THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13701, 3 June 1915, Page 5

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Although last evening was bo wet anff boisterous, there was a large audience} at the Opera House. The picturesi screened were magnificent, each itenfc being exceptionally , good. y The outstanding feature of ithe series is '» woiK derful wild animal drama, "Adventures i of Kathlyn." This is one of the fines! . dramas seen. ■ here for ' a -considerable , time. It is crannned/ with incidents o] ' real humor and interest, sentiment be '■ ing cleverly, introduced into scenes ii i which wild animals figure sensationally It holds the attention uninterruptedly 1 and embodies all the most popular ele ments of picture plays, and is on -such -j plane of artistio excellence that it justi- r fies the appellation :"a -masterpiece. 1 John Bunny and, Mora Knch are seei m "The, Locked HoubV while Rbecoi I Arbuckle causes roars of laughter ii • 'An Incompetent Hero.*' : Lubin ; Com pany contribute a splendid dr&mi "Moonshine Mountains. 1 ' >This stow was a great success, as a magazine offer, mg recently. The • Lubih Companj adapted it for the screen, where it stil] retains its grip and popularity.: Th< i latest War Budget and "A Trip tbxougl t Uganda/ complete: this highly attractive series, which Will be repeated agaii i 'this 'evening. . " , i The large crowds wxio attended thi i World's >tietures ' last evening at i>otl . 'sessions were undoubtedly pleased- bj the excellent programme if applause i : < any criterion. The military feature 'Tommy Atkins," was most enthusi fcstically received throughout its man; changing scenes. This pcture was weJ I '•" supported by "In the , Midst of thi Jungle,", with Miss Kathlyn Wilham m a role which adds further, to *<,lie* name as "The Fearless X.adv." Amtv^ the many aA ventures Sjiss Kathlyn haS during the photoplay one is where sh* is throMTi from her horse, which had taken fright at a big .■ African lion. -.Alt though she sustained a* badly sprained ankle she pluckily continued her work. The :film producers, state I ; tb*t it is only due to the fact, that. \ several sharps shooters are always, detailed^ to watch events, when menagerie films :are being iilade, that Miss Williams was not badly mauled by a large lioriess^ -which, dur--3 thi ir fi !? lin S to be aotuiaiy shot, miss Williams had taken h er position on a ledge where she j was supposed to '■be invisible to the.* party searching for her, and the, lioness, which was supposed to be about to. seize her, was released. The scene proceeded all right until the critical shot was needed when 4he actor entrusted with the part . only succeeded m wounding 'the lioness, and she sprang at Miss Williams, but the crumbling ground caused the animal to fall over the ledge into the water below, amd the sharpshooters continued firing until a well-aimed bullet struck her m the back of the head. The whole , of this -exciting episode is actually witnessed m the picture, m another/ scene the pet leopard belonging to Miss Williams fights and kills a hyena m full view. Not the least of the young lady's adventures is an atlback by an alligator ' which attempts to seize her while getting water. '-, ,