HAYWARD'S PICTURES.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14892, 15 October 1918, Page 7

HAYWARD'S PICTURES.

"Iho Grell Mystery." a detective drama, will be shown for the last time to-night at the Empire Theatre. The Vitagraph Company has to a certain extent specialised in this form of drama, and in this instance has reached high-water mark. in an unusual fashion the audience are lot into the secret of the mystery, or rather part 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.ic theory that every criminal leaves a clue, but in searching for the imtrderer of his friend, Robert Grell, his investigations lead to the conviction that the deed was done, by the girl he adored. Then he is suddenly". confronted with the '.facb that Robert Grell is alive, although he had seen tlie dead body. Fate/comes along with other unbelievable surprises, and the' sfcoi'3' grows in" fascination as it un-j folds. "Two" new Vitagrapli actresses: make their bow in this play. , Miriam i Miles takes tne role of Eavle Williams' sweetheart and Jean Dumar is the fiancee of the supposedly murdered Robert Grell. The supporting items to the above, feature include the latesti Topical Budget and a screaming twopart comedy.