THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14447, 6 November 1917, Page 7

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

EVERYBODY'S

5 *:Tho Wharf , Ra4," the Triangle drama 1 r in which the two favorites, Mae Marsh! and Robert Harron, are seen in particu-] larly suitable roles, again** attracted a large att'eridance to EVeri'bddy's last night. "The Wharf Rat," together with the supporting films, including Billie Burke in the eighth episode of "Gloria's Romance," is down for final showing tonight. Pathe Gold Rooster plays have always kept a standard, but In "Hinton 's Double," to be shown to-morrow at Everybody's, the. studio has turned out. its masterpiece. Frederick Warde as the hero is seen in a double role, j a supreme achievement of character actl/ife. It enacts Ihe part of a good-natured old clerk who i.s exactly like a rascally -sharebroker. The latter persuades Joshua to impersonate him and serve the sentence which he has ..earned, promising to pay Joshua's daughter an income to keep 'Uer in luxury. The scoundrel breaks . oyen this bargain. The rest of the story is full of dramatic surprise, and contains a convincing love story. The. photography deserves special remark. ,Gay life in ?New York comes in foi* its share of illuminatiori. Kathlyn Adams is a charming: and beautiful heroine. . ..;.■'• , y

"WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN?

The box plans .at. Miller's are rapidly filling for.; Mr. E. J. Carroll's wonderfirl picture 'siicfcess, "Where are my Children?" which opens' '.^it? the Opera House to-morrow (Wednesday night) at 8 p.m', arid' coritinues showing -until'- Saturday night, y Quite- apart from thej furore it created in the' cities, public eagerness in the smaller towns. to see, it has-been, remarkable.;'"Corieerning its appearance rit invercargill the , Southland News said: "Never, in tlie local history of picture theatres has, there, been such T an overwhfelhiing demand for seats aa occurred at the Grand Theatre on Saturday evening. When Mr. E. t J, : Carroll's astonishing picture, 'Where' are my Children?' demonstrated to Iriver'cargillites, netic power it possesses of attracting' JiJiprecedented crowds. Long before the opening hou,r the. footpaths were densely lined with people,,. and when the, shutters were raised the rush..\Yas terrific, /with the result th.at, the ticket ..box "siiffe'red badly, pfert of the front of it?b£uig t 'carj;i£d away. By 7.30 the house was packed : arid many were turned avvay: : .??'Where'Si'e?..my Chil.dyen?' is a .«reat ,. sociolpgipal Ifc is : a.» moral-" pliay" through^ arid through, and" although the censor has bannedT'it to children under 18, theTe is no grave reason for" this •, except the old , mid-Vic-toirian, notioiis pi morality,, which linger ori in these^ d^ys arid'; i*egaftl the throw*ing of light on dark places as an offence against decency. .'Wlifcrcl are my Children?' is a .valuable . lesson splendidly presented by Tyrone ' Pdtver «ind a fine' cast, and all concei'rfed in the production merit the Unstinted" thiankis "of all rightthinking people.".. Matinees will be givert on Thursday .. and Saturday afternoons; commencing punctually at 2 pimi

THE PALACE

Another large audience at the- Palace last night witnessed the .screenirik of 'the powerful -^e%r6 ''pictlripe, "The Irori Woman," wfth Nance O'Neil in- the leia'd: The magnificent acting, of JVtiss O'Neii comes; aS fit 'fevfelatiort', ;**ven to. those ac'-. quainted with her appearance* on the stage. As a tragedienne she ranks very high, but .she has the added* charm of being able to' portray, the whole gamut of the human crtiOtions: As Sarah Maitland, the mill-owner; she presents a characterisation, which ■ will live long in the memories of all who witness it. , Miss O'Neirh'as the support of many; of Metro's pqj-erful artists, arid patrons are quick towecognlse; thp .merits pf , each.' .To-mor-row a fine Wdrld's' feathfe, "I*he Crim-; son Dove,"-.,wi.<;h.£p,ispde- six»of **a*he-'lron Claw," in support, will be shown... fi