AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 January 1918, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD’S PICTURES.

MONDAY NIGHT,

On Monday evening at the Princess Theatre Pollard’s Pictures will screen the strongest drama ever produced by the Triangle Company, and one of the most powerful in the history of screen plays. “The Dark Road,” starring Dorothy Dalton, as the woman who believes in the depth of her evil heart that she is a reincarnation of Cleopatra. The story tells of the power of money lust and what the love of admiration and luxury bring upon the head of a siren who worships at the shrine. Anyone who argues that wanton misconduct should never be shown upon the screen even if it is punished should see “The Dark Road,” and see there depicted a dangerous and seductive siren whose sole aim is the ruination of men. The retribution that comes upon her is so terribly complete and frightful that for once evil doing seems to have been satisfaefactorily punished. Oriental draperies, mystic ornaments and rare pottery, massive carved images, all combine to make a scene of barbaric splendour, the apartments of the woman who worships Cleopatra —thinking she is a modern re-in-carnation of that wanton Queen hut she is a modern siren who recklessly sells her country’s secrets for the "illicit love of a paid spy—a woman who has abandoned all that means love and honor.

JOHN FULLER AND SONS. On Tuesday evening next at the Princess Theatre, John Fuller and Sons will present Lois Weber’s strikingly beautiful allegory, “The Hypocrites,” in startling picture form. Beautiful Margaret Edwards symbolises the naked truth in this great picture that is a chaste and beautifully depicted allegory presented with simple and delicate refinement of pose. It tells the truth about society, religion, politics and marriage—it is the most startling and daring picture that ever showed up the shams of the world. The stoi'y tells of a monk, who secretly in his cell works on a. statue of a nude which is to represent “ Truth ” On a certain carnival day the statue is unveiled to the people. Their indignation is so great at being shown a naked representation, that I they kill the monk and smash the statue, lu a beautiful allegorical storv we see a vision of the statue of .“Truth” which has fled from the -people. “ Truth ” holds up her mirror to society, religion politics and the home, and in a remarkable series of scenes shows up the shame and hypocrites in these walks of life. They enter a church and “ Truth's ” mirror shows that one of the worshippers at the altar, though to all appearance praying, is in reality reading a spicy theatrical paper. The preacher, who is a really genuine man, after the congregation has departed, is found dead in the church with this paper in his hands and is denounced in the press as a hypocrite. “ The Hypocrites ” will be screened on Tuesday night only.

WEDNESDAY EVEN ING. A splendid new programme will he screened at this performance, the star feature of which will be the big sixact sequel to the “The Jockey of Death,” entitled “The Circus of Death,” absolutely the most remaikable, sensational and spectacular picture of its kind ever shown in tne Dominion. Brices of admission will be dress circle 2', stalls 1/. Seats may be reserved lor dress circle at Mrs Browne’s.