THE PICTURE HOUSES.
"■.!-»' . ' "It . was * the * hand of God " .operating : through the hand of an innocent girl.'' '■ This; js how -the? imurd§i*-of Dace. -Whlt^ r locWs..4escr^bed. fe^i „*JK.Q> r ,Sta Ye Do,'' , hy'" frank '^ble 6*r the , astute, lawryeir 'mairdtt A _te*"eie." He hasj , manoeuvred a "jury- ofvpfifirried n>en ahd . to them hts • appeal m 'favor of .^what . he t tails '*_*he- fiaw Of "Decency'^ %?y g+e_fe| force than • the' p'roseimtor's v '-Tfi6"tP J Shalj j not Kill." This fine .picture. <w3ll"..;*!Je flnl ally presented , at /v l^vojyb.ody'^ ; toihightj . along " wB^ r ...^jj,;y: i sevemh':! .episode oj "Gloria's Romance' , .'''(* , Th«' fltarvcsf of ' Sin"), which features Billie Burke. Td| > morCbWv'CW^aiicsday) one' of- the , -most » origjniil photoplays seen fon,yea«s, "Thi , Slxteettlh \VM," WiU" be the main- at} j traction.. In this Greater VitagraJptt'J. pft» i dpction Peggy-' Efyiancl is assi'gn^ilf the . title role. The Interior, of a. ..harem Is [ seen as\tt really fs,'' ,Yjrth* Veyeral 1 :; scene! y of Oriental splendor and" luxxfry, showing this part of a Turkish" 'potentate's egtab) r ltshment m all it^tlet< " j ' - i(i ;T'^ :^PA£ACI' ;> 'y ij" ' J J "The Child of^ 'Destiny," „wWch serves , to 'int-rodp.ee- Irene Fenwl^ky.-the ■ magi netl.c andV^iftetl.^ybiing staa»; >to ••?.->Palacd 3 uatronsi is- < one' of 'tlie strongest features ever shown, *The story vis ph unusual one, carrying dhe*-', aiv(*jence ' iiri: CompletiS suspense t9>| aj staTtKing- ; and "surprising climax. :^'e>.cas''t",.. l^i".';n'-'-«hota'ble -one, the settings superbly artistic and beautiful! Altogether, .Williant Nigh, one of thei grea^(_tS;„ir*ac'tor^' of the^iscTefen, was* ou'ti done himself .m. this, production. Miss Fenwick, who his one of 'the md^* popula^ s stars on Broadway, is seen part' Of the| y tiiiie m the "vole of a hoy. Miss: FenwicK i was especially engaged for the starring role m "The Child of Destiny." .She. ha^ thepavt Of, Alita,Va'':Child; of the desolate 1 > .Wamp;' country, who r grows" tip withj ho] ■ companions save an old couple who carcj ' for her. The.n;.she ; is carrle'd off to thti ■: city to be : educated hy^ her guardiani i Judgej Gates, and incidents follow which] ;• make, up 'oneofv-the most highly dramatic j' stories everi presented' on' any. screen. The . ever-popular . Christie" comedians-., will ba t seen *'in' '^lioVe, a!hd» the-^ lcemanj'" which is guaranteed; as a great mirth. provoker! The C^diierating Gazette, ;'■ a -specially! 1 good number, will also be screened. i
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14441, 30 October 1917, Page 7
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385THE PICTURE HOUSES. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14441, 30 October 1917, Page 7
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