THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14712, 18 September 1918, Page 5

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

HIS MAJESTY'S. A new programme will be screened at His 'Majesty's, to-night. Miss Theda Bara, who has long been a great favorite with the public, will appear m "The Vixen," a big. photoplay particularly well suited to her style of acting. "The Vixen,", as the name implies, does' not show woman at her best. A man becomes infatuated with a woman, who,' while keeping him m her power, esteems very highly the priceless gift of love. How the man is lured on step by step is revealed m the powerful and fascinating story. Another great photoplay to be screened to-night is entitled., .".The Sins of Her Parents." A woma,h who ,fti her younger days posed as am artist's ,rt)odel has a daughter, who goes' by the name of Adrian Courtney: Adrian^hajs ■ ,af chance meeting with Richard • Carver m "an. art studio. Both are impressedwith Adrian's likeness to a htin "whose j , {Hbture hangs m the gallery. The girl ■ Relieves the model who, poised for th*r pictura, to be her ..mother, 'and Caryei jiSi-SO: interested m the girl that, he undertakes, to trace . if possible the 1 modeJt 'After/, much tXAV.eI and many experiences he . finds the object of his ' search m. Alaska, but so vastly different In chaiy r acter from Adrian's • conception thatihe niight; w£ll hesitate to teE the girl ' ofhis.Mdiscoyery...Carver is Jater \ Injured . ;fn a brawl, and Adrian learning , of ,this' follows him to . Alaska, there to '. l^arji, the , triith , vabout her mother. Towards;' the clo?e ,;the story is rather tragical for! Adrian's mother during her last mr>> rnents kills a . man 1 who. endeavorfed to wrong her daughter.. A pretty. ancV^ happy conclusion is , reached- with, thoi union of Adrian, and Carver. New musio' will be played by the Vita Bros.' orches-. tra-. ' . „■;■,. ■: ' . . ■ . ; > THE PALACE. .' , June Elviflge, the popular ''Wortd.''i v star, appears to-night at the Palace m an immaculate "World" fohture, "Th 6 Tenth Case." Claudia i§ a beautiful young wife of a wealthy man? whose nephew, m revenge for having had his allowance discontinued, contrives to com*promise Claudia m her -husband's eyes. The circumstantial evidence is certainly strong against her, and when the .husband sues for a divorce, the judge declares that in. nine cases out of ten circumstantial evidence m such matters is correct,. Claudia m desperation at thethought of losing not. only her husbahctv but her child, also arranges a similar/ sot of circumstances whiph lii an cquhl-' ly convincing manner compromise' the 1 judge's -own wife. This "causes him fb ' modify his views, antt Claudia is given* ■partial custody of her: baby. Episode fivoi of "Thc r Donble Cross!' is alsotOAbe;. screened, ■• this, chapter coritaininer'-^niah^rl-thrills" to satisfy the most ardent': sm^ sation lpVer. .A full supply of exciting:; adventures are contained m number fly^ and •MjOllie King coutiiaucs . to; lbbk- -a^ 1 beaiitiful^ as over. "Hey Xlncle is a' super-hilarious .Keystone .comedy. and i.s. most entertaining: ■ A splendid/! Topical Budget completes- a programme that- should be very popular. Specially selected nmsic is' being rendered by . the Palace . augmented orchestra,- thus, providing patrons with a pictoi-ial " and! musical feast. , .

■■//■■.• ••■■ • EVERYBODY'S. ' i.'f'": V•' /Margery Winson is one -of the genuine actresses of the screen,-' and ••!»*-■ addition.;; she Is one of the most lovable, i-flHeom latest, appearance i<^ m ", , the ~i Tria.naM drama, "Mountain Dew,*'' •< which wfa£ shown for the first time a t -the matinee '■; to-day. In "Mountain Dew" pifetty,»Maiv gery v Wilson plays the part of; ;R6xie, a little girl of the v wild mountains;*' who meets Vance, ft .writer., m search -of vlbcalJf color. He is '.charmed by the -girl's beauty and simplicity, , and when> hS hears:,; that a schi?bl teacher .1$ required m Ihe district promptly v oppljesv for and obtains the job. A cousins of^.Roxte's begins \to make j trouble ■-' immediately; through her: inordinate -vanity: apd jealousy, and .when* Roxie . <v goes : ! to; Vance's '. schooKto • learn; ,s"in'« secret she promptly informs her father- of the breach of 'his commands. Heavjr trouble begins-. to / loom up for Vance, as the men of the' mountains,-..vmost of. whom are conceTh^ cd' m the brewing of illicit spirits, 1 - suspect him to -be 7 , a disguised revenue officer. '; It is decided c to, shoot 1 him* «a«> night,' but Roxie, gets Ywind of iv *,»d arrives at .-his cabin ■'; first? A number of thrilling events, including- th«> v hasty marriage, amid' a thunderstorm," of the. two . young, people, transpire,: rind the drama closes m a satisfactory manner to all. , The Metro serial, "The -Great Secret," is advanced another stage the eleventh ep^yde, • a'A Shot in^tlie- Darir," being one of the vefy. best chapters- ye* shown, there being plenty of .excitement throughout. ■ tither supports, , will be shown. „' .^