THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14050, 21 July 1916, Page 5

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

-.-""The" Morals, pf ,^mis/;^. which, is now being" shown at tho j^prlcl's Pictures .is a pictured yersion'of-William" J. Locke's popular novel and play /of the />< same name. -/It- isy the story of a, wilful- girl,; who, by foi!cQ -of circun\stances, becomes, the inmate of a Turkish Jiarem. Making, her escape, she reaches England, and by her charm subjugates aii English peM^. whom she evenimally .marries. ' -, Jl'he opening shows us a raid*upon: ah English hoihe/ iii far-/away .Turkey. •? ,The, breadwinhier is killed and* -ftis wife aiid ! child are carried off/to become inmates of a Turkish Tiarem. To protect her x child the. mother marries her captor, and little 'Carlotta gro'svs up surround ell ' ; bv tho pomp and magnificaiice of "a -Turkish noble's home. When Carlotta , reaches womanhood her step-father receives V an offer for her hand from an old- Tm-kish patriarch who -has heard , much of her beauty and has a' desire to : possess .-her. Carlotta, however, objects toy the 'arrangement .' most vehemently,' tod -is earned away m disgrace. She Escapes to England, where she is be- . .friended by IVtorciis, the new owner of . ;.a -, big. estate. After many dramatic , situations Marcus defies publio opinion and marries the little Turkish refugee. , . Besides the charm, of the acting there ir an absorbing story, bright touches of comedy, and a dramatic intensity that sdiould make the Famous Players' Comoany!s "Morals of Marcus" an instantaneous success. ' •To-night trill the the final opportunity »' ; o| .witnessing the London Film Gomy pany's splendid success, "Mr Lyndon at Liberty;" which has delighted large audiences at the Opera House for the past two nights. The story deils with the adventures of ..Neil Lyndon, a brilliant English chemist, who was working , fpr. -the War Office upon a new high, explbsivo. Rumors of its potency reached' the years of Dr McMurtrie, a highly- ; paid servant of the Teutonic powers. > Enlisting the services of two (Austrian , .Secret Serv.ice men, and the notorious ;Sdnia Saydroff , McMurtrie laid plans tpjjget possession of the formula. Fate ; 'inter f erect with his plans By Lyndon's imprisonment on a charge of murder. Lyndon had administered a sound' beat- , mg 'to Seton Marks because of insults offe'i^d Joyce Aylmeiy a little friend of Jus. .Marks was murdered shortly after Lyndon left his rooms. After two years , m Dartmouth, Lyndon escaped,, only to fall into the haaids of MkMiurtrie and his associates, x His position was desr perate. They demanded his formula, or threatened •to hand him over to the ■ authorities. How he managed to baulk the spies, and keep/out of prison forms I a thrilling play, vhich is presented with all the excellence whion has made the London Film Company's pictures prime favorites,-: . This brilliant picture .'-, is supported by a splendid scenic, "Lu,ceme," the latest Australian Gazette, and an exquisite Vitagraph comedy "A Temporary pusband." The patronage given to tho Palace Pictures denotes the popularity of tho new programme. T-he chief film is '^Marrying Money," m which the beau* ; lif ul Clara. Kimball Young, described " as 'tlie sweetest personality on tho screen, takes the principal part. The adventures of Theodore Vandeveer m his attempt to "marry money" are ludicrous m; tho extreme, and when ho finds ho has become the husband of a penniless girl, the sithation becomes laughable.However, money comes from an unexpected quarter, and all ends happily. Tho- supporting items are very interestihg.,, A laughable absurdity, "One RpjtfKT O'Brien," shows how a pugilist beat his .opponent m, the ring. /.An excellent Topical, illustrative of Hhe dire results 6f tho Zeppelin raid on Salonika, sh-pws that these monsters of the air are capable of creating havoc. . A beautiful scenic study is "Picturesque Dalmatia,"^ the magnificent river and sea coajst views being distinctly admirable. This series will be repeated till $#;s und of -tlie week and will be replaced on Monday with a world-famous Metro production, "The Heart of a Painted Woman," with Olga Pctiova m '■ the/ leading rote.