AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1920, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD’S PICTURES. WEDNESDAY. On Wednesday, Pollard’s Pictures will screen a special Mutual Feature, “Up Romance Road,” starring William Russell. An all-interest story of a love affair which ran too smoothly until Bill got mixed up with a German spy plot. He found things too easy, so he stirred up trouble for his own love affair. Fast fighting Bill Russell in a smashing drama of lovo, society, and 'the Huh spy system. Gregory Thorne is a young chap of wealth and position who is bored by pink 1 teas and social matters, and yearns for the high lights of adventure.. In a spirit of mischief he pretends to his fiancee’s father, a shipowner, that he knows the plotters who have threatened to blow up his plant if a ship loaded with supplies for the Allies is allowed to sail- The old man is riled, and forbids Gregory to see his fiancee unlessgho divulges thp identity of the crooks. Then the excitement begins. When Gregory attempts td elope with his fiancee they are both kidnapped by the gang of spies, and held as hostages. Romance gets mixed in with spy plots. A 100 mile an hoim ride on an automobile radiator. Coming Thursday, A Four Square production “The Silent Witness” starring Gertrude Mc_ Coy and Frank O’Connor.

McLEAN’S PrGTURES, , TOM MIX. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! ' Mr H. JlcLcan announces he has secured the great picture play entitled ‘Trent ’em Rough,” starring Tom Mix. Tom was at Prescott Arizona, while making the scenes for “Treat ’em Rough.” For a time the ranges in that section were his stamping grounds. About six years ago he determined to join.’a nation wide society that had a branch there and he prepared for his initiation. On the night of the initiation Tom went to the hall which was located on the second floor of a two-stor_ ey frame building. He was blindfolded. They sat him in a chair. Suddenly he heard some one say: “Now the auestion is, do we want him in our society?” Another' voice answered: “I say no. He is a murderer, a horse thief a rustler, and beats his mother: Throw him out the window.” They did. The members had arranged with the fire department to stretch a net under the window, but the firemen were holding the net under the wrong window. As Tom fell, ho stretched out his hand and caught hold of a vine which prevented him from landing on his back on the very hard earth. As first the initiator s were stunned when they learned the net was not under the window, but'wore soon relieved by seeing Tom walking up the stairs with his usual smile. There was no more initiation. He rides down a steep hill in an empty wagon to batter away the bandits’ but, and performs one of the amazing stunts ever seen on the screen—that of bulldogging the lgad ing steer of a herd of stampeded cattle, just. as the herd is about, to trample his sweetheart. Naturally you would think the girl would express gratitude, l,ut she calls him a coward. There is a reason and a gripping one, too. The supporting items include further chapters of the serial and a comedy.