THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14610, 21 May 1918, Page 7

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

■^ : . :...,;.- — — "♦ ..■■^' ! ■.■ EVERYBODY^. • t-TUfe Sawaust : TKlhg,'"' the ppplilar Triaiigle 'clrCus ararna;- with, ".pretty Bessie IjOvo m. the leading role; once. .'more, attracted:a larger crawQ"- to jO^Veryboays Theatre ■ last'^nigfrk^This • featured production has a magnetic attraction for foptlj young and old, as was 'proved by the hearty applause throughout its screening. The final episode of the favorite serial, "The Secret Kingdom" and the Pathe Gazette also came" m for appreciation': ! The last screening" of this current programme is announced for tonight. A ; novel tale is told m "The Secret Husband" or. "Mary Jane's £a," the Vitagrapn drama to be screened to-mor-row night. The stage version created an all-wide sensation , m America, and the ]Sicturisation is wonderful. Mildred Manning, a new Vitagrapn star, antl Eulalie Jensen hold . the 1 feminine roles, while Marc McD.er.mott; aa .the whimsical wanderer, has a role that . absolutely suits him. He strolls away from his native fown, leaving his wife and daughter to shift for themselves. Ho has no particular reason, except that he was taken suddenly by a desire" to travel. He returns in -'much ..the -samp way, and brings. terr vlblo disgrace and scandal. upon his wife. She. owns and is running' with great earnestness and vim the local newspaper, and is carrying on a fierce campaign against a crooked politician. She cannot lurn Hiram away, and takes him on as a. sort of hired man. This provides ■ tb,ej tongues -'of the scandalmongers; The coh-| eluding scene is full of surprises. Led on by Die scheming ..politician, the townsfolk m a raging mob 'burn the newspaper j ! offlco, and make an attack oti the heroine's house. In this scene Marc McDer- ' moit, as the man who stems the attack, is particularly fine. As supports Ihe following films .will- be screened: "Bairnsfath'er's Cartoons,' 'No. A. "The Gaumont Oraphic." antl a. rippling Vitagraph comedy, entitled. "Masks ami Mishaps." PALA6E PICTURES. There, was 'a big house, at the Palace last' night, attracted by '"A Jury 01 F.ite'/ and the "Pendleton Round Up." | 'The Jury of Fate" is the story of .Teanne Labdrdie,- a child of the Canadian woods. Her mother died when she and her twin "broiher Jacques were born. Jacques, weak, and ..sickly, is the idol of hi^'fathdr,' who is" going blind; Jacques, is drowned. Fearing, the news will Tdlt her- '%tiierj' : Jeanne puts on her I brother's clothes;' cuts ::^6M' her beautiful haii 1 , and. tells the broken .old man it was Jeanne ."who 'was killed. The interesting situation forms -the basis of an absorbing play. "The Pendleton Koundun." roused* the audience to enthusiasm. Episode eight of "The Purple Domino" >is also shown. This chapter deals with LuciUefs -adventures on the: mail boat and sKows now the venturesome girl outwits the- Custom officers • and detectives The fourth episode of "The Neglected Wife." arid. "The Adventures of Carol," with the diminutiye, .Madge Evans m the lead, .will be. screened to-morrow. This artist- will be remembered, for her particularly fine work, m "The Little Duchess" and other films. ! '■•■'■ '■ •■••■' **————— . I