AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1917, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD'S PICtURHa.

KITTY GORDON TO-NIGHT. To-night at the Princess Theatre, Kitty Gordon,' the famous English actress who is said to he the most beautiful woman in filmdom, is the star in the World Film’s big 5-fact melodrama “As in a Looking, Glass.” the feature play in to-night’s all-new programme to" he screened by Pollard’s Pictures in the Princess Theatre. “As In a Looking Glass” is a melodrama full of action and the lovely Kitty Gordon as,“Lila Dospard,” the adventuress, looks and acts the part to perfection. Her dresses are wondereve r.v hundred feet of film, and the number of set of furs are bewildering. In society Kitty (Jordon is Lady B . and she is a loader of fashion. The play is bountifully mounted and splendidly acted and .deals in a very realistic manner with society life of to-day, and there are many dramatic surprises before tlie final scene is reached. A 2000lt. Keystone farce comedy, “Dollars and Sense,” caters for the lighter vein of. play and is a quick-moving and reallv funny comedy. I

On Thursday evening next the brilliant Triangle star actress Dorothy Dalton will be featured on tlie Triangle Problem" Play. “The Female of the Species” This great-play ivill be screen ed in conjunction with the “Shadows of Scandal” the 9th chapter oi Gloria’s Romance. ’ -

PRITCHARD’S PICTURES

TUESDAY—A LASKY PARAMOUNT On Tuesday a Lasky-Paramoitrit star will he presented, when Fannie Ward and Walter Loiig appear in “Tlie Years of the Locus!.” Lorraine and Roth Mead live unhappily ' through the latter’s exploitation of the poor, '--is a result of the Government’s -intervention lie is compelled to flee to escape prison. Before marrying Roth, Lorraine was in love with Derek Mead. She married Aaron Roth for his motiey. Mead, went to Africa to control a big diamond mining company. He returns to New York just ..as Roth is on trie verge of being exposed. Roth stows away on a ship, and on the voyage fsjmiijis overboard. The report is Circulated that he was drowned. Lbrrailifi is fordid by Mead at .si cheap h’dSKlrfighbiise. When tliey hear of Roth’S alleged suicide Mead arid Lorraine marry arid move to the formers South African lpune, whore Lorraine finds Roth, wl(o managed tot reach shore after, jumping overboard from his ship. Lorraine; is panic stricken and wants to leave Mead and return to America. Roth endeavours to steal a diamond from an escort and is killed in the attempt. (Lorraine remains with Mead who has always been of tlio opinion that Rotlr suicided. • “Mysteries of Myra,” Episode 13, will l>e found to be as interesting as ever. Come and see the most exciting episode of them all. A Paramount Travelogue will take you to scenes in South America,. showing the town and harbour of Valparaiso, the scene where ijlie German destroyers were defeated by the British. The full CRchfes trial Blind will also be ili atthndancc and dispense all the musical items.