HAYWARD'S PICTURES.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14891, 14 October 1918, Page 7

HAYWARD'S PICTURES.

'THE GRELL MYSTERY.'"

C A modern detecuve story is unwound ;in "The GrellMystery," 4iie Greater . Vitagrap.lv drainaj starring Earle Williams, .shown to: a large attendance at Hayward's on • Saturday and to be repeated to-night and to-mpr-row evening. The Vitagraph Company has "to a certain extent specialised m this form -.of drama .and in this instance has reached high-water mark. In aa unusual" fashion the audience are let 'into the secret 'of the mystery, or ratheivpart of it, for the ending is quite a surprise, and the real perpetrator of the crime is revealed in a startling way. A wealthy''clubman 'is■■.very firm .'on t.ie theory that every criminal leaves a clue,' b-at in searching, for the murderer ol: ..his friend, Robert Grell, his investigations lead to tlio conviction that the deed was done by the girl he adored. Then ho is suddenly confronted with the !Tate^ that 'Robert Grell'is alive, although he had seen the dead body. Fate comes along with other xmbolievable siirprises, and' the story grows, in fascination as it tinfolds. Two new Vitagraph actresses make their bow in this play. Miriam Miles takes tue role of Ear'le "Williams' sweetheart and Jean Dxtmar is the fiancee of the supposedly' murdered Robert Grell. The supporting items to the above feature include the latest Topical Budget and a screaming twor part comedy