QUEEN'S AND KING EDWARD THEATRES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17690, 30 July 1919, Page 2

QUEEN'S AND KING EDWARD THEATRES.

There is woven into the story of "The Mad Love," this chief picture in the new programme at the King Edward Theatres, much that is interesting, much that is natural, and something, judged by humanity as it appears at the present time, not in accordance with the actions of a community of the civilised and educated kind. This story is intensely interesting; it is exeedingly well told—aa all picture screen Btories ana —and it will not be critically examined. The " mad lover " is a husband named Robert, who, with his wife Clarice, lives in the country. Clarice tries not to be ailected by the fact that Robert spends much of his time hunting. She seeks tfoa advice of an old minister friend, who succeeds in convincing her that maternity is going to be a complete cure for hrsr complaint.' Incidentally Robert is not vory particular about offspring. Robert and Clarice decide upon an extended vacation, when Aunt Lolette rolls along in her auto with a guaat following of friends of the usual kind. Among them is a society fop bearing the aristocratio title of Count Vinzaglio. There a Shakespearean plqy is in rehearsal, and Robert, already doubtful about the noble count's designs on his wife, has his suspicions strengthened He " dreams a dream," the important part of which is that ho kills his wife, XI is awakening has cleared his mental horizon to some extent, but when he catches thra count trying to kiss his wife, and hears her, in a most unmistakable way rebel a.nd obicct, he steps into the breach and gives the count a good thrashing, finally depositing him in a mud puddle. Robert's fever has reached a climax. There is an understanding come to between man and woman, which is not a little helped on by tli© arrival of a child. Quite a feature of the new programme is the final episod.9 of The Home of serial that has been cloasly followed by many with great interest.