THE THEATRES.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1276, 15 March 1918, Page 7

THE THEATRES.

i STARLAND THEATRE. The magnificent programme which • is being submitted this week at Starland has fully merited the patronage which it has been accorded. One of the attractions is the picture version of that famous stage play and novel, “East Lynne,” in which Theda Bara scores a distinct triumph. This picture is being shown in addition to the ordinary programme, which is headed by a brilliant William Fox production, “A Royal Romance,” starring Ihe emotional artist Miss Virginia Pearson, who will be remembered for a number of Fox successes. QUEEN’S THEATRE. Margarita Fischer is responsible for some line acting in “The Girl Who Couldn’t Grow Up,” the rather unusual play wdiich heads this week’s programme at the Queen’s Theatre. This picture tells of the romantic adventures which befall a young girl and an English nobleman, and the story is a very pleasing one. It is enacted amid charming scenery. The supporting programme includes a touching two-reel drama, “The Tragic Circle,” starring Harold Lockwood and May Allison, and the latest chapter of “The Girl and the Game” serial. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. Crowded houses throughout the week have witnessed and thoroughly enjoyed little Madge Evans’s acting in “The Adventures of Carol,” the World Film Corporation drama which heads the current programme at Everybody’s Theatre. The play tells of a father who gives his little daughter instructions that she must never tell her name to anyone. This advice leads to rather serious Jesuits when the little, girl is lost in New York, but the conclusion is pleasing in the extreme. This picture is supported by a number of other good subjects. STRAND~THEATRE, That scintillating Artcraft feature "Down to Earth,” standng Douglas Fairbanks, will be shown for the last time this evening at the Strand Theatre, and those who have not yet seen it should not miss this final opportunity of doing so. It is a picture which depicts the inimitable humorist at his very best, and he keeps the spectators continuously happv. This picture is quite different from ahy of Fairbanks’s previous essays, while he also succeeds in introducing a number of new tricks into it. The theme deals with the purchase of a health sanatorium and its transportation to a supposedly desert isle. LIBERTY THEATRE. A beautiful girl, imbued with strange ideals, is the heroine of “Indiscreet Corinne,” this week’s attraction at the Liberty Theatre. The above-mentioned character is most charmingly portrayed by that bewitching young actress, Olive Thomas. She is seen as a society girl, who loves to have such things in her life as “purple moments,” “bitter-sweet memories,” and something to forgive and forget. Subsequent events supply these requirements with a vengeance, and the conclusion is sudden and surprising. Other good pictures are also on the programme. GRAND THEATRE. Ethel Barrymore is the star in “Life’s Whirlpool,” the powerful Metro drama wdiich forms this week’s attraction at the Grand Theatre. It is the life story of a young girl, wdio, left alqpe in the world by the death of her father, contracts an unfortunate marriage with a man quite unworthy of her. The climax depicts how she is charged with a crime of wdiich she is innocent, wdiile the conclusion Eortrays the circumstances attending er exoneration. There is a good supporting programme, wdiich includes the latest instalment of “The Mysteries of Myra.” OPERA HOUSE. Variety and all-round excellence are the characteristics of the current programme at the Opera House. A unique turn is provided by Sergeant Copeland and Kid, w-ho present some amazing exhibitions of mental telepathy, clairvoyancy, etc. Three lirsl-class musical turns are presented by The Classique Trio (instrumentalists), McKay and Graham (vocalists), and Coins (banjoist), while one of the best musical comedy acts ever submitted is that of Denny and Dunigan. A delightful little playlet is presented by Ted McLean and Genevieve Lee, while good turns are given by the Pictorial Littles, Walsh and Walsh, Bonita and Lee, and My and Drake.