LYRIC PICTURES.

Otaki Mail, 7 January 1924, Page 2

LYRIC PICTURES.

"FLAMES OF PASSION." WEDNESDAY NEXT. "The survival of the iitu.-st" is a familiar expression in this, day and generation, but it always has been an established fact. Way "(jack in medieval days it was the stronger and clever knight who won at the jousts; to-day it is the stronger and cleverer man who wins in business or in the prize ring, as the case may be. There is no place iu the world where man must more completely demonstrate his fitnpss to survive than in the Northwest lumberland, and it is here that the story of "Flames of Passion is laid. This feature opens at the Lyric pictures next Wednesday. Essentially a story of the primitive it is made wholly realistic by its rugged exterior; and its intelligently selected east. George Lurkin, as the hero, is called upon to portray the difficult role of a mu=';uiar, hut untrainpd college graduate, transplanted into an oregan lumber camp in charge of bullies, roysterers ind fighting men. He shifts; admirably from the college boy to the man-handier. Euth Stonehouse plays opposite Larkin with distinction. The picture abounds in thrills which include a spectacular fonest firo and a truly realistic battle between the hero and a lumber jack. A grand supporting programme in to be presented with this big drama and includes the semi-final chapter of the "Social Buccaneer" series, and an Al. St. John comedy "Fool Days" which is said to be one of the cleverest comedies by this humourous comedian. The Foz new-; and an Interest film "Banana Growing" complete a very fine programme.

"WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER.' • NEXT MONDAY. • '/When Knighthood Was in Fiowtfr," written ana screened in America rej presents the climax of American ! i achievement in art arid literature. America had been discovered by . Columbus only a score of years before the events detailed in this historic story, and New Spain was still a romance m the minds of most English- : men, to be realised afterwards by ti-S gaLant adventureers of Elizabeth's time. Had any prophet predicted that , 400 years- later in the- land which rai : then almost a myth, Eenry YTtt. -would of life and en act as "eniiodo" of hh career before millions of people, such a :;: ' propae* would probably have been 1 hang, drawn-and Quartered," in true "" rador style. While, every available authority in England and France was consulted in c-rder that "lYh«a Kainh*- »' hood Wa= is Fiottet" should "'*• artV". lately atcurate, the ccaseptiaa sis' ■' making of the motion picture, -which outclasses any of the in ported »>;«-toriea! pageants, was really an all-Ameri- ' can achievement. Among tie thrilling scenes of the T = foot leap ? n horseback off a~b~dg7 into " - tarn river otiow nacie by Rri»e«M and Charles fTtSe I combat engaged in bystwearty twords- ' ;i men and in Trhisi Zliss. sjdH- ■■:■'.' W±. J Z ?" o£ ** studio: in • Xt" ioit t-j%d for the mammotn prodsctior. One of the V\ wma seennted th« biggest indsor ts*. :... sade—tna* sietring a. rillsg* street la Jtraace,, &»<* ■j« tare-; ' atterg are emsloyeg.