AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1917, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD’S PICTURES. “LA BOHKMIv,” TO-NIGHT. To-night “La Boheme” the enchanting story of the Latin Quarter in Paris will be the star feature in Pollard’s all-new - display. The loves of “M inii” iflie flower girl and Rudolplie, the,' artist is as well-known as the love story of “Camille.” and “Armando” La Rohem© a world wide success as a story a great drama, a supreme grand opera, and now a magnificent film masterpiece, ranks as one of tho world’s three great love stories.— “.La Boheme,” “Camille” and “Trilby.” The character of “MIMI” THE FLOWER GIRL is known in every land and her pathetic love story, that follows the rule of the Latin Quarter and knows no Law hut the Law of Desire, no' belief hut me worship of physical beauty finds a splendid exponent in ALICE BRADY with rare charm and naturalness This great play follows “Camille” very closely in the story pf (he girl who sacrificed all >evon her .life for the man she worshipped. The final scenes of the emotional to a degree. “La 80-, heme” can ho screened only to-night. On Thursday evening next the thrilling Triangle Drainia wBl feature Mae Marsh as “The- -Wharf Rat” a story of San Francisco water front.

PBIITCHARD’S PICTURES.

TUESDAY “FANNY WARD.” A special Five act Lasky star “'Betty To The Rescue” which features Fanny Ward the talented actress of the “Cheat” will head the all new display to he presented at the Opera House on Tuesday night- The story is of the Californian goldfields where John Kdawood and Constance Slier win control the mine while Betty Sherwin is an in* mate, of the Boarding School. She retiirng home to find that the mine is apparently worthless, and failure of the oranwe crop makes matters worse. John proposes t° Betty and is rejected. Betty has a vision of ..gold pouring from the mine and communicates her experience to the employees.. The boys salt the mine and Betty is delighted at< the supposed find. She learns of the joke and decides to try her luck at gambling. She loses her stake and one Fleming takes her in his arms and asks her fo be his wife just as Kenwood outers. A strniige nugget within Betty’s stake arouses curiosity within Fleming. who learns that- it came from Betty’s mine His conspiracy with the keeper is discovered. Kenwood is rewarded with Hetty’s love and their happiness made complete. Episode twelve or ''‘The Mysteries of Myra” will he found to be as interesting as ever while a beautiful Paramount Travelogue and an Australian Gazette will also be screened while the complete orchestra will be responsible for an attractive entertainment.