THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 15080, 1 December 1919, Page 5

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

I THE PALACE. ' The big crowd at the Palace. on Saturday night fully, enjoyed the line programme. The Australian Ciazetec contained, excellent views -of the Ashfleld > Ho-wiimr Club,. and rowing m Victofia. A capital- subject was.-Biily West m "Her !,Teiulei'lft«l;"- which openeo> ]iv with tll« rUdiineals of .Charlie Chaplin and then went "wi!<H" and left Charlie and his feet at. lio^ne. The j\taek Soiutett- comedy "Cupids' Day Off,-" provided plenty of fiin/ However, the chief feature of the evening was the big Paramount ftlin, "The Law of the North," with' its sceiics of tuiowclad. wilds, the grandeur of the pine forests, .and' the call of the wild wolf ho,t. r upon ; the. truiL of. the. .desp.'iirinp fujrttivo., Charles Ray plays the vole, of: a Canadian -.traipiKir,.. fierce, and wild with the passions -of tlie primitive men- who fight with nature and each other. on. the rfrn of the Arctic circle. "The Law of ; tlie North" is a story of sud.dcri love, fierce hatred, and the savagery of the strong, ii story of 0. father slain, a daughter abducted, and a son driven by a just passion to Mead the fighting uien of tlie .'tracing- post m battle, against the! enemy 1 stockade. . ITUei'e is terrible fcroc-j lty_.in the pictur.e ' but even an . outraged niftnV natitraean be stirred to softness at sjglit oovaf v a lost ..girl wbo has laid down to die" ainidlho show, story is a whirl of primitive passionslP Probably ho more sensational i "na-rra€fve has ever. : been thrown on- the : -screen . The same 1 programme will be shown" this evening. :.:-, -;..-"■ EVERYBOOr'§ • There was a heavy dcanand for stats at EveEyhqdy's on Saturday night* and jhauy were unable ta obtain Admission; 4o the; .largo For ithosc who .'like hitejise .dwma -the".re is( .thc< great Metro stibject, ..."An,. Eye -for an Eye,"- with the brilliant theatrical.. m -the leading t role, it, is" ah eight-reel .subject of- sustaining. kfte.r'est, m. wliitli ' Nazimot;a acts '• -with' •' wondeTfu.l realism. The ;d«tsex't scenes and r general settings" are magnificent, while fchevorchestra supplied special Orchestral music arranged by Mr Wliltleyi This- picture, - assoctatccli .with -the Jg.reat Au.iM'alian.i-:subj,e«t,'. >.'The-L"ure bfs the Bush.'v provides;^ remarkably ifine double .attraction." Many had been- % eagerly waiting to sec the photoplay featuring the. champion athlete^ Si^owy. Bakftr, .and they were delighted ' with the-prbttuctibn. It is n. production that the producers may well be proud, of. The. story is &n interesting one,, and swift action is-main-tained throughout, , one «. thriir. quickly follo\ving .another. „■ Snowy Baker's name Is ■.lone to " conjure * witU,- and he pvoved tiiat.. he is a very capable actor besides :be4ng a wonderful athlete. His riding of the .wild brumby and , other -splendid feats of horsemanship and m the art of sell-defence would make him popular ■with any sport-loving .audience, m the story he starts of as a "Jackaroo," wearing a. monocle, and of course tho boys think there will be plenty, of fun with the new chum. «Vyhfey aoon discovei- their mista,ke. A prizfi' fight is arranged and a hold up. *by bushrangers results m 'soine startling exploits m * which the hero shows -his wonderful aarifity. The jPictui-e includes some- beautiful gliihiites of station life, and much splendid horsemanship, stockyard" fences being^ leaned as quite- ordinary obstacles. The heroine is a dashing horse woman, Rita Tress, wJ'.o was also a great- ■ favorite. "The Lure of the Bush" ' is a' ; picture r that everyone can •enjoy, and contributes another s tiiiumph for ■ Stfowy Baker as ■well as for tha. producers, .