THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14608, 18 May 1918, Page 5

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

• .. : V ♦' . — — :' I THk OPERA HOUSE. To-night's feature attractloh for the Opera House will be the brilliant Tliannnauser photo-play, "It Happened tq Adele," m which Gladys Leslie, known as "the girl with the million dollar smile,", will have the star role. The play chiefly conceras the struggles of a poor I but clever chorus girl and her fight through and final success. The story opens thus: Adele's mother, who was one time an actress, has fallen on hard times, and the poverty is inherited by her daughter, together with a passionate love for stage life. About the time when fortune smiles on her there comes into her life a young man, who is also searching for fame, but m a different direction. It is his hope thajt one day the opera to which he is devoting his time will be attended witlKsuccess. When this work is achieved he promises to marry Adele.- The working out of the romancefis full m surprises; It coritaius genuine) peeps behind the scenes. . The supports . are attractive. The box plan,. or reserved seats* Is at Miller's corner^ EVERYBODY'S. ' iS T evcr should a picture entertainment prove more enjpyable,. by young aijd old alike^than the programme to be shown at Everybody's to-night. The star feature "The Sawdust Ring," Is a most' delightful mixture of comedy and drama. Moreover, as the tyUle^ implies, it introduces that magnetic circus life, Avith all its attendant *wonders. The three principal artists^ are Bessie Love, a boy of fourteen and an > old grey horse of twelve years. „ The three are the best combination for the production qt /real clean •humor, * >Y?th a spice of adventure, ever seen on' any screen. Aii'o'ther attractive feature on the same- progvanimo is the final chapter of "The Secret king-, dom."- It is no exaggeration td ;say that this episode is the most exciting of all and. also that it\pontaink uipve- surprises than any" of its predecessors. ■ It ends as a good serial should— a pleasuve to everybody. Pathe's Gazette, always of a bright and interesting ( nature, is also included m the. programme. "Seats may be reserved at' Howard Feildings.'s. PALACE PICTURES. ■ ■'. Tp T i\ight wijl be a red-lettev night at the .popular palace, for the management has 'been successful m securing for their patrons' enjoyment a remarkably fine series of pictures. Metro's charming feature de ni'agninque, "The Jury of Fate," with Mabel Taliaferro m the lead, will be found to tea most delectable item. "The Jury ,of Fjite" ,is a picture story of the big Canadian .. woods, ;t of the : turbulent St. Lawrehte/i'iyer „;a^ veritable jour•ney • ,. thl'.o.ugh'-v a; 'paradise of natural beauty- ; A .'stpvy; of' tlie'^^reat outdoors, it also tells; of a. ■ vi'vile love,' and ; the' unselfish "desire"; to 'see haiipiness. prevail; It 'is' a ro.pidlyi.mqvihg' si;d):y, full of action that appeals..' '-Magnificent scenery, mighty ■ mqi|nt^fns, ■ and "ni'aje'stic ■ rivers wliith ' suddenly leap .'(!qwh ; the rocks 'm the form o£' snowy cascades, '.make, of this Metro / woriderijlay. a : » ti-uc'-.travel-picture, to .which. i§ added. ; a suprenic •• love '^tor5 r . Then 'comes one .of the' inipst. .startling pictures; e«er-^'seen- : in ,GJsbornel !'The Pendleton.'*oihid-iip'.": This'js :a xontinu-atidn--ot ijhe •jnaghtflcent-nlm shown nt the Palace spn^e time agpi ,. and this second. part is' e,ven. better ;:than' the first, ,arid tl^e,;'catjle. throwing^ ' riding, and dare-devil: deeds have -never been; surpassed. As a. real hair-raising picture, "The Pendleton R^und-up" ' stands : alone. Episode eight of "The Purple> Domino," a particularly fexcitjng chapter.^ will also b 0,.. Screened . .;' This, with . a magnificent Co-operat,ive i ; Weekly, completes one •< of the, finest' bills- ever shown -in this town".