LYRIC PICTURES.

Otaki Mail, 12 January 1923, Page 2

LYRIC PICTURES.

TO-NIGHT. “BIND THE WOMAN." A prominent concert singer learns that certain compromising letters she has written to a judge have fallen into the hands of a blackmailer. She v' ; ts the office of the blackmailer and r 7 ;s him for the letters. He refuses and a struggle ensues. He falls, tearing otf u piece of her gown. The next morning ’.he man is. found stabbed to death. In his hand is the piece of material ripped from the woman’s diets. The woman is a friend of the prosecuting attorney in charge of the mystery, ifhall .-he tell him of what happened? •She may escape a murder trial but sh« will not ruin her reputation and that of the judge. Wlmt shul! she dof That is the dilemma faced by Sophie Carey in “Find the Woman,” p sensational mystery photoplay coming to the Lyric Pictures to-night. The part of Sophie- Carey is played by Alina Rubens, who is featured in this Cosmopoli-tan-Paramount production. The picture was- adapted by Doty Hobart from Arthur Somers Roche’s popular etory in Cosmopolitan Magazine. The pihotoplay, elaborately staged, was directed by Tom Terriss. Supporting films include a Mack Sennett Comedy, “Back to the Kitchen,” a further chapiter of the thrilling “Terror Trail” serial, a new scenic, and news reel.

TO-MORROW (SATURDAY; AT 2.30 And S P.M.

"KINDRED OF THE DUST.” i Gripping drama, produced by a masIted hand an enacted by a cast, the strength of which could not have been , improved upon, collectively or individually. That is "Kindred of the Dust,” a First National attraction produced by R. A. Walsh from the famous novel by Peter B. Kyce, whose readers are numbered in hundreds o£ thousands, and opens at the Lyric to-morrow at 2.30 and S p.m. Seldom have we seen a picture so gripplngly effective, thanks to the skill of the author and the producer, and the talent of the cast. The suspense which is quickly developed at the start of the tale is carried without , diminution throughout the eight reels, and the gathering momentum result? in a climax, which literally bring-, one out of his seat. Especially noteworthy are the spectacular incidents of the Itory, such, as a rescue "on" the log jamThroughout the tale there is a thread of romauce which }ias a particular appeal of its own, with Miriam Cooper as ‘Nan of the Sawdust Pile,' and Ralph Grave; as Donald McKaye, playing the part of the lovers. The picture is one that cannot fail to appeal, and to see it in comfort ladies and children are advised to some to the matinee, commencing at 2.30 p.m. Additional subjects include a comedy, review and new?, and -prices remain a? usual.