THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15229, 29 May 1920, Page 5

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

_. — *m». _—. . , j EVERYBODY'S.. ■ . Two BUper^f eat\ires hfead the new • programme to be shown at. Everybody's tduight—Rex Beach's story, "The . Grinisoii Gardenia," iii which Owen Moore i_ utar.red» and' "Tho Doctor and-, the Womahi" starring True Boardman and Mildred Harris Chaplin. The gay masque carnival of tho 'riiartli-gras furnishes the setting for a thrililng dramatic production by the Goldwyn Odmpany, based on Rex Beath's sensational story, "The Crimson Gardohiai" •Herei amid showers of confetti, streamer^, and the dancing laughter-loving crowds is played out a dark and sinister tragedy m Which two men lose their, lives, while a third escapes after an ordeal of deadly peril. The mardi-gras masque offers' a convenient camouflage for the escape of Emile le Due, wrongly convicted of counterfeiting, his rascally uncle being the real offender. The play all through provides a series of amazing and thrilling situations; Jewel 'productions by quick action secured the' Screen rights of; Mrs Mary Roberts Rinehart's f amous hovel "X" while, it waß being sought by almost every artist ou the screen. With this valuable asset the company f urther insured its success by entrusting i the production to -Lois Weber, one of the most artistic directors m the world to-day. The nix-reel masterpiece "The Doctor atod the Woman" Is the result. Mildred Harris 'Chaplin the dainty little Star, assumes the stellar part m "The Doctor and the Woman," With her appears True Boardman, whose work m recent serials showing him as a gentleman highwayman^ has liiade him one of tho really popular film stars. Tho supports include an unusually good f Christie comedy. It would be wiso to so'curb scats by reserving at Miller's comer. 4 ■ , PALACE THEATRE.' Ajiother mammoth double-feature progrannne is: advertised to be shown at the I'alaOp Theatre to-night, the principal feature being the William Fox Standard picture "I Want to Forget," starring the inmolis Evelyn . Nesbit and^her son Russell Thaw— a splay surcharged with powerful emotional scenes -and a tremendous climax. The staging is on the moat lavish scale, and Evelyn Nesbit wears some of the most gorgeous frock creations that human ingenuity ever devised, those shimmering filmy creations that women love and men admire. Critics agree that "I Want to Forget" is a play that cannot be witnessed without having the . emotions stirred to the depths. There are many scenes m the play that are intimately associated with Evelyn Nesbit's 'part, when her beauty and talent drove her. husband £o shoot Stamford White m a fit of jealousy. Both of- theße men were millionaires, bdth passionately "m love with the women, and White was shot m axrowded opera house during an interval ' bf the play/ The trial lasted three years, and was. tho bitterest fight ever known m America. Every kind of influence was used to have Evelyn Nesbit's husband acquitted, but the friends Of Stamford White had taken a vow to have Thaw convicted. It 'was a fight, millionaire against millionaire. Eventually Thaw was sent to a lunatic asylum for life,- from which he recently escaped. . Another big feature on (.he bill is "The Sheriff's' Son, "-featuring the big Paramount favorite, Chas. Ray. Oharles Ray oan bo -depended upon • for £jood entertainment, but "The ; Sheriff's Son" is the most dramatic production m which he has The comedy and Gazette element are worthy of the groatness 6f the star ' attractions. Seats may be booked at' C. , W. Muit-'s. • ' The performance this evening will commence at 7.30.