THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 15873, 12 July 1922, Page 6

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

EVERYBODY'S. The matinee programme at Everybody's to-day proved a most entertaining' one, having for headliners the First National special attraction "Courage," with an all-star cast, and the 'William Fox production "The Primal Law," starring Duatin Farnurri. A picture of unusual force and dramatic brilliance is

"Courage." Naomi Childers, an actress of rare beauty and talent, has the leading feminine role, and Sam de Grasse, equally -well-known on the. screen, has the'male lead. "Courage" was adapted for ithe screen- by. Sada Cowan, <Ji'om Andrew Soutar's novel of the same name: It is a gripping story of a young English engineer, Stephen Blackmore, who is imprisoned for a murder ho did not commit. From behind his prison bars he secretly directs a great industry through his l faithful and plucky little wife. By this means they help their Government win a war. The real slayer, dying on the battlefields, makes a, confession exonerating Blackmore. As a result, Blackmoi-o is not only reunited with his wife, but the romance of their son is turned from one of sorrow to one of happiness. Sam de Grasse is in tho leading male role. Dustin Farmim has won tremendous popularity. To multitudes he is a favorite matinee idol, while to others ho is the finest typo of man on the screen. In "The Primal Law," a William Fo'x photodrama, he appears in tho role of a rugged Western rancher, fearless in the midst of fierce fighting, yet gentle as any woman in his care of his little pal, Bobbie Carson. The role of Brian Wayne, part owner of Willow ranch, is one which provides the versatile star with exceptional opportunities. "Dry Cleaned," a Reelcraft comedy, Fox News, and "Shocking Ideas"' (a clever cartoon) are the supporting pictures. PALACE THEATRE.

Tho new programme presented at the Palace Theatre this afternoon should attract crowded houses. The headliners and tho supporting eubjects being' equally excellent. Mary Miles Minter and a'splendid cast are seen in a delightful dramatic play, "Jennie Be Good." It is a story of self-sacrifice, rewarded in the end by a happiness well deserved; and movod tho audience to laughter, tears, smiles and chuckles by its human and natural drama. Another thrilling melodrama is "After Midnight," with Conway Tearle and Zena Kcefe in tho leading roles. Tho action is particularly rapid, and the situations such that the nerves .are kept tingling with excitement. It is a story of two men almost exactly alike; one a man who lives mostly among the Chinese underworld of New York, the other a rich man, who had married a charming girl, and then practically ignored her in his quest for pleasure amongst shady associates. A plan is formed by which the poorer man will take the place of the rich man, obtain d large sum of money and decamp. The young wife is decoyed. Almost before she knows where sho is going she is in the Chinese underworld. There is only one man who can rescue her; single handed he makes the fight, and the complications that ensue keep the spectators thrilled to tho end. Ono of the situations in the play is where the wife is not able to say which man is her husband. The play ends with true happiness for tho nice characters. The Mack Sennett comedy. "When Love is Blind," is a truly 'funny farcical comedy, in which every character contributes his quota of merriment, and the laughter becomes hearty and continuous. The Gazette numbei-s. the Travelogue films, and the educational subjects lire full of splendid entertainment. A matinee will bo held to-morrow at 2.