaks the cn gagoment. Joan then man ies - u j< > hind. Peter works hard to Bug. , R cventu allv marries bom a At adm" . party Sonia and Sutherland, sLnn a. birtoxion Pressed for funds, Sonia is Vcrrd hv Sutherland an opportunity SS#“‘“fU' llliS m Tvlfi-x, ‘>c id ami Is Id- ll v,, , ninii plan for Jto(W*» «■ * k ' lto ” ;