AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1919, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARDS PICTURES.

TO-NIGHT’S PICTURES

At the Princess Theatre to-night, Pollard’s will suibmit a splendid double bill for the extra performance this week. The special star picture will be “A Tour Through Westland,” tlie film version of a motor ear trip through our own delightful country. Mr. Seddoii, M.P., has seen the major portion of the picture at the Censor’s office, and describes it as a very enjoyable production, and one which will be very, popular wherever shown. The local character of the picture will appeal to the people here,, many of whom will see themselves depicted on the screen.

This very fine picture is in two parts, and deals with all phases of life in Westland. The industries are treated inter* estingly- .while the scenic section pre- j sents some of the best in the district.,' There are reproductions of school life in the town and counrty. Dairying j and . stock raising are depicted ; also j milling and mining. Sports and pas- | times, including summer bathing on the j Hokitika sea beach are shown; as well | as local public buildings and general points of interest of the district. Altogether it is a great picture. In addition, ii play. “ Tlie'-Medicine j Man,” will lie shown. This is a story , of back country mining. Jim Walton, 1 the sheriff of El Dorado, discovers that Joe Malone has found pay dirt in an abandoned mine. The owner of the mine is a sixteen year-old girl, who ai\ rives in El Dorado as the daughter of a .travelling medicine faker. The quack doctor discovered her, when -a little child, lying beside the dead bodies of , her father and mother out in the desert. He has been good to the child, hut, j after arriving in Walton’s town enters into an agreement with Malone to cheat Edith out of her property. This is where Jim takes a hand in her affairs, i and does so well for them both that Edith gets her mine and Jim gets Edith. THURSDAY EVENING. On Thursday' evening, Mr Pollard , presents a six-reel World drama “To Him That- Hath,” a powerful story, j grippiiigly told. It tells of a strong ; man’s noble self-sacrifice fof a friend, ! and the losing fight and the long road that followed. . What strange friends 1 lie made when he was friendless. First . there was the gutter-snipe who tried to \ rob hinn ’Second, there was that : wonderful girl who could say:'“People j think I get my .money like some other igirls do, hut I don’t.” And on top of | that she wanted li,im to assist her in j a burglary. Then her hopeless con- J fession: “I’ll he honest. I’ll be anything you want me to. Don’t you see I love vou.” But there was that other frjrl who had thought him-guilty. After the storms of life came the sunshine. •< Hand in hand we will face the future together and deify. the censure of the world.” Also further chapters of the serial, “The House of Hate.”