AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1919, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS

POLLARD’S PICTURES.

‘FILES OF YOUTH.’—THURSDAY

On next Thursday evening Pollard’s will present in the Princess Theatre the big Pnthe Feature—•"J’b o Fires of Youth featuring the clever boy im personator Helen IJadglcy as the urchin “Billy” and the well known actor Frederick Wnrde as non-liearted Pemberton. “Fires of Youth” is a beautiful story of the people who worked in nonliearted Pemberton’s steel works and yet knew love while the master living in a Mansion sought for it in vain. Riches arc not happiness where love is lacking. The star picture will be preceded by “Desperation” the last but one chapter of “The Neglected "Wife’’ and “An Hour to Live” the 3rd. Chapter of “The Mystery of the Double Cross.”

MCLEAN’S PICTURES.

“HIS MAJESTY BUNKER BEAN.’

TO-NIGHT.

To-night Jack Pickford and I.ouiso Huff in a o-act Famous Players Lasky production entitled, “His Majesty Bunker Bean’’ will be the star attraction this picture being an adaption of Harry Leon Wilson’s story of the same name. This five-act picture was put into scenario form by Julia Crawford Ives, and gives Jack Pickford a well .fitting character which will furnish the spectators many a laugh. Everyone is going to laugh at a young noodle who si is up the night before bis wed ding worrying over a mummy when lie has such an attractive bride-to-be i,s (I’lie Flapper, impersonated by Louise Huff. Jack McDonald as Jim Broedc, Francos Clanton, as Mrs Breode and Peggy O’Conncl as the Flapper’s sister, Edyth Chapman as Old Mrs Broedc. and Gustav ron SeyffortilK as Professor Balthaser, arc valuable of the east. Readers of (lie story will see in the picture most of the incidents which helped to make the book popular. The rs ones with ihe male and female clairvoyant's. Bunker's eneounle.r.s willi hf< eccentric boss, bis lucky deal in the I'cdeial Express slock. Tim Flapper’s conquest on him. their wedding trip linlil they get rid of the “taggers’’ are all treated amusingly in the screen version. \\ illiam D. Tylor has directed the picture cleverly. The latest in supporting pictures will complete the programme.