AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1921, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POL LARD’S PICTURES. WEDNESDAY. On Wednesday next Pollards are I .screening a World Feature starring j Louise Huff and John Bowers in “T’- , other Dear Charmer”. A delightful roj inance of youth and summertime. The I story is delightful. 'l'lie star is tender, true, witty, pretty, winsome. She’s a j French Maid in this story, and no more pretty and attractive maid ever appeared in a picture. You’ll be sure to do | what her handsome leading man, John I Bowers did -fall in love with her. Two ' Charmers “charmed Tom—at least he ■ thought they were two—and lie fell in love with each pretty miss. You j know the old saving; “How happy Could I he with either the T’Other Dear Charmer away”—well, that’s the position Tom found himself in. Then 1 cap it all lip found out that they wore one and tlie same girl, and as he'd proposed to each of them and been accepted be was in a pretty pinkie.

THURSDAY

“DON'T EYF.R MARRY.”

At tlu> Princess Theatre for one night only the International Picture Attractions present-, under (lie direction of Air Tom Pollard, the mirth making and modern comedy. “Don’t Ever Marry.” 11 is a six rreler containing Marshal Neilan's matrimonial mirlhquake and ve dare you to find one place where it drags even for a minute. Now. then you married men—you know—even if von don’t say—what one is like. What would three mean? He married one ,„d then three claim him at the same lime, so don’t fail to see “Don’t Ever '.firry” and secure tlv glad feeling j- s the old. old story. A poor unsus--ccing male meekly treading life’s thorny path. Suddenly on his horizon ■i 'pears a dark cloud ; gathers him up in the whirl-wind of feminine fancies end fripperies, and before he lias refovered his senses, the wedding bells beve rung; and a triumphant female, diminutive, seductive, lmt oh.-how f rmideblu has sworn to honour and obey. The prices of admissiop «re DC 2/- stalls !/- plus tax. Box plan at Mclntosh's. M?',LEAN’S PICTURES. TO-NIGHT l TO-NIGHT! Bryant "Washburn in “It Pays to Advertise.” will be the main attraction at McLean’s Pictures to-niglit. Rodney Martin, son of a millionaire soap manufacturer meets Ambrose Peale, the advance agent of a show, and becomes : is fast friend, when Peale- saves him from arrest after they have thrown iwns at an effeminate performer in a theatre. Learning ol the son’s attachment- for Mary Grayson, his secretary ; yfiis, the father, tubs Rodney he’ll haw to go (y work to provide for a v nograpTiOr wile.' Rodney says he. will and Mary tears up the preferred bonus cheque. This angers Cyrus and | ;e orders the hoy out of the house. Rodney sells his ear, his aeroplane,.and his numerous suits of clothes, rakes up some capital, employs Alary and his ;,ld friend Peale, sets himself up in handsome offices and starts advertising a trademark; “Thirteen Soap; Un-iu.-ky for Dirt,” so extensively that lie soon creates a demand. He buys his product, from one of his father’s branch factories, and puts it in an elabointo -.vrapper, trusting to his advertising to sell the goods. The father, confronted morning, noon and night by “Thirteen Soap” advertisements is about to offer Rodney ten thousand for tbo name when be accidentally learns that be lias been especially catered for, and " ith■lraws the offer. The supporting items include a true Mark Sennelt comedy “Ghee Whiz.”

Coming Friday:—A great special ‘.Male and Female.”