THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 15794, 7 April 1922, Page 5

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

** ' EVERYBODY'S. Greatest.- success is attending the | screening of the current programme .at I Everybody's, Charles Ray in "The Old Swimming Hole.'.' Buck .Tones in "Get | Your Man," and'Tne Mermaid comedy, i "Bang" being the main features. The. 1 final presentation takes place to-night. | The special'matinee and night at- | tractions to-morrow should strongly ap- | peal to all. "The Sky Pilot." the fain- ffl ous Ralph Connor story, with John | Burns and Colleen Moore in the main g roles, and "Dice of Destiny," starring $ the favorita H. 15. Warner, will need | little introduction to the Gisborne | public. Quite recognisable are the 1 characters and the atmosphere of Ralph | Connor's famous novel in the screen | presentation of "The Sky Pilot." King J Vidor has surpassed himself in his pro- 1 duetion of this most successful .story | and the rapid action keeps the onlooker | busy from start to finish. The. episode | story of the Pilot is about the liveliest | thing in Western pictures, that has been | shown. .John Bowers and Colleen | Moore have capably brought to life in I vivid manner the two principal charac- | ters of the novel, and the director has | caught the spirit of I lie country to a | nicely. Remarkable realism and live- 8 ly incident are the. features of the pro- « duetion, which has an appeal to both sexes. One of the actors who never < fails to impart a. lomanlic glamour to the parts ho plays i=s H. B. Warner. In his latest, feature "Dice of Destiny," a a Patho attraction, Mr. Warner is in jj the. role of Jimmy Doyle, a gentleman * crook of the, "Raffles" type. The i characterisation is wonderfully drawn | and kept true to form by the remarkable '$ acting of the star. The'story deals with | the struggle of a reformed crook to go | straight. The love element of the f drama is well worked' in, and the story | will appeal to all lovers' of a good motion | nicture drama. There is a strong cast | in this feature. including Rosemary | Theby, Howard Davies and Lillian | v 'h.' In addition vill bo shown the 1 "Adventures of Tnrzan" serial, episode | eight, and first-class supports. £ PALACE THEATRE. The. last performance takes place to- I night of Ethel Clayton in the Para- | mount production of "Wealth," and the | St'lzniek picture "Gilded Lies." with a Eugene O'Brien' in the leading role. 1 The supporting films to these attrac- U ions are packed with superb entertain- | meat. | To-morrow, at the matinee, a record- 5 creating programme will be submitted, ij The headliners are particularly attraclive and have a world-wide reputation | for entertainment. The celebrated }j romantic mystery novel, "The Woman | in Room 13." featuring Pauline Fred- | crick, is one of the startling headliners; " and the Paramount production of Arnold ' Bennett's big soul inspiring story. Sacred and Profane Love" is the other. " "The Woman in Room 13" is being shown by special arrangement with J. C. Williamson. Limited. Every thean-u and picture critic hits agreed that "The Woman in Room 13" is the finest mystery and crime story ever filmed. Every scene in the play has its special thrill and the climax is an unforgetable one. Pauline Frederick as the wife of trie Police Commissioner h galvanic in her portrayal of an unusually dramatic role. " story 'is widely known. From a luxurious apartment is heard a shot, a rush is made to the spol. A man is found dead : another is seen with a smoking revolver in his hand; the woman is nowhere to be seen. Who was that woman? The husband thought he knew, and had taken his revenge. The former husband thought he kne'w—and uttered his suspicion. The police believed (hey knew and arrested their suspect. All were wrong. Who \vr»s the woman in Room 13? Arnold Bennett's straijfgely powerful dramatic work, 'Sacred and Profound Love." is another widely read novel. Its heart histories and soul tragedies are stamped with the impression of realism and truth. The cast chosen to interpret the story is a superb one, Elsie Fergusson, Conrad Nagcl, and Thomas Holding being among, the principal members. The legion of Eddie Polo will be delighted with his performance in the 13th chapter of "King of the Circus." —■■■—■——o—»