THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13973, 20 April 1916, Page 5

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

"In Love's Own XVai^V which, fills the post of lionoi" ' ' s in the pfbgi'a'mtn.e a* the Opera House, well maintains the reputation which this house of enter'.tainment-' has earned for always fliowing films of a high -class. This film, which is produced by "the Lubin Company; is 2000 ft iv lengtln and is a love story; pure and simple, has seldom been surpassed. A^-Pathetic drama by the Vitagraph Crmpanv, „-', entitled. '.'Greater Love,'" is really F.plendid. John Brown is called to an , important" position m another country almost bn the eve .of his betrothal. The girl, duringhis long .'Absence, falls m love . with , another maji named Lane, but remains true to her promised troth. - John returns; witnesses a scene between the girl' and the man she "loves, and makes the supreme sacrifice by sending the notice t)f his death Xo the local news-' "■papers. This' was "made possible through the death of his friend; also named John Brown. A^ery interesting item is "R«d . Crossf Dogs-.-'-' The film shows how ijli^y are taught to go on tlie b&ttlefield to' search for the wounded. News from rail- -p^rts of the Commonwealth is.cqntained m the latest- edition of. the Australian Gazette, while "He Fell m the Pai-k" and - "Love's Youn^ Dream" ■are frjvb amusing' subjects. This highly attractive pijogra,mme .will, be repeated j thifl evening. V , ■ .•';' • • ;'Tjie Ikrgp audience which attended His Majesty's Theatre last evening' to see "How We Beat the Eandeii" witnessed a (picture which proved, even betii?v than 'anticipated. . As each .scene was reeled off the enthusiasm' ran high, and ' tfre final . was received with hearty ap- ■ plause. In the .form of drama \ve. g.re sho r jivn. tho modus operand! df building j 'flip '•..wiJß Australian Nay v, tlie hero being j a young orphan \vho .decides to become a sailor, * The/ »?nli.stni,eiitj. h^edica) ox; aminatipnj, And, various I ' tests which the recrufts ; liay]6 to pass', are all shoXvn m a. clear^ niariher * and the ti'aii'ii ng on tlje Tingari, «alied the : cradle of Clie' AusV traliah . fleet, is se.t out m full detail. The hrro is s,hown being drafted to H.M.A..S. Sydney^ which lias beeiido^ tailddVto escort trpops;. to Egypt. ' This hero 'is* wouiided in' the fight Nyith the Emden, and ph v his return is- Avelpomed. by his' old : shipmates ; ein the .tr'ainirig vess»?l, . to whom lie, relates his adyentuvejC His itarrative transposed into pictures followed the story of tlie chase and destruction of the ,'Emden, and ihe final scenes portr,a.yin£'the' actual .-■wreck of the raider on Cncos Island shp\y m a ■ viyid.mann^tliß effects of modern gunfire. iTh'is fcaturo ajiipeam finally this evening. On Good !Pi ; iday night a apeciall'y iselected aiifd approved _n«\r ..prio;gramme, will- be screened, the .chiefs feature being a picture version olt the revelations made m Upton Sinqlair's famous book, "The Jungle.",. "The Mysterious Contragrav" pi'oved. a decided, draw for the World's Pictm'es 'Glada[tono road theatre last evening. This* -picture shows a device supposedly invented by -a -scientist- to oAiercom,e the force, of gravity.^* He cherisli'es his Idol; 'and; gives demonstrations of its Vniqiie ;po\y;ers to th& I 'government of'fibials, one of whom proves! to 1 bo n spyin the 'employ of a foreign power. This afterii' plans- to .secure the cqntragrav. .-aiid ip .do'sp'seciires tlfe Sid "of ''ft. fern ale accom^lico , who iir ranges a thHll i ng "accident" to. gain 'adriiission. to tire ho\is4 where the- invention is hidden. Tlie eonfragra'v is stolen 'and taken for examination and* to copy. . The scientist's daughter ajnd son are both expert and by a good' tridk discover, .wTiero; the 4 invention \ has been taken. They ijnter the agent's h'ouuse, and with the oontra'grav recovered' commence,, a flight hiack home. The. agent dfapqvers the ruse, and starts m pursuit. . A most thrill|ng air encounter takes place, ar\d. to i9a.ve disa«t'er the girl jumps from the afflroplane, the •jcbntragrav poiTnttting ;ji.er |o float gracefully to earth, whilst lier brother, by a, well directed shot, causes tlie' ageiit's aeroplane to explode and 'fall to deatrufctiqiv. Among other fiensatioi)ttl features is the view of a .motor" ear dashing over a high cliff tlio course of the vehicle being followed tilirdughout the entire fall. : To-mori'ow (Gooij Friday a specially approved iieAv ; prpgfammo will be presented featuring a' big 4000 ft London speciality entitled "H^mV - . .". ■