PATHE PICTURES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12883, 2 October 1912, Page 3

PATHE PICTURES.

. ■ "» ' Entertainment to suit every taste is provided m the new ■series.'' of" attractive films' wliich will hold the screen at His AMixjesty's/ Theatre to-night., "Honor and the Sword" is the title of a capital story by the Lubi'n players, m which the outstanding feature is a duel with rapiers between the heroins and the villain. The girl, who is a play actress, vanquishes her opponent and wins the man of her choipe, who luckily for her is th© son of a millionaire. 'The theft anu recapture of a valuable . paqkage of i diamonds lends interest to the plot, ' which-is most exciting throughout. The Edison players supply a breezy nautical drama, "Th© BosUns Watch,"' which is characterised by - much quaint humor. Pat the bosun finds** a lass Mho consents to splice up with: him, but the captain heaves m sight j.aiyi' the tidy little craft, j w r ho is an old sweetheart of the skip-' per's, at once strikes' her colors and poor Pat is left once more adrift m a cruel wbrld. "A Victim of Circumstantial Evidence" is a clever Kalem drama, which tells how a young man is wrong- ' fully senCenced for a crime he never committed. .He is -condemned to a convict camp, but' makes his escape and ■ finds shelter m the hut of Meg of the Everglades. He is. at length recaptured', but sooii. afterwards his innooence is proved, and he returns to start a new life with Meg. "The Charming Mamma," a delightful "comedy by the popular Vitagraph players;* is something quite out of the ordinary:- Mrs Collins is a widow, and Mr Brown does not hesitate to tell her how charming she' is. Tlie widow 1 has two daughters, who induce their mother to give." a reception m order that tliey might meet their young college friends. : On the . night of the party all the young men crowo! round the fair widow to the distress of the girls. ' Mr Brown comes to ■ the rescue and stives the 'situation by , inducing t Mrs Col Hub to elope with him. • "Curious "Effects of Vibration" is an educational film of value, while "Stockholm" is a . capital scenic subject. Marty other enjoyable pictures are included m this attractive' programme.. . ■• .' I