ENTERTAINMENTS

Southland Times, Issue 18618, 16 August 1919, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

“A GAMBLER’S SOUL.” The special attraction to be screened at the Albion Theatre to-day at 2.15 and tonight contains no less than four of the world’s best stars —William Hart, Sylvia Bremer, Alma Reubens, and Mildred Harris luow Mrs C. Chaplin). W. S. Hart appears as Level Leigh, a gambler, who sacrifices everything in order to take his little sister up to the mountains where she may regain her health. Through treachery, he is made to appear guilty of the murder of a stage-coach driver. He is placed in jail, and the Vigilante police are preparing the noose for him when he succeeds in bending the bars of his jail window, leaping 20 feet to the ground below and escaping on horse-back. The police follow close on his trail and his capture seems certain, but his daring is greater than theirs, for he deliberately turns his horse towards the edge of a precipice and rides down a breakneck incline. Alma Reubens has the role of a Spanish adventuress, Mildred Harris appears as Hart’s sister, and Sylvia Bremer as the girl he loves. At the matinee special attractions are to be screened for the children in addition to the ordinary programme, which comprises comedies, a beautiful scenic and the latest Pathe Gazette. MRS CHARLIE CHAPLIN. The new programme to be screened for the next three nights at the Popular Picture Palace serves a triple purpose, insomuch as it introduces to local audiences Mrs Charlie Chaplin, a beautiful and talented artist in the first of the new “Jewel” productions which was produced by Lois Weber, the wonderful lady director and producer. She has worked on an original story by Marian Orth and the results are all that could be desired. Miss Weber knows pictorial values and has the happy knack of bringing out the best in all players that come under her direction. This picture was being taken at the time of the star’s marriage to Charlie Chaplin, and two days after the quiet little wedding, she again wore the same wedding gown lor the big scene in “Borrowed Clothes,” where she is about to be married to the wrong man, when the right thing happens and she finds happiness. There are splendid supports, and the programme should attract large audiences.