AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1920, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARDS PSCTURfc&

‘•THE WHITE HEATHER.” TO-NIGHT 1 TO-NIGHT! “International Attractions” present to-night, the big Drury Lane melo drama “The White Heather.” A fight for a good name and honour of a woman, for the papers lost in the wreck of the “White Heather” that will prove her marriage to the man who disowns her, is the reason for the sensational and marvellous diving episodes and fight under the sea by two men at death grips in the depths of tho Atlantic Ocean, the leading incident in the-'great Drury Lane melo drama: “The White Heather,” a Maurice Tonrnier production !is the play that created such wonder I and amazement, in New Zealand and I Australia when produced by Bland Holt. In tho picture production by the aid of fhe Williamson submarine tin sensational scene of the wreck —the diving and the fight are actually photo--1 graphed on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Prices will he 2s and Is,- plus tax, and seats may be reserved at Mci Intosh’s*. •

i MCLEAN’S PICTURES. TUESDAY'S PROGRAMME. On Tuesday next Mr McLean r.wuts the drama “Riders of the Purple Sage.” The story shows that Lassiter a lex-is Ranger, returns home to find that ms only sister Millie, whose married name was Erne, lias been carried off by members of a' sect to wliich she had been converted. Doubting that she eloped willingly, Lassiter leaves the Rangers , and follows her trail, obtaining evidence that she has been abducted and held prisoner. Everywhere his efforts to find her are blocked, but finally the ■ trail leads to Cotton woods, on the Utah border. Lassiter Calls at Witliersteen’s, where his sister was ISst heard from to find men about to administer a whipping to a rider. Venters, whom they suspect of courting the heiress to the great estate. Lassiter interferes, and in terror at his very name—for be is known throughout the territory as a deadly gun man—the men abandon their prisoner. Eventually lie and Jane Witliersteen fall in love. Rustlers have been stealing Wither- ’ steen Cattle, and Venters goes on a lone scont after them, while Lassiter takes

his place as manager of the ranch. Venters ventures through Deception Pass and discovers the lair of the rustlers, who are led by a mysterious Masked Rider. Shooting from ambush. Venters is shocked to find that the MaskedRider, whom lie wounds seriously, is really a beautiful young girl. He takes her to f cave, and eventually nurses lier back to life—and love. Meanwhile Lassiter lias been shown the grave of his sister hy a girl, who temporarily balks his vengeance hy appealing to his chivalry. 'She has adopted a little orphan girl named Fay Larkin, whom Lassiter takes under his, protection. and when Fay, too, is abducted.

his'rage breaks loose. Invading a stronghold of religious fanatics, he takes summary vengeance upon Dyer, the “proselyter” who abducted his sister, and in another thrilling fight with the rustlers, he rescues Fay. Larkin. Together they flee through Decepion Pass, where they meet Venters and the “Masked Rider” ! whom Lassiter recognises as his sister’s ! daughter, Bess. Later Venters andI Bess ride east to be married, but Lns- | siter’s escape is cut off by pursuers, ied ' by Elder Tull. Climbing the cliffs abov e j Decption Pass, Lassiter and Jane find 1 a narrow cleft leading into a pocket i canyon, the entrance to which is guardjed by .a balancing rock hewn by the | cliff dwellers centuries before for the I purpose of blocking the entrance against their enemies. Lassiter exerts bis mighty strength and tumbles the massive rock down on Tull and bis follow* ers. burying them in the rocky pass, which is now closed to all pursuers or. intruders—until “The Rainbow Trail,’-’ a sequel picture soon to bo produced, opens a new road. The popular serial will also be continued.