AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1920, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARDS PICTURES. | LA FRANCE WORLD ENTERTAIN- ’ ERS AND POLLARD’S PICTURES PRINCESS THEATRE—WEDNESDAY. Once again we wish to remind our readers of the great attraction at tup Princess Theatre to-anorrow (Wednesday) evening, when the above Company beaded by Miss Winifred La France, appear in connection with the star picture Mitchell Lewis in “Life’s Greatest Problem.” We quote the following from the Poverty Bay Herald of recent date, regarding this combination: At His Majesty’s last evening a large audience enjoyed the novelty of a vaudeville entertainment combined with a first c'uss, picture, the vaudeville being supplied by Miss Winifred La France’s Compary comprising that versatile young comedy actress who entertains her audience with song and story. Her songs are of the popular order and include a number cf clever impersoantions. Throughout the entertainer succeeded-in keeping her audience in thoroughly good humour and she was frequently recalled. The mo»t remarkable feature of the evenings’ entertainment whs undoubtedly the boy clairvdyant Zoo, whose remarkable performance completely mystified the audience. A slim little lad of 9or 10 years, sat in the Centro of the stage blind fo'ied, Ins father thOved amongst the audience pointing to articles furnished by people present, and with wohdorfiil quickness and precision, the boy describ[ed them, also asking numerous quesj lions which had been written as tests, jail of this at a distance of many feet from the people making the tests, and with no possibility, so far as could be seen, of collusion between the mail and tiie boy; the former for some of the tests was also blindfolded. Arithmetical ‘ problems were instaSitly solved by the lad, and the answers correctlygiven. It was quite an ftheart hy performance and for all who are interested in mind-reacting, is cprtailily Well worth seeing. Hiss Rene Millar is all attractive and talented young lady who, performed marvellous conjuring feats with the utmost ease, interspersed with jileasant patter that instantly placed the audience on good terms with the artist. But Miss Millar is not only a conjuror, in addition she possesses a pleasing voice and good stage presence, and contributed, with much success, two vocal items in costume.

McLEAN’S PICTURES. • “THE WOMAN THOU GAYEST ME.” This evening Mr McLean presents “The Woman Thou Gavest Me, - ’ a Paramount masterpiece in seven reels, b’nsel on Hall Caine’s world-famous novel. What is marriage? Is it the taking of an oath? Marriage is the sacred covenant, which two souls make, with each other, to belong to each other for ever, so that no misfortune, no storm in life, no sin on either side shall put them apart. Says Hall Caine: “Oh you good women who are happy m the love that guards you shields you, shelters you, wraps you round and keeps you pure and true —tread lightly over the prostrate soul of your poor sister in her hour of trial and fierce temptation. The plot as outlined ly the Master Novelist, has been faithfully adhered to, and many sorrows As well es the joys in the life of Mary McNeil, are vividly portrayed by that celebrated emotional actress, Kathleen McDonald. It is a story of a woman’s heart laid foare, and her heart is the heart of every woman. Wedded, by a selfish father to a dissolute cad whom she loathes, this poor young girl was expected to- love, honour and obey. The world called that right. Then she spurned the ties her husband "Tied broken shattering the line that bound her, sought the aid < f a decent man she loved and the world called that wrong.