THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14353, 19 July 1917, Page 7

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

THE WORLD'S. A packed house greeted the initial screening of the wonderful Fox production, "The Broken Law." \ Gipsies are generally considered to have a rather loose moral code, but, so far as the protection ot their women goes, their morals have received vindication at the hands of Oscar C. Appel, author of "The Broken Law," m which the great William Farnum appears m the leading part.' The author" makes 'ho'' attempt to defend gipsies from their traditional reputation for thievery, but he does champion them as occupying a high moral 'plane insofar as the relation's of the male and the female members of their camps aye concerned. Tie defends them ' against the charges of laxity' of morals with which they have been jpredited. No race, he shows, puts a higher appraisal on woman's purity than the gipsy. In substantiation of his'- clalm'. ! he has unearthed two gipsy laws Which obtained m England tn 1850. It is around' a' violation of one of the foregoing laws that the gripping action- of "The Broken Law" hinges. THE PALACE. Intending patrons at the Palace tonight are to be regaled with a. wonderfully "good programme, "Vera, the Medium," "constitutes lhe star. Kitty Gordon (who m private, life' is Lady Beresford) plays the leading role, and as she is renowned for -the • gorgepusness and originality of her dresses, "Vera, the Medium"- should prove a popular picture with- the ladies. The settings of tlie screen adaptation are' sumptuous. As a' screen sireti kitty Gordon Is quite unusual. She is a warm, real, winning woman, regal m manner and regal, iv figure,- but m her dangerous moments I charmingly gi'aciotis and soft." A powerful story shows ftdw'sh'e wagers her hand against a thousand dollars- that. she Will bring Herbert. Ca'i-1 ton' tb her- fetet' within a week. How ; she wins : her . wager, only to find that by winning she nearly wrecks her own life, is told •• m a most enthralling manner. A series of scenes showing Mr. Massey delivering New Zealand "s message to the. Mo'tliev, Country, is of sr>ecial interest, andis screened ;ln conjunction With ''Lnke's* ;'• Shattered Sleep," a laughable cbinetly, l a splendid scenic. "Picturesque Norway," 'and' a fine Topical Budget. ''"*,'■ v THE OPERA HOUSE. . , The attractive 'programme screened at the Opera House last evening met with instant success and created a lot of enthusiasm. There was a large audience present, and congratulatory : remarks could -'be heard from all sides, included on tlie progranime was a charming Paramount travel series. " These "pictures arc not only interesting, but are highly instrucUve. showing places" and customs thai would be seen by few. if they had to make the trip themselves. The latest Gaumont Graphic kept the onlooker entertained with the latest happenings froni: England, and 'America^. while, the Australian' Gazette Shows 1 items of interest, from Sydney and Melbourne. A clever comedy,. "A Lucky. Mistake," comIpletes tlie first part of the progranime. . The second part of the programme consisted of the Famous Players' production, "Nanetto of the. Wilds," which features Pauline Frederick. Nanette and jher father, head of a gang •of liquorsmugglers, are at perpetual warfare with tlie Royal Canadian North-west Mounted Police. Tlie^ live like animals m the wilds of' 'the Canadian woods, and their warfare consists' of sniping to ; kill any 'officer of the law. How Nanette falls m U — —■/■„■ ;,.■•■■■■■ —