PEOPLED PICTURE PALACE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16037, 23 January 1918, Page 3

PEOPLED PICTURE PALACE.

“THE LONESOME CHA^,.”

“The Lonesome Chap, I ,’ a good picturisation 'of life in the North-western. States of America, is the current attraction at the People’s Thoatiau Miss Louise Huff, famous in American pictures, gives an able representation of the heroine. House Peters is excellent in the role of the miner. The scene is laid in an American mining camp. Stuart Kirkwood, a wealthy miner, has built a magnificent house in preparation for his marriage with Peggy Garter, who elopes on the eve of her marriage with George Roth well, a? bigamist, Stuart, after this, adopts a gird. When she grows up he falls in love with her. Various exciting events take place. Aisb on this programme is Fanny .Ward in a five-part Paramount'star film entitled, “For the Defence.”

SESSUE HAYAKAAVA AND VIVIAN MARTIN IN “FORBIDDEN PATHS.” COMMENCING FRIDAY. “Forbidden Paths,” a photo-drama, with its surroundings in Alexico, is to be shown for the first time at the People’s Theatre on Friday. Many famous American actors are included in a strong cast. Miss Vivian Martin, and Air. Bessuo Hayakawa, a Japanese actor, are in the principal roles-' The story deals with tho adventures or Harry Maxwell. Ho leaves for Alexico on -diplomatic business. His fiancee is broken-hearted. A Japanese, bate, falls in love with the girl. She is repulsed by his attentions, and endeavours to escape‘from him. Meanwhile Alaxwell, in Alexico,' falls victim to a Alexican woman, Benita Ramirez. II marries her. Ho soon forgets his American sweetheart, and tries to forget his past in a somnolent Mexican village. Events occur which cause him to leave Ramirez. He returns to the Lmted States. ‘His fiancee plainly shows her lovo for him, but he spurns her. jßenita, Ramirez comes from Alexico, looking for, her husband. Sato, realising he can. never aspire to he the of the woman he loves, determines to kill him. self. He meets Benita. By some mischance she is killed, and the Japanese soon ends his own life. Several interesting support pictures, including topical and humorous films, are to be shown.