AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1917, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

PEERLESS PICTURES.

MARY PTCKFOR.D “LESS THAN THE DUST.”

We have secured at a tremendous expense another of those bis attractions which make the name of Peerless Picturs so popular to our Hokitika patrons and to give everyone an opportunity to witness this glorious photoplay, we will present it tonight 1 . The picture is entitled “Less than the Dust,” and features Mary Piekford in the leading part, It is said to he far the largest) production in which Mary Pickfoirdjhas appeared £p.nd it lias been made under her guidance and .influence in the perfection of every detail. The scenes, laid in India and England are all of great heanty, while it is said that seVdral have. startling effects without stepping beyond the possibilities of the plot. Mary Piekford will ho seen as a little orphan girl, who, deserted in- India by her father, an English officer, who has become a social derelict, is adopted by a is wordmaker :• and is reared as a native of the lower caste —less that the dust. During an uprising of the troops she saves the life of a dashing young (British officer, and here begins a tender love story that runs through all the scenes like a golden thread. Among the picturesque scenes are a street in a city in India, with all its quaint shops and vari-coloured bazaars and conglomorat ed crowd of peoples, a battle between troops and natives, the desecration of tlie temple, and stately atmosphere of an old English estate, where it) -is learned that the little castaway is not a native and of the dust, and where she finally gives her heart to the young officer. The part is admirably blended for delightful c-omedy and pathos always mark Mai;y Pickford’s creations. It is a well-known fact that Miss Pickford is' seen to advantage in any story; this one, however, appears to contain settings particularly suited to her ability.

The full orchestra will he in attendance while a Travelogue and Gazette will make up the supports. Seats may lie- reserved at Pritchard’s Pc veil Street.