LYRIC PICTURES.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 7 February 1918, Page 3

LYRIC PICTURES.

Friday Evening

"Fate's Boomerang " (featuring Mollie King)— George Castleman, an engineer, secures a position construating a railwayin the Western wilds. Mildred, his wife, hates country life, and elects to stay in the city where flirtation is plentiful. George, in the camp, meets Zell, a beautiful girl of the mountains, and they fall in love. Zell is known as the little mother of the hills, and eventually casts in her lot with George. Mrs Castleman is infatuated with Arnold, and 1 the two plot to get rid of George. They learn of his conduct with Zell, and arrive at the little wayside station to procure evidence for a divorce. A drunken driver topples the carriage over the cliff edge, and all the occupants are hurled down the chasm to death. After the sad news is brought to George he provides adequate burial for his wife, and turns to Zell and her babe, free to make her the wife and mother of his little home in the hills. Saturday Evening " The Courage of Silence " (featuring Alice Joyce and Harry Morey)—An American business man married to a : beautiful woman, and the father of two fine youngsters, goes over to London, and while there meets the wife of an Ambassador. She is unhappily married, and becomes attached to the American. In a moment of passion they imagine they have fallen in love with each other. The American returns home, decides he cannot live without the other woman, deserts his family, and elopes with the wife of the Spanish gentleman. When she learns the truth about the American's family affairs she leaves him, enters a Convent, and is the means of bringing Bradley and his family together again. Tuesday Evening "Old Folks at Home"—Sir Herbert Beerholm Tree's entrance into the domain of Pictures was an event in the dramatic world, and a surprise to all critics. He has, however, made an amazing success as a film actor, and one of his greatest performances is as the father in "The Old Folks at Home." The story is founded on the oldest of all themes, parental love, and its pathos is intense. The acting of Josephine Crowell, as the mother, rises to tremendous heights in the last trial scene, where her impassioned appeal for her son's life is successful. Mildred Harris is dainty and convincing as the country sweetheart of the old folk's son, and she has ample scope for her reserve of emotional power. The "unwritten law " plays an important. part in this drama, and,its use is powerfully lent to acquit the son of the consequences of his hot-blooded crime.

METEOROLOGICAL WEATHER REPORT FOR JANUARY, 1918. Total rainfall, 484 inches. - No. of daj's with rain, 15. Highest daily fall, 2.12 inches on 10th, Qfcher years :-— 1909 3.52 inches 1910 4.36 „ 1911 .77 ~ 1912 1.51 1913 2.38 ~ 1914 1.73 „ 1915 4.32 „ 191b 1.62 „ 1917 4.41 Average fr.r 10 years, 2.94in5. A. J. HILL, Helensville. February 4th., 1918.