THE PICTURE HOUSES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14195, 12 January 1917, Page 5

THE PICTURE HOUSES

The usual overflowing audience, greeted tho third episode of that masterly, serial Wturejf "Peg O' the Ring." at the Palace la«t evening. This number proves even ■ more exciting than previous episodes, and natrons arc -kept, on \hc tenter hooks. of expectancy throughout the screening. Lucille'- Love as' •' Peg.:.' the pride :bf the circus, hasr-cstablished her* popularity as, a motion YpJ'ctureV star;~ and man); Gfsboriieiies are statiiig, that the end of this splendiq ' serial wiir see them stttl look- j ing for more. The/second- part; of tonight's "irogramrine will consist of along feature flim. by the , popular-.. Broadway.! Gomnany; entitled "The .Long Chance/' .which features, the "renowned actor Frapk Kcqnan. ( described.', as , man,,in ,San Pasquar* This powei-tul . •fjbrtrayal of passion, itr^ac'ljej'-y and revenge, which, ls sweeWhea by a, woman's tender 'love. 'tells,, of the love' of Haj'lcy Hemmage for Marie wh6 does not respond, to his- advances. She marries • R|chai*d Corblay . " ind dl«s aft ih; giving Ktirfh.'to a -daughter, whom she- nonfulcs tti the' oarcof. Herhmage. He VYatclie.i the child, and devqtes - alt his-, affection ,to her \in7 piempry- of the love which he had T f or her motheri ... At last to. save "her from harm., he^ loses, his life; and* dies, after seeing .his: adopted child left to the love and care of the man of her choice;. /Splendid scenic effects abound throughout,; many of these being remarkable for 'their extreme beauty. An exceptionally long and well varied programme is comprised in tonight's entertainment, and pcUi'POS are. assured; that the ' selection , of. films will .prove 'first class. ,' '„/'"' ■■ -' .' Another large audience witnessed ..the screening of the magnificent programme of picturjes shp"wri, at. the Opera House last evening. 4, Going Straight'* ,1s the stay attraction, which is a five-pai-t dra^aY (featuring "Npima .. Falmadgev Remington * and his At wife were \ society tliiev-ss." :The end was ,flve-. years ,f,or the, husband. Hearing he is now a fatherV tlie- prisoner reforms. 7.lri. the. years that follow' their: happiness -is complete, • until One, ot the, ;old .gang' finds, them Out and threatens*, id i nf orm' *onv-t*r_e wife, . who ' had so "far. .escaped. ' How. \thp' husband and wife ' continue to" go straight '• is. ■' admirably told, in the filing The "change to be*' -shown; to-nlor-'Ow 'include^' Blanche Sweet InVa stirring film version of ' the enormously successful play, ''.The Warriors of ' Virginia.:' It- is a ' story Of the . great ciMl - war, and • . abounds : with the thrill and ' romance, ' of those --days.', .-. .. „- . '.The current programme. at/the World's Pictures is-'proving a big *dra,w, and an-' other large *audience .: waxed- enthusiastic oVer the .wonderful portrayal of -the characteiv "Rence Dupree by.. Geraldfne, Farrar in ."Temptation," while, laughter. reigned, supreme- at; theTriangle-Jfeystone , comedy "A ; Modern "Enoch- Arden." - This prb: gramme V .appears finally ; this y evening. '.'His- 'Picture in the Papers,'* a 7novel coinedy-drama' from the Triangle studios, commences at the matinee7to-mori'6w. It ;is an American play, 'of modern'' business and iloye-hialcing. Pete ' Prindlc (Douglas, Fairbanks), ne'er-do'well son, of a millionaire manufacturer "of p>,Pr,lndle'sYn varieties of "nut", food .products, is told ' by 'his father that in order to; win' the. girl of his choice and half-interest '■' in the business lus must' get . his -in the papers. ' Pete • says, "That's- ea.^y." and starts out upon a series of escapades, that include'. a motor-;.- wreck- that ■ lands him in the hospital, a prize-fight which he wins, a row with, two' policemen whom lUp wljips and is, gaoled. ln corisefluepce, and a 7 thrilling- adventure , with crooks. j who are . attempting to - wreck a -train. 'This he prevents, and at last gets l*n> pjejture iii the papers. 'Everything is so {well carried outr'and Fairbanks' comedy work is so clever and natural that the five reels are not a foot/ too long, and I there lfl novelty and humor in every I scpne. is the ' first comedy picture that Griffith has given here. Supporting this feature there will be several instructive colored subjects, dealing with outdoor games and bird life, and the usual Tonical. \ Y