THE PICTURE HOUSES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14571, 5 April 1918, Page 7

THE PICTURE HOUSES

THE PALACE. There was a good attendance at ..the Palace last night to see the "after-war" ■•'picturer "The ""Billions- Plot" or the "Message of the Mouse," which will nje screened for tho . last>ttmjf.> to-night. The story centres around Henry Winthrop (Franklyu Hanna), financier, who through the Influence of Vai'rie (L. Rogers Lytton), a spy, agrees to allow his vast fortune to pass into the hands df foreign Powers, believing his own country will gain thereby. Varrie and Mai Icia Elmore (Julia Swayne Gordon) woi',k on the job together. Wjym Winthroji | (Anita Stewart), working m hand with Concord (Robert Gaillard), chief of de- : tectives, obtains a clue, arittj"following ft up is finally responsible for the roundup of the conspirators, and the awakening of her father to a sense of what, is right. Adams (Rudolf Cameron), whom she loves and believes to be one of thjc spies, turns out to bo a member of the secret, service. A double star programmje is announced for to-morrow, number one star being "The. Great Round-up at Pendlelon," showing thousands of genuine cowbows, Indian scouts',' rough-rid-ers, and "cow-girls," all doing some o!f ihc most daring, feats possible to imaging. Number two star is a five-part Mejiro picture, featuring Ethel Barryrhorg, entitled "The Lifted Veil."": It is 'idcritica'l with Basi.l King's gre'Kt story. EIVERTBOpy^SJ The fine programme,, featuring "For France," will be shown: for the last time to-night, and to-morrow "Tho j Russian Revolution " will be .depicted on i tlie screen. This wonderful picture w;as cinematographed m Petrpgra.d; by order of KerensHy^ at the time of the. gigantic upheaval, when the "Czar was' deposed, and events occurred, that resulted m Russia signing a most humiliating peace. The- picture, shows 1 , what ! Petrpgrad looked like* du^ing^ tlie actual course of the revolution. A view is given of Snamerisky Square, where tps, first shots,. .of the revolution wire fired. Some, of -{he principal 1 scenes are-. Armored cars- (made m. Britain)/ leaving, barracks, firinp-at rop£s where the hated pft^ice' are hidden; bmcers of the English,/ Arniy: congratulating- the Volinsky Regiment; ... the destroyed Alex-' andra NeysKy.noiice.. station,; the fortress of Peter ; anil/; Paul";' tfi£ huge, meeting of the. Duma arid tjhe soldiery taking the oath of fidelity to the , new Government; the funeral 'ofy/thei 'flftsti y4ctijn's>Of.rth,e outbreak, attended., by- over, tivvo million people; and nlindreds of scenes of the. great "upheaval: Some ;of the men to be, seen are . Kerensky v , Count Lyov, Miluikoff, Brplilajisk : y, ! Skb'beleff, 'ijodziahko,' arid also Vera SosOlftZj* ('.'the ; M6.thei- of the Revolution' V) -, The? sTippor^^ Include a- , very laughai)le ' /Keystone comedy, '.'Oriental Lave.^ OPERA HOUSE. Anyone, who argues that wanton misconduct • should- never: ' be shown. uponVthe screen, ] even if it is,., punished, shoiHd see "The DarJv; Roaa^', tq^ be screened at the * Opera "House to-morrow 1 (Saturday) night, where a dangerous and seductive sijren is shown at hep, game: of ruining: 'men: The "« retribution that comes upon, her is so terrible, so complete and frightful, that for once evil seems to be' satisfactorily ' aveiiged. As the modern siren who -believes herself a reincarnation -of Cleopatra, Miss Dalton contributes, a,, vivid ; delinea^i'dn to the Magnificent.' gowns,* tfhdicatirig. the' *&&- perament of, Clep Murisort, are worn throughout: the' jirodujSron. Devoid, of ideals^.! anjj, ;aIP sense 6f ■ihonbr, ■wlien't her >hUsbalicl'?§9Rs ..'to Pranie'tb take',his part m the great war, , sfte . makes indolent love to his ySutfge^ brMfer Cedric. Later on the: lad, Xooi responds to his country's need, so slje ( turns ;. to a man ■who, m the guise, of "■ A.' Spanish art col-, lector, is acting as a- spy "for Germany." Cleo is. infatuated with him. and through her indiscretion he obtains news pertaining to tlie" movements of the. English m France. After .a series of . dramatic > incidents! Capt. Slurispn ; lea*ns of his wife's duplicity and returns' to take revenge upon her and her 'lover. As supports the following films will also oe shown: "A Journey to' Nowhere" (Vitagraph comedy), "Some. Pretty Species of warbleriS" (Pathe c6i&fed educational), Pathe Gazette, and,:-." A Bachelor's Finish" (Keystone" comedy). -Reserved seats may be procured at Miller's cosher.