ENTERTAINMENTS

Southland Times, Issue 18842, 7 June 1920, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

POPULAR PICTURE PALACE. The programme presented on Saturday is a particularly joyous one, and the large audience was kept in the highest spirits throughout the two and three-quarter hours occupied in screening. Bessie Love in the fivereel comedy "The Fighting Colleen,” is one of the happiest parts she has ever played and the picture goes with a snap and several scraps that, keeps the audience in the liveliest humour. “Snakeville's Corset Demonstrator.” a two-reel Essanay comedy, was provocative of the heartiest laughter, whilst the three remaining supports proved highly instructive and entertaining. r lhe same bill will be presented to-night and to-morrow night. THE ORPHANS’ ORCHESTRA. The management of the Popular Picture Palace has engaged the services of the Orphans' Orchestra for three nights—Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The theatre is being equipped throughout with a firstclass heating system which will be put into operation on Wednesday evening, lo coni mem orate toe occasion a high class picture programme has been secured, headed by Warren Kerrigan in a magnificent picturlsation of the popular novel "One Dollar Bid.” It is a dashing story, not lacking in action and real interest, arising from an old law in Kentucky under which a vagrant may be auctioned )>y the sheriff to serve his purchaser for i year. A charming romance is interwoven into the plot and Lois Wilson as the lady purchaser of stray hoboes is appealing and delightful. There arc splendid supporting features including a real thrilling episode of “Railroad Raiders.” The box plan is now open at the Bristol.

CIVIC PICTURES. FOX MASTLIUTECE AND METRO SUPER-FEATURE. The Civic management was fully justified in advertising Saturday’s programme as "the greatest bill on record," for without doubt the double-feature bill presented was one very hard to beat, and was one of excellent value. The first feature "The Topical Budget," contained some very line English news. Then followed the stupendous Fox production "The Woman and the Law” — a thrilling seven-reel production. The story is us follows:—Jock La Salle marries and brings to New York a South American heiress. For a time their life L happy, but with the corning of little Jack and Bianca’s absorption in the baby, he turns again to his old friends of Broadway. Divorce is the inevitable result, and little Jack is to spend part of his lime with each parent. At the end of one of his visits to ids father, the latter refuses to return the child, and the desperate mother shoots him to regain her child and put an end to his threats that she shall never see the boy again. The law seizes her and the jury is asked to decide whether the provocation warranted the deed. The story - is real and pertinent, and most certainly has been made effective by the dramatist. The second feature —a New Metro super-feature—is a story of love, passion and intrigue which shows ;>opular Viola Dana in a new light of cleverness. The young star plays the part of a waif of the East Side who is rescued and taken to his home joy De Witt Spensc, a noted author. This I girl, known as The Microbe, grows passionj ately devoted to her benefactor but Ends ! that his friends —particularly his women i friends —are against her. Overhearing them j say that she will be his ruination and spends j her time trying to make enough money to | refiay De Witt for his kindness to her. How l she is the means of re-kindling his lost amI bition and bringing him to the topmost | boughs of fame and happiness is what makes j the play. The comedy is most amusing, and I the delightful music by the well-knwn Civic , orchestra is a pleasing feature in itself. The 1 projection ’ i excellent. This big bill will be j presented again at 7.15 this evening. Seats j may be booked at Begg's without extra j charge. Special attention is drawn to the ' tram services for Waikiwi and North Inver- | cargill residents, in our advertising columns. i ALBION THEATRE. Screened to crowded and enthusiastic audiences the latest Tom Moore feature ] play, “Go West Young Man,” made a dej cided hit on Saturday with patrons. After I cleaning ut> a bad town in the wicked West, I Tom Moore, who makes a delightful sheriff, suddenly hears that gambling Ls going on in the hotel, so dashes along to arrest the offenders. He opens the door, rushes in with revolver pointing at—his own father. As said parent had some time previously kicked him out of a palatial home for idleness, the old man is at least surprised to see the husky sheriff his own son, and reconciliations quickly follow. The play is certainly brilliant, bristling with joyous romance and full of adventure dear to every human heart. Intending patrons are reminded that to-night . i to-morrow night will be their last cppoitun.lies of witnessing the dashing Irish drama. Coupled with the same programme are a number of interesting subjects, including the 6th episode of “TV-c Man of Might ’’