AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1920, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARO s g PICTURES. TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT I TJie Goldwyn Coy. present to-night ut the Princess Theatre Geraldine Farrar in her latest dramatic success “The Hell Cat,” the story of a woman who lought with men as a man—who fought to the death with one man and won. She is supported in this hig production with Milton Sills and Thomas Santschi. She inherited her Spanish mother’s midnight hair, hut Irish father’s lake blue eyes, and the blood of them both made her mouth glow like a throbbing wound. A wild tiling of the plains, she ran true to form, engaging' in fistic encounters with men who crossed her, bargaining shrewdly and not too delicately .with shearers and.buyers, ruining hex father and tile ranch generally. He knew he would have to fight like a wild cat for this woman, who was part wild cat herself. The latest supporting films Will also bo shown. McLEAW’S PICTURES. “BLINDNESS OF DIVORCE.

“Easy divorce is a bane to any nation, a curse to society, a menace to tlie home, an incitement to married unhappiness and to immorality, an evil tiling for men and a still more hideous thing lor women.”—Theodore Roosevelt, Presidents, governors, clergymen and reformers, yes, even the Congress of the United States have all tried to find the source ol the divorce germ, but without any great degree of success. It lias remained for an association of the clerks employed jn county offices to discover its cause. The divorce—the germ which is causing all the martial troubles, or at least the greater part of them ,is alphabetical.

Investigation shows that in 75 per cent of the divorce actions the first names of husband and wife begin with the same letter. Thus a man named Charles is sued by a woman named Cecelia or a woman named Xantippe is charged with misconduct by a man ham cd Xenophon or Samuel by Sarah.

Tlie solution of the divorce problem is obvious. When choosing a life mate, never mind her looks, her disposition, her lack of domestic traits or her dowry. But, do he careful that if your name is Robert not to lavish your affection upon Rosamond. The same applies equally to women. If yours is Jeanne, do not fall in love with James. That divorces are not always brought about through a similarity in initials is shown in the William Fox picturisation of “The Blindness of Divorce,” which is being shown at the Princess Theatre on Friday. This wonderful photodrama of life was made by Frank Llovd, who directed “Los Miserables” and “A Tale of I’wo Cities,” which are admittedly the two best photodranras ever shown

on a screen. Also Sunshine comedy and Gazette.