AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16801, 3 April 1919, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

FULLERS' PICTURES. BIG DOUBLE ATTRACTIONS. Of such importance is Fullers' programme for Tneatre.Royal patrons, th.s i evening that it will., be w:sa to eitiii.r reserve or attend early *in oraer to I seouro a seajt. Trie GoJdwyn patriotic feature which was. commandeered by the Americans for screening undiar special ci roum&taiiafs, ''J;oan, -oil Platteburg, ■'' holds an interest for picturegoers, winch /will abide when most other . pictures have bain fcwgoiften. The Goldwyn firm have received congratulations from all ranks on the . super . excellence of the production. Mabel Normand : 's the star, but instead of being as. usual a .merry . little lady always up t0..-hw

pranks, she becomes an ignorant wait who.bears the story of Joan of. Arc and is immediately seised with a de.>iro to ch> similar do-tla for her own country. She starts hearing '•voices" in a most mysterious manner, and acting on a svdden impulse she trais all about them to a young American off.cer who Jia.=i previously don,a her a loudness. Tho result is quite surprising, and the way in which sine succeeds in doing ;i gicat service for hi r country makes a, vigorous and exciting climax to a nne story. A pleas ng feature of tliii dram.x i 6 ,the transition of Joan iro'u tile homeless waif to. a smart ynung lady, and this rounds off a love thrmo or great beauty. The story is a delightful we.ding of . pat'aos and- fantasy, and' although it is based on a war happenlng,.:tbis aspect is merely incidental. Beautiful photography- marks the picture, the outdoor scenes foting particularly notabe. Popu-ar Earl Williams will .be scuta i'm tho cliamp,on Motor series of pictures entitled "The Scarlotl Runner." The first complete tory, "T«e Car of His Majesty," is from the celebrated novel by C. N. and A. M. Williamson, and *e>'Jfe of a main who has ito make so mjich money in a yaar or puy the penaJty by be'ng disinherited. Ho sets out in his car '-'The, Scarlet Runn'r" and meets nith ' Wnderful esperiecens ieuivot'uo shrdl lifdl shdluu experiences. Other subjects ' includo "Tte Birjtlv of a Standard Ship," and! "The PatiVi Ga/»B J to." Reservations will close sharp at 7. FINA h oFthß SERIAL AT THE GRAND. "If you want to he free of me you need not get a divorce. The marriage was a"fake." . Such was the announcement which greeted her when she refused to act the dishonourable part' which the man whom she thought she had married wished to impose on her. The story is told in the Triangle drama "The Painted Lily," commencing at the Grand to-night. Alma Rubens is the star. This is an unusual love story with a distinctly "original plot, which grips the attention from the first, and works up to a fine climax with the interest increasing, all' the time. At the commencement Alma .is shown as a country flower girl, whose fresh beauty wakens the passion of a passing waster. Failing in'his attempts to win her dishonourably he eventually persuades her that he is really in love with her and she consents to marry him. When it "is too late for her to retract he reveals that'he runs a gambling saloon and forces her to act'as"a"deeoy by stating that the marriage was-: a "fake. The situations call for great emotional power, and Alma Rubens - rises to fine ,heights of artistry. There is ' a ". deep 'riatff'of pathos-at. times, and the-ssnding rt not only; totally unexpected but Jentirely satisfactory. • .The saloon scenes specially ornate, and show society "gamblers'as they..are, w.bile.an&o£>ithe i dance scenes jg*outstanding. ends with the deluded girl nappy m the arms of a true lover. Followers of the great serial, "The Fatal Ring," will , see,-..the final chapter to-night. A .lengthy "'English Ga«eWe"'''o3mplete i s' ' a high class programme.' A fine musical programme , has been tastefully arranged by Violet Capstick. Reserve's las jtyiu&l. No extra change.