POLLARD’S PICTURES.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1921, Page 1

POLLARD’S PICTURES.

On Monday next Pollards will screen a big Select Comedy Drama, “Sauce for the Goose” starring the popular Select star Constance Talmadge. The girl whose merry laugh can he heard even on the silent screen, as the sauciest goose ever, provides some piquant sauce for gander husband,.and keeps him so busy that 'id’s glad to come home and be forgiven. She had a rival—a widow lady who valiantly tried to camouflage the fact that the bloom of youth had long since fled. When she went to bed, half of her was hanging on the gas jets, half on the bureau and half in the closet—what was left? Only brains, and she tickled gander husband’s palate with flattery—you see, she was that type of old girl—laid it on with a trowel usually on some other woman’s husband, and tlie poor silly man falls for it every time. They always do. So lie had a little matrimonial instruction coining to him, and Connie conceived tlie idea of the complete canning of a soul-mate. Did she shriek divorce when the widow started luring? Not a bit of it. A big supporting programme will also be shown.

ST LEON’S CIRCUS. One of the hardest tasks ever taken on by a trainer of animals was the tuition of the five mountain sheep used by Morris in his act with the St Leon’s Circus, which opens at Hokitika next .Monday, Feb. 21st. These sheep come Troin the vicinity of tlie Alps, in France, and, unlike the wool-givers of this country, they arc more likely to butt you into the middle of next week than allow you to approach them safely. Training a wild animal —a man-dator-—is easy compared with tlu- task of teaching these tricksters. \\ ith a lion, you have to he on your guard. You expect nothing more than an uncomfortable Lump from the sheep, but mure often Until hot it comes wlien you’re off guard, and in the case of Uorriss’s first experience is sent him about on crutches for several weeks. Used to climbing almost inaccessible regions of the French Alps, these animals did not at first take kindly to the Hat sc Ta-e of the circus ring, hot- they found a* master in Morriss, who lias so successfully taught these animals that they have become almost lulmaii in their actions. At one word from their trainer they will accomplish really marvellous feats. Morriss found the key t« success, in teaching them, was really -to rely on the thick-headed manner in which a whole flock will follow the ant'ics*of one. .He thereupon concentrated on one, and lound that the remaindet readily followed liim in the most ridiculous features.