AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 June 1920, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARDS PJCTURSrS

TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! At the Princess Theatre to-nigiit Pollard’s present “A Game of Wits,” starring Gail Kane. A story of May and December which answers the tjuery: Should an old man marry a young wife? He thought he was a wolf, and she looked good enough to eat, so he proposed and was accepted. She was young, lovely, full of energy and pep—in fact, the embodiment of lusty youth. He was old, decrepit, shaky in the knees, but suffering from a bad attack of financial gout. She set the pace and he tried to keep up, but finished a good last, and was glad to retire hurt. The bathing party completed his cure, and he left youth to youth, and got on with his knitting. Blushing blondes in bloomers. Nifty nymphs in bathing suits. Smart Sociey settings, and snappy scenes of sparkling sea and summer shore.

THURSDAY. At the Princess Theatre .to-morrow night Pollards Pictures will screen Paulino Perderiek in ‘‘The Woman onthe Index.” The story of a woman’s struggle for the right to love. Cringing, crouching with the fear of it all; clinging to the straws of last hope, she kept on, defying grim Fate, and daring the green-eyed monster to rob her heart of all she held clearest—the faith and devotion of the man she loved. The Bank robbery. “They’ll never take me: alive.” The police heard a. shot and burst open the door ,to find her crouching over her husband’s body, a snmking revolver clasped in her trembling fingers. Her awful discovery after years of struggling to establish herself honourably—her name on the police index. She thought only the Chief knew, but one other did, and used his knowledge to tarnish her honour. Then came the climax; the stare of suspicion vanished, and the merciless hearts again flowed with the red blood of human souls, for she won the struggle for the right to love, and she trapped the mongrels who •would despoil the most noble cause in all the world. The bony fingers of accusation confronted her path, at every turn; yet she played the game and won. The fourth chapter of the “Man of Might” will also be shown.

WJgLE AM’S PICTURES,

MARY PICK FORD, FRIDAY

At the Princess Theatre-.on Friday ovening Mr McLean presents a double star attraction headed by a I’aramotm 4 special attraction “M’Liss” adapted from Bret. Harte’s famous novel, featuring the world’s sweetheart, Mary Picld'ord. Melissa is a quaint little ragged girl of the Western American mountains. The story is said to tnve the charm of human feeding and romance. “M’Liss” at school, eager to learn, hut impatient of discipline. The little wild girl is ready to run off the into the woods at any moment —prepared to defend herself with her “shanghai.”—and capable of melting at a kindly word from her teacher. Of course ,shc Falls in love with the good-looking schoolmaster. Time passes, and History has an unexpected dramatic, and pleasing ending.

The other attraction is a special engacrement of Zoe the boy clairvoyant and Sid the Sailor, the talking do 1 !, and Little Ti&h, the pocket, comedian. Don*fc fail to see this clever combination Usual prices will prevail.