THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14126, 19 October 1916, Page 5

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

The Opera House was packed in all I parts last night, when the great feature "Cablrta"'-'\vas screened. This is clfiimed to be- .-the tobst" wonderful- film ieven pro-: cluced. 1 and? f cronted intense enthusiasm.* It is lO.OOOftfJn icngtli; and contains some of: the inost:.maffnificeht' scenes. : The eruption of Mount Etn.lv one of the most inn-, •orossive and' wonderful things- seen y. in pictures. Ihc burning of the Roman Anmadqv of which a fleet of triremes based. onH&uthentlc drawings to scale was built and "the ceremonials in the Temple of Moloch', a mighty" structure representing the gbrt in the shape of a horrid monster 120 feet high from head to base and with huge open -Jaws", more' 1 thtfn '50 feet hißh a*e just a few remarkable Achievements contained in this truly remarkable ftlm, and only by seeing them. can an adequate- idea be obtained of their gran'leiti\ The photography of the film is unasitalLv.; beautiful, and some astounding, -terWisicoi tic effects have been- obtained-.. Tht}\si6ry "deals with the first grcht war n ; 'history. THe great events of •thaTHre'-. Tnend'bus fcu.l between" great nations "air held togotliftr by the ' Story of;.(bablrla-^a Sicilian cfil ld Avho grows into a' Mautiful woman during the course Of the vplay, -*nd has the most astonishing, adventures. A. ; delicate < lovp. story; a> second skid* n- of ! rlAskori, 1 and (l third nai'Mtivc of flercP 'ntrigue run ! right through the drama. Us author was Gabrielc d'Anrtunzio, the Wmoiu It'aliJin poet, fribvelist. 'and play-' ■vrlght, who has deftnitoly'tuMfOd to the licturc. 'screcit to fihd 1 'expression ' f ßl* hiV ■Ttasterpieee: VCahiTia'' Is- the ■'•ftrsf'ql • hif • Treat' scenjirios. It will be repented ' .thif evening, when another large audience is cxpeeted. > . ■■■■■■ -- . -■• j>v> . ..;-. "The Brolien'Cofn'f will bG'th6'star attraction at the World's Plfetoires this, jveninj?, and followers of this-rserial fear cures will be on the "tip-toe of^cxpectar cioni as to what happens to Itoleaux.ithat worthy, being left in a rather precarious position at the conclusion of : th& last fpisotlb. "Stingart*6' : " Will" sgain apptftrvtb add fuVther to hig poliillal'iiy. 'In' thift cur-i-ent stffVy -'''The Diiei { in. (l th6 Deserlf.;^ Stin,'aree iFhd HoAvic 'e^ctfp^'afttr a Jipfpistb) iattlc^Avitu the iitsp^qfovs, * •only to < tie s -aptui-cd r again whUd- : Carelessly l»airig .at iheireasc utthc spi'infe; - i :Ci loss{ng<.*hc'de- : ert Stingaree f akc^ii^falL^rom-Uis hoi<se' ind feigns unconsciousness. Wliile oi}e )f the inspectors goes.ipff "to trie post with .lowie the other >lan*dS guavd over Stinlaroc, awaiting the return of the- wagvon in which to tiut the captive.;' Stingarcc proves his ganumess in the long wait mder the blistering sun;' aiidYin a moneiit- of iihwai4ijeb'» for •thor'inspeEtpi' Jttf* s captuKil. 'Later by a:oiever ruse Stin-i carte rescuep Howie. Another excellenir Triangle-Keystone" comedy 'will' be screened in "He Did ancl I£6 Didn't." Roscpe " A*j, lucklo and Mabel' Noi'niahdai'e s^en aj,' a happy couple iiviiig in a rlbhiy-fiir-j lislieH riiansiotr? : Rbscoe is' a : physician, ; rhlhffs bblgin tb haypeA when Mabel's l olC chool frjend; ; Williaih 'JeffersOiVi vcomer 'o see Her.' '^Their innocent' pleasure if.' alking Over bid times-is niisunderstood by loscoe, ahd:-he is ravln'S with J rage and, ealotisly, but Mabel pays no attention. to lim. Complications. occur Jn plenty, un'll filially t^ere.,is^'cpinp^9 happinessfj;' The change of 'pfograinni(i~ to' 5 be / pi*eented at the "Palace iPictiHres "to-night constitutes a: ' very fflncv series. Thc)stai ! lictu re ' is a > great ■ flvcact „- draniatif , 3roadway •> universal ''■'leature>:-» entitled. 'Lure of Society/' in which %hal pppuiat■>layer t Hobnrt • Dpswort!'.; takes tUe 'leftd'ng rolei This p'fctufc has been^securec? ' it great additional lixpertSeV • th<j' ■ Palacr *ias built up a iflnc! repritation^ $6r c!p)rl Istently good pictures. , "Lure of So'ci{<Vy"' s a : filni adaptation "of Jbseph'iXledill :pat erson's frtmbus'"WoolK' "'A'Bittle Brotlie? >f ' tho Rich," in "Vi'hich' a." talented actor'! trUpglc with "-fate liquor habit, <nnd ■«'• "leatiful glvl's fight for her in he theatrical world, are i portrayed In fl /iyi'd mariher.^ The realism throVig'hout ho* great i)ictur(«''ci i 'eates the r utmost won-" levinent, tlie: many' startlihff'.' situatiblif icinj? Jhtensety : drariiatic. '■' ' t)ii#ift"g tltr nf the >pict\iTo c a brfllTant scerir 'hows whtfrf SS'lvia' tastle ' gfcfS' ntef flt*< ilcing' for siapo ]lf«; (( iShe' taJtes part fi§ ■RomeO'and' Jiiliot:- vyhfch- \h prodnceQ a< '\er- collece. 'H«?i*' father failfe 'In :b\isiness, met Sylvia Is" compplled to earn her o^yr. 'ivelihood. 'Dpinj?- this period she .me,ctr r Aahiingtbn. an actor' who has. !jone ( ..un . lor to alcohol, which, meeting ul'tiniately 'eads to the lattcr's regeneration. Thir 'iupcrb drama presents Bosworth in\ r ?vonderful role, as Leamington." his char icterlsntton of the victim of drink beinjr Perfect. The ibalance of the pfngrammr 's of great variety, specially selected, tr ilease everybody. „ , '. , :> '. pictures have a' distinct" bdnc^tioqal Value, a'h'd It is' all top; gelpotn 'they arc' sfcen J oh' the local f scrccris^ v Not "aIT "•eof)k cari ! 'travel, but ihey^ban/be 11 Hecorii-' lensetf •""''{Or the' lack'-of thft mltfd-broad' ming pastime byimovlng pictarcs ; of thr Vondfcrsi of tho .worlir. One., of. '.the? besi •conic JUnis prpducee} locally^ is 'the "All' Red Route," .appearing this?, evening at Hfis Majesty^s ■..tl'ljeatre,' wgiclf VtaUcs th< ■\ome-ljcepin(J r jyd!Lit]i and maidoh fromi th'c ■ienUtifnV'bi"ue:W«Hters^Ot''Sydh€y;^liarlJp'T' ,vrth ife fWilgcfe' P^gblden^sfeind rind g#ef> 'awns' to ; thfe Stiuth '^Sea 'Maiio^'fWiiLti' tht" 'rnpic 've^ethtioH' and-wealth ' bf cblor- : SHB TfeJ iAirthafc c.th be- seen'by the travtji'*Si* ' frorh-'- the' deck' or trans>continental* "rain; ■rushing' .iicmss •Canada'' (With is< ;no\v'y ; ! "pinnacles; ; pf-'NnturejV-fB revealed lere to "those^who' have, not the iniearts; pr f he tiinft tql leave. !hoine;^ -.The" coule is i'-AV ', led risrtit thvdush'fcoui Sjffftiey. 'to^on. ' ion', tlft .enpfrnt :6t the Tn^iiiCf.ur<js arc qf t 'the'-'hl.fl l H l e«t' I tiia[i^ i . all Svo+fh' %ihg; bht/the yitfn%pf the TlopKy;-Mburi-•'Sirts- and " the ■ Ntagrafa ''-Falls'^ "start d ! , : oUi tliereafe'alEo somo fine sea «rfd6tetWro\vh •)ii the screen, showing the old ocean- ih'i? feinne&tuoU9';moo'd.>, In -a* letter to thf nvoflucers of "this fen hire;.-. Mr; 'Ji^A'. 'lanan., Mint.ste^|pr Education; statest— Oear sh%— l ' dcislrQ'fto; e^press'to you , riiy 'hanks fir Xh'j; fipnott(tntty ' afforded ' ra> vesterday" 'of 'nriyote' .vc^eehing if tlie "oln^atoirmMTi fllnl.' ftte^'AU-Reti 1 ." 1 Tlils WetUi'Fls pafth'iflafly cleK* ■«hd,SvnndqrfUl|^ : realistic* DepiCitinE : as 'it ''oes -4.he "countries .'traversed^aii "t'iitf » ; **AllUed l^oute" fronj. -Sydney l to .England;", via Vew ZeaJatid. pill Islonds. 4 HPholulUi. and Oainada.Nthe picture is most- interesting", and Should winFu' the knowledge of those "Rfte" "It, '■ witl^'Tesp^ct "to trebcraphy. , d'tfd 'haJjits' oi r ilto*: inhabitants As. trie Vhol*' ! vbyWe is inn'tffe op.BViii'sb tea Im<1 m< i 7 i «f 'art'd' f.h-T6ujrlt ! Brltis*f : territory ,-'it ' 'hphld' also fliimulnte the" ipterost of the '•>ebnle. in *mp*riallsmt-JT«sav? faithfully. T. 'A*.Hanan..iwi/)j.^-).u-i I .^+[ t..-- :-i =: -v .<_