CRYSTAL PALACE.

NZ Truth, Issue 685, 27 July 1918, Page 2

CRYSTAL PALACE.

1 "Durand of the Bad Lands," the Fox drama, which will head the new programme now showing at Crystal Palace, C.hristchurch, is a Western 'story m. which Durand, a young man who has been given a worse name than he , deserves,, is hunted by a sheriff, who is m love with the same girl as the "bandit." Durand drives away Indians who have killed most of the people m a caravan, but is accused of having committed the murders. Later he rescues the governor's daughter, with .whom he falls m love. Durand subsequently -is ■ arrested and charged with murder,: but is saved by an unexpected^turn- of -events, and the story has a,. happy ertding. A feature of the picture is said' tp be the' stronger element of comic relief- than is usually found m pictures of this type. Dustin Farnum, a well-known player, appears as Durand; and Winifred Kingstori, who supported him m "The Spy," is his leading lady. "The Kingdom of Hope," one of the series "Do Children Count?" featuring little Mary McAlister, will be shown, and also episode No. 14 of the mystery serial, "Who Is Number One?" An "American Gazette" will complete the picture portion , of, the entertainment,.., At the evening jSfiss^pns^fr,. F,ar A}l har ri ypung wih sing A,Af huP*WM->, ancl "Captain W( the ryStal I , or'dhefeWa Will lie "Noma" (Bamttfit *««•»" '? T » rf ' ;:iJ U ■