THE PICTURE HOUSES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14578, 8 April 1918, Page 3

THE PICTURE HOUSES

THE PALACE •"Standing room only" was the order at the Palace on Saturday night to witness a great double-feature programme headed by the Wild West film, "The Pendleton Round-up." It is a big Western holiday—real Westerners from the big rairches and cowboys from the ranges meet m keen competition tn the feats of skill and strength .which are their daily occupation. Buck-jumping, "bull-dozing," roping wild steers, and a hundred and one exploits, which hold the spectator breathless, are shown m rapid succession. Even if one does not like the cowboy m pictures, nor appreciate Western drama, one cannot help being stirred by enthusiasm by this wonderful exhibition. Another attraction on the same pro- ! gramme is a gripping Metro five-act drama, with Ethel Barrymore In the leading role, entitled, "The Lifted Veil."; This picture raises questions such as \ these: How much of the truth should the woman tell the man she intends to marry? Does a man really forgive? What is the best way to win forgetfulness? "The Lifted Veil" deals with the vital problems of men and women. A bright Christie comedy and a Weekly Review are also included In this fine programme. Tin* fifteen-week serial, "The Purple Domino," will be commenced on Wednesday next with episodes one and two. EVERYBODY'S. There' was a big house at Everybody's" on Saturday night, when one of the main features was the remarkable historic nini of the Russian revolution. The mo>t impressive lesson conveyed by this film was comprised m the views given' of the hundreds of thousands of ablebodied men to be seen, and to reflect what it would, have meant if the great human forces could have been concentraled against the real enemies of liberty, the Kaiser and his war lords. The pictun , which is a rather sad one for these days, will be replaced to-night by the lea* ore which created such great interi st at the Opera House on Saturday night, "The Dark Road." This is claimed to be the most powerful play ever put out by Tringle, and it leaves "The Wolf Woman" far, behind as the portrayal of the modern siren to whom the : worship of men is the breath of life, i Dorothy Dalton plays as the enchantress who believes herself to be the reincarnation of Cleopatra, and her costumes are wonderful. She adorns her London apartments with all sorts of Oriental ornaments, and the massive furnishings, fan-! tasric. interior decorations, and the bar-' bar-it*, splendor* of the whole effect has never been equalled upon the screen.! The story deals with modern times, and there are flashes of the influence exerted upon lives by the great war. The woman m, *.his. play, after wrecking two lives, meefs her master m the shape of a suave Spanish nobleman, who is a resolute German spy, to whom she discloses seci-ets lear-ned from her officer husband, and thu.' brings toppling down the whole i cdilice of her husband's honor, her own,' and even puts her country m peril. The. final scene is terrific. The supports include the current episode of "The Secret Kin&i'onr," a Gazette, and the best Keystone'comedy seen for some time, -'Orierv. tal Love," which keeps the audience m roars of laughter. >