AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1920, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS

POLLARD’S PICTURES. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! MABEL NORMAND IN “THE PEST.” The Pest lias few friends in the little village by the river. The Blodgetts, a slovenly couple, with whom she makes her home, mistreat her day and night. But she has fine ideas has the Pest. One day when she is obliged to deliver eggs to the home of Judge Fisher up on the hill she wears two turkey feathers in her old, knocked in straw hat. She knows this is the style for she has seen a lady from the city wear two such feathers—only they didn’t come from a turkey. Judge Fisher takes a kindly interest in the girl and invites her to his daughter’s party that night. Blanche despises the Pest but lets ber wear one of her gowns. "When she walks awkwardly on to the floor everyone ignores her. At this the Pest’s heart is broken and she bravely resists crying, and instead fights. She is finally rescued from the melee ,or rather her tormentors are rescued by the judge and his secretary, Giles. The judge sees a ring on her finger that arouses ohl memories. When Pest returns without this ring, she is locked up by the Blodgetts and Hatland, Blanche’s fiancee is called into consultation. The Pest overbears their plot, it is to kill the judge. Awaiting her opportunity she makes ber escape and goes to warn bim. In the meantime Harland lias contrived to throw suspicion on Giles for attempting to rob the Judge’s safe, this so he- may the easier take, charge of the judge’s affairs after his death. But Harland is..somewhat premature. Warned by the Pest the conspirators are captured, Giles is proven innocent, while the rings shows the Pest is really the Judge’s daughter, Blanche holding this position through an exchange of babies long ago, and of course, the Pest finds happiness with Giles. The 12th Episode of the “Man of Might,” the latest Gazette and comedy will also be screened.

MCLEAN’S PICTURES. McLean’s Pictures wil be shown at Ross to-night, a special programme being screened. “THE CODE OF THE YUKON.” To-morrow night at the Princess Theatre a great Special feature will bo shown. It is a “'Select picture’ which is n guarantee of its supreme excellence. “The Code of the Yukon is first stake your claim-then, when you’ve staked it, keep it, if you can. Jean staked a claim to a gold ridge and a wife. Ho nearly lost them both. He had to fight for them with his fingers on the other man’s throat, but be kept his claim and his wife. The hero is the man who made IHe Barrier” famous. As ‘Poleon’ in the Barrier ” Mitch lewis has never yet Von equalled. Like its leading figure, this picture is strong, clean, and virile. One good thing about “The Code of the Yukon” is that von ran stake your