THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 15957, 19 October 1922, Page 5

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRI

Three stirring dramatic subjects, each having a delightful romance, were included in the mid-week change at Everybody's Theatre last night. The beautiful Katherine McDonald and the lino emotional actress Thera Bara had star roles. The former had the lead in "The Turning Point," a story with beautiful scenic settings, concerning the successful struggle made by an impoverished beauty to gain a. place in the world by honest labor. It is one of i'.obert W. Chambers' stirring stories, and brings out some tine individual characters, and some humorous episodes are judiciously blended. In the hands of Miss McDonald and the other performers the pictorial adaptation proves a splendid one. "When -Men Desire" gives Theda. Bara an opportunity for some tense, dramatic acting, and the play has numerous thrilling situations. The heroine was loved by a German officer whose very presence she considered contamination. When America's entry into the war was announced, her fiancee was.allowed to leave, but she was detained on various pretexts. After, some sensational attempts at escape, by posing as a secret agent, she finally gets free of the clutches of the Hun. "Smiles are Trumps,' with Michael Fiynn (formerly a football hero) in the lead, is an exciting story of which incidentally brings in a romance of the railroad. A straightforward cashier gets involved in some thrilling encounters with a pair of villains, and their associates, and one of tho features introduced is a race between two trains. The hero finally proves that smilos are trumps. There are capital supports to the main pictures.

PALACE THEATRE. Ethel M. Dell's popular and exciting romance, "A Question of Trust," with its powerful story of wealth and scenic beauty, which is a feature of the picture production, continued its wonderful success at the Palace Theatre last night. The complications in the story are . brought about by the misrule of a Cover- i nor of an island republic. Stephanie, i his daughter, is in love with Pierre, but thinking he is in league with the , leaders who are threatening a revolution, her love is turned to hate. The leader > of (he revolutionaries is a burly moun- j taineer whose great desire is to capture the daughter of the Governor. Jouvain : is loved by Anita,, one of the people, j and when she sees that Jouvain coverts Stephanie, she throws a bomb, but the , bomb bursts too soon. Then the revolu- ! tion breaks out., and the spectators•■• are f kept in a state of suppressed excite- j ment till the final scene. Marge Stuart | as Stephanie gives a charming and j powerful portrayal. Another delightful picture is "She Couldn't Help it," with j -Madge StJuart in the leading role. The J plot concerns the life and adventures of a girl who was taught that picking pockets was clever and proper. Rut one • day life, changed for her suddenly. In, , order to..avoid asrest the girl leaps ', into a vehicle and when she is discovered 1 ~ by the owner, feigns loss of memory. ;'. She is taken to. a wealthy charitable.' person's home, and here tlie difference ' in the ways of living makes t<he girl | reajise for the first time that her life ! has been a mistake. There is a big i struggle between loyalty to her old i associates and her love for the man who I rescued her, which leads up to a fitting , climax. The supporting subjects arc ." particularly good, and include a Mack! Sennett comedy, some gorgeous scenic/, films, and superb topical.news films.