Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-24
EDUCATIONAL IS
THE OFFERING At
LIBERTY IREATER
Unusual Treat is Provided BY
Management for Movie
Patrons of Honolulu

Again the management of Ye Lib
efty theater has provided an unusual
treat for movie" theatergoers of Ho-
nolulu. In this instance it is also
again big spectacular educational
show, depicting a scene that few per
SONS on the globe have the fortune or
rather the misfortune to witness. It
is that of the wftecking and sinking of
q big ocean liner after collision with
an iceberg. The title Of the play is
Lost IN Mid Ocean and a powerful
story Is told in addition to the wreck
feature and a following fire scene.
It IVES shown YESTERDAY for the first
time and VIII continue FOR week.
Ones blood aimos. is concealed as
he watches an ocean greyhound rae
ing through the dark ,leadoh for big
mountain Of ice. The picture alter
mates to gay scenes IN the salons OF
the ship and to the closer approach
to disaster. !.
Then comes the crash; the doomed
ship slides away from the engine of
'destfaetion and wallows helplessly IN
the trough of the big waves; wireless
operators are seen II their little cub
byholee exchanging frantic messages;
ships are seen TO change their courses
ana rush to the rescue; passengers
on the doomed ship are seen rushing
about the decks whfca are awasl1. The
final plunge of the steamer to the bot
tom of the ocean Is plainly shown. The
rescue ships arrive and survivors who
le5rys, - y, !, - q, -, = n ~ -. =,
The heroine Of the story was on board
the ship. She had been separated
from her husband IN Japan through the
vaccinations Of a wealthy Japanese
who had become infatuated with her.
She escapes from her captors and
takes a steamer Immediately follow
ing the one In which her husband had
sailed. He had believed until far out
at sea that she was aboard, and did
not learn otherwise s:atil he received
q wireless telling hfnz mis- bride was
following The boat on which she was q
passenger was the boat which sank.
He was on one OF the ships which
went to the rescue. He could not find
his wife and believed she had perish
ed In q big eastern city he decided
70 leave his Old haunts and became e.
reeluse. In the faean3sme his wife had
escaped drowning. having dragged her.
self on to a piece of wreekage when;
the ship went down, and "a hours later
was picked up by Japanese fishermen.
She went to the big American city.
but could not find her husband. PEN
niless she takes snail apartments.
Fire breaks out and she risks her life
to save q picture painted by her has-,
band. The husband reads Of the incl
dent in anewspaper AID visits the hos
pftai where the woman has been taken.
There he finds the wife whom he has
believed was dead. The rescue of the
bride from the Japanese and the fire
scenes are only little behind the wreck
for spectacularity
In addition to this big film there is
another, @Officer JIM" portraying
some of the trials and tribulations Of
New York policemen. There are gam.
bling house raids. desperate fight on
the roof of a skyscraper and in Che
final scene the destruction of a west
efn mining town by explosion and fire.
This is attended by series of heroics
performed by Officer Jim,' who has
been led West IN search of bis former.
wife and with whom he becomes re-
united.