AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1920, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

PffILLARD 5 # PIGTURO. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT 1 At the Princess Theatre this evening Pollards present Norma Talmadge in .“The Forbidden City,” a romance of China—the land of a thousand yesterdays—ol a love that knew no hounds of raeo or geography. The prologue: “Your only hope of reinstatement is in .your daughter’s beauty. As the Emperor’s lavourite she will regain your loss of caste.” All was made ready for her re-, ception in the Hall of Spears, tlie Emperor on his throne expectantly gazing at the slowly opening doors. Then art-, vanced the radiantly beautiful .San San, robed with ceremonial splendour, ipproaching the throne with the quiet dig-! nity qf a princess. The Emperor’s eyes, glistened—she surpassed even Jier father’s glowing description of her charms. Then, from the folds of her gorgeous robes, she disclosed a tiny .babe, half■ American, half Chinese. The Emperor’s'eyes narrowed to pinpoints: “Deaih to the favourite who does not preserve herself for the .royal master!” San Sau’s eyes flashed fire: “I am honourable wife of foreign American.” Then,’ , after a pregnant pause, the Emperor spoke: “A faithful wife shall be reward--, ed—you shall go tree .through the Garden of Pca-ce.” She turned, and went slowly down the curtained hall to the slowly-opening doors, when Through The’ curtains flashed .the blqod thirsty spears of the Emperor’s body-guard. San San had reached the ‘Garden of Peace.’ Tlie epilogue: The. child, Toy, brought up in European fashion to be a jest to vhc ladies of the Court, escapes, with the aid of a faithful servant, to Manila, whore she becomes a nurse. As with her mother a love from the West comes - into her ljte, and again tlie mandate goes forth that East and West shall not mate. Fate intervenes in a. marvellous .fashion, and whilst San ' San' watched from the shadow world, the two she had loved found each other.

‘THE MAN FROM KANGAROO,” THURSDAY.

By arrangement with C. J. Carrol. •Pollards present at the Princess Theatre on Thursday next, “The Man From Kangaroo,” a tense and thrilling drama of Australian life “out-back.” Taken amidst the most impressive and beautiful scenery of New South Wales, it in like a breath from the Gum Trees, bring-, ing to the city in all its beauty the romance and glamour of the silent depths of our great bushbintl. The familiar scenes of country life—the stockmen, shearers, sundowners, horses, sheep and cattle—you find them all in. this great film. Thor verdant beauty of flip bush, tlie dust-swept areas of the scrub—you see them as they are. A strong vigorous romance races through the story like a wind-driven bush fire. Action and incident stir*the blood and grip The. attention —and—it is all Australian from start to finish.—A film you must, iiot miss. “Snowy” Baker, Australia’s actor-athlete, as the Rev Meeks, the athlete parson, figures in a series of the most daring and dramatic stunts over shown on a screen—boxing, diving, J<s-' perate jumps, the breaking of rough horses and rougher men, thrilling leaps from above on to galloping bridleless . thoroughbreds, “all-in” wrestling on horseback, these are just a few of the actual state of excitement and amaze“stunts” that will keep you in a Vermont. Supported by Miss Brownie Vernon ; story by Bess Mereclytli; nro4'uqod by Wilfred Lucas. Prices: Dress Circle 2s Id, Stalls Is Id, children half--price ; reserved seats 'at. Mclntosh’s.