AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16230, 28 March 1917, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

THE: GRAND. The second screening of the Grand's "The Stolen Triumph" programme last night, was very weir attended. 'The star picture ..deals with the lives of a wealthy and successful business man, and his friend a playwright, from whom the rich mail has stolen the latter's masterpiece for the stage. After the theft of his play, he goes "down and down, nntil the thief's wife, learning of the .wrong her husband, has done, sets out to right' it.. In. this she meets a difficult problem, but. she masters it, and all ends well. The supporting' pictures are excellent ' TO-MORROW EVENING. Margueri'ce Clark makes her first appearance at the Grand, in an unusual romance,- - entitled "Helene of the North.'" This is one of the Famous Players greatest successes, and has had a phenomenal run; everywhere ii? has been shown. Marguerite Clark > will he in good company as the supporting series are all star items. THUS LYOSTJM. L - " The double; star programme presented last night at the Lyceum proved a splendid attraction, and a large audience greetedjth'e showine. Tn<jgreat detective picture "Through) the Wall," again kept the onlookers spellbound, % its many thrilling situations which followed each other with lightning-like rapidity, amd the startling climax is a fitting oondtision. The/ other most prominent picture is entitled "A' Woman's Power." It is a tale.'of the-i Spanish-American war, and it was fol--i lowed with ' keen interest. The twostar programme will be repeated • this evening. . - - ■ The. Studholme stock sale will 7. bp held on Monday, April 2nd, instead of Wednesday,: April-,4th. '' BILLIE BTJRKE" AND " SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE." ' ■'; ' ; Mm. Billie Burke,'one of the highest salaried women of the stage, who>;e recent success in "Peggy" is still fresh m our readers' minds,, will again make her appearance on the screen at the Theatre Royal on Thursday, in tbß fine photo play, "Gloria's Romance," Patrons will have an opportunity of peeing che of the world's most charmwomen and be made to realise how it- is possible for a woman to make those she wishes both hate' her enemies and love her friends. They will see a living example of the'power of feminine charm in all conditions and under the most thrilling circumstances, for the plays grow in power and incident as Gloria grows to womanhood. The first chapter ''-Lost in the Everglades," introduces Billie Burke as Gloria Stafford, daughter of Pierpont Stafford, millionaire hanker, and sister of David Stafford, who goes to Palm Beach,_ Fla, ■with her family to spend the winter. From here on the ■ story becomes most interesting, and the end of this chapter is reached when one night Gloria slips away and goes for a spin along' the bench in her brother's big racing car. Suddenly the steering gear goes:; wrong .and .'the- big motor swerves. straight out into the Atlantic. Gloriamanages to : get safely out of the car, j her dress wet and bedraggled, and sets oflf for the hotel on. foot. She loses' her way, however, and down finds her: a lonesome homesick little maid wander-: ing in the FVerglades. "Somewhere in France'' will also 'be screened- This film is" a' product of the pen of the; famous, American -war_ correspondent, Richard Harding -'Da-vies;' who died at the front). The production is a brilliant one and features Louise Glaum, the. well known artist.' The new era in sub-titles instituted by_the_ Triangle producers is a revelation in original; artistry. A Pathe Gazette is included ia the ■• programme. -Seats may ho - reserved at the Bristol. \" ~-.