THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14985, 12 August 1919, Page 3

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

EVERYBODY'S. ! A very largo attendance ■.■.■• witnessed, the current double feature programme at everybody's last evening. '. The - screenings of the various films were greatly *nioy< (I, the pictures shown being * excellent. The Select feature "The Better. Hali,i' with Alice Bracjy m the leading roltvand th*s Metro comedy-draipa"L<m<l Me Your Name," with, the ever popular UaiMld Lockwootl In the. dual roles of ' an carl '.and a burglar, were the two; specr. ial 'iiictures: and were of a high standard.: The supports ittcluf led ."Yosemite Valley uierpst scenic, Ihe Pathe Gazette, and a Triangle comedy . "Petticoat Rivals./ The final screening of this programme ■s' announced for to-night; . ,; : ! Three Features To-Morrow:-^(Somni?.f>c-: inp at the matinee; at 2 p.m. tOrrnprrOw. : a.* pvogramme of special quality Syill lie uroseh'ted. It comprises ;/no. less tb^ai ihvce features, on of which "The Balcony of 'Death," will |be notable for the fact (hot it is '-the .first Pi-ench film reloastd sinco the war.'. Scenes cf Paris -life.- .'the raroi at Lbngchamps, v an(l the casino at Men jo Carlo, are features. One 6t France's foremost youns 1 actrcssies; Mile .:' Rachel Devirys, of the Palais Royal,. w r l! be «ocn m a part displaying her,wondertul ability. Of rare beauty herself, her' dresses add greatly to her charm. She J is supported by M. Jourdaine, and, Jean Ay.ne, two of the most prominent Frcnoh ( nrtors of the day. "Find the Woman and ; yon will find' the Reason," is an old sryinu' capable of being adapted, to many v siTi:atfons. , The truth of it is found i •■ ttiu charming Vitagraph drama from O Hen:-y's mastei"piece "Chercnez la Femme" the soednd feature to be screened. All c •Joyre m tne star, and her wistful, apP!>n!<ug beauty, and gentleness and charm avp entirely- suited to the role of th* you n <fs opera singer. ,It concerns t'lp story of a young girl' accused of a cringe tslio never romm,itt«d. "The House of Hat< " serial will" be advanced another stapo, when episode Ji, entjtlod "HimntF :>f .Kyil," will lje prcsontod. It includes on^ of the most- thrilling 1 climaxes this serial has yet brought forth. THE PALACE. Tl-e attractive now programme at the Palace was repeated again last evening:, beinsr witnessed by a large number of people. The chief pictui'o is a, Paramount production, entitled "The Source." .It -deals with the regeneration of a '-youn/r man through the love of a woman, and ctavf amitio ojipojtunities flor Wallace Reid to display his groat dramatic talents. The twelfth «pisode of the Wharton serial, ''The Eagle's Eye," depicts In-real-istic manner the attempted blowing up of the,' great \Velland Canal, which would interrupt the traffic of Canadian troops to /he front. A Burton Holmes- Travel* ■ logue, a Black Cat comedy, and the Paramount Gazette, combined to form a programme that gave much, pleasure s to all patrons. The same pictures will In* finally screened to-night. To-morrow, •the new bill win be headed by a Win. Fox production, entitled "Mr Logan, U.5.A.," m wfyicb, the principal character Is taken by the '-popular artist, Tom Mix. The story- deals \yltb, t^e method of the Secret Service men m America dur ing the Great War,, and, tells- how -a member of this, invaluable force rendered vital service to ~ his country, though scorned by friends for not going to- the front. The plot hinges on the attemptod capture of a metal mine-'' by the Germans, who made a fruitless. attempt to start a strike and thus hinder the work of the Allies. The picture was, produced by Win, Fox as one of his famous yictory series, and m it Tom Mix is seen m a most unusual characterisation. The supporting films, topical, humor and traye}, are Svorthy of the star picture, ati.a should fully uphold the great reputation already • gained by tl>e Palace.