LYRIC PICTURES.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 25 October 1917, Page 3

LYRIC PICTURES.

—Friday Evening—

•' SHE "—Leo Vincey of his 25th birthday opens a casket left by his father, and learns that an ancestor of his, Killikrates, had broken his priest's vows and married a lady of the Royal House of Egypt. They were captured by barbarians and taken before their Queen, " She," who becomes enamoured of Killikrates, and in a fit of passion at his faithfulness to his ( wife, kills him. Leo sets put to find the land of this wonderful woman. After adventures in Africa, he and Holly, his companion, are captured by She's tribe. Leo nearly dies, but She appears, and, conquering her emotion at the sight of his likeness to Killikrates, she administers the contents of a small phial, and he recovers. Then many wonderful things happens, and when She unveils Leo in spite of himself is fascinated by her marvellous beauty. She takes bim to the tomb of Killikrates, saying "Here have I slept by night for 2000 years in Killikate's cold company, faithful to my love, and awaiting his return. Behold, let the dead and living meet." Leo sees what appears to be himself lying there, and She then tells the history of his ancestor, the story being depicted on the screen. In the big final scene the white men journey with She to the cave of the Pillar of Fire, and the awesome scenes that follow defy description. —Saturday Evening— " The Feast of Life "—Aurora Fernanr dez, a poor Cuban girl, is persuaded against her will to become bethrothed to Don Armada, a wealthy Cuban, She loves Pedro, a young fisherman, who lives with his unole Father Ventura and Celida, who has been seoretly stealing to Armada's villa, but is cut off by him on his engagement to Aurora. Celida, dying of broken heart, confesses, and Pedro to revenge her summons all the fishermen and they attaok Armada during his wedding feast. • Armada is wounded, but on Aurora's plea for her husband that he is blind, Pedro refrains from killing him. Don Armada has an operation performed on his eyes, which is successful, but he is warned against shock. Aurora, in the meantime, has been carrying on clandestine meetings with Pedro, and Armada hoping to find out who her lover is, says the qperatiqn has been a failure. He infercepts a nqie, meets Pedro,, and stabis-hiin. Hie tells Aurora, but the shock kills him.. Pedro, however, dqes not die, and the lovers are reunited—Tuesday Evening— " A Trip to Rotorua " —lt is claimed that for every New Zealander who goes to view the thermal marvels of his country, there are three Americans and two Australians, but possibly the presentation of so beautiful a series qf pictures as contained in this film wiJI •ierve to awaken the horne-foll^ to th.c wonderful attractions qf the Ro^qrua district. The film, is, comprehensive to a degree ; it depicts not only thermal sqener-y, but interesting scenes connected with the native life of these regions. The graceful poi danoeby Maori women, the diving of the pickaninnies for pennies, oanoe races on the Lake, Maori women cooking in boiling cauldrons, all are shown. Among the most beautiful of many striking scenes depicted may be mentioned the Whakarevyarewa geysers in eruption, views of Ohinemutu, steaming cliffs of Rotomahana, and Hamurana Springs, while the closing picture, sunset over Lake Rotorua, was a veritable triumph of the photographer's art. As an educative factor, this series qf niotures, possesses unique value, and ohilqren, as well as adults, should make an. effort to see it,