AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1918, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD’S PICTURES*

“THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR,”

TO-NIGHT

To-night. “ The Almighty Dollar,” featiu'ing Frances Nelson, .June Elyidge and E. K. Lincoln in the vital and soul-stirring AVo rid drama, yill he presented by Pollards at the Princess Theatre. Two girls are left (o face city life. They are orphans, and one becomes involved with an unscrupulous scoundrel. A rich, manly young man however, rescues the foolish young girl from a terrible accident and marries her. Llien he commences to neglect her in his pursuit of “The Almighty Dollar, and once more tlie fascination of the worthless lover makes itself felt. “The Green Eyed God,” the lSth chapter of “ ’The Iron Claw, and a. Topical Hud get are the supporting items of the triple star World drama to lie presented.

McLEAN’S PICTURES. - - - 4* OPE It A HorSK—FRIDAY. To-morrow evening Air Aid.ran will present a line programme headed by Alabel Taliaferro iii :i five act drama, “Peggy the Will o’ the Wisp.” The storv is. Peggy Desmond, the warmhearted daughter of an impoverished Irish gentleman, worries over the condition of the poor people of her neighbourhood. Squire O’Afalley, the licli landlord, promptly turns them out, as soon as they ran not pay. She decides to imitate the famous bandit, Rory o’Me.ro, “who robbed from the rich to give ti, the poor,” amt assuming a disguise, holds up wayfarers, then riding

•••way like the wind. She dares her sweetheart Captain Neil Dneev, to capture the “highwayman,’' and lie makes her promise to marry him, when he succeeds. Then she deliberately goes to his house to rot) him. to see how clever he is. Squire (VA!alloy i. found murdered, and suspicion points to-Netl. He is tried for the crime, hut it is the dashing ‘“Will o' the Wisp” who brings (lie true culprit to justice in the romantic and stirring climax of this fascinating play. Fatty Arbuokle in ‘‘The Rough House’’ will supply the comedy lor the evening.