AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1921, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD'S PICTURES.

TO-NIGHT

To-night at the Princess Theatre that popular screen actress,' Norma Talmadge, will lie starred in one of AYilkio, Collins’ famous storys, “She Loves and Lies.” The picture was produced by the Select Company, and shows the versatility of Norma Talmadge who plays the part of Alarie Callender, known on the stage as Marie AI ax, also posing as a Greenwich Village Girl, June Dayne. The picture deals with a man who married a woman of fifty, and didn’t care a hit about her, either, and then—an affinity, young, lovely, charming, only twenty, happened along—and they fell in love. But—he had not luck—it didn’t do him a bit of good; whether be was at home or alone with the other woman, his wife was always there. He couldn’t even kiss the other woman without kissing his wife; and when he turned a sturdy back on temptation, and went back to his wife, the other woman was overjoyed, for then she won him. That sounds complicated, doesn’t it? It is, and it’s funny, too—you see —it’s like this: It was a two-sided triangle—the man—his wife of fifty—and flic young affinity of twenty"—but th<. wife and the affinity were—it’s so hard to explain, because—the wife loved her husband, so site won him away from herself. There! That’s clear now, isn’t it? Pollard’s orchestra will supply the music for to-night’s programme.

McLEAN’S PICTURES.

A JUT OF JADE”—TUESDAY

Air McLean presents Alary Alilcs Minter in A Bit of Jade’’ on Tuesday. While eharming Phyllis King is at j lunch her brother Cuthbert asks her for money to settle a gambling debt. Phyllis gives him what money she has. and also her rings to pawn. AVhen Cuthbert leaves he takes by mistake an overcoat belonging to Grayson Blair, a voting and wealthy collector of antique jewellery. Phyllis discovers she has not enough money to pay the cheque, and Grayson chivalrously pays it for li,.r. Blair discovers that a rare necklace is missing, and notifies the police, believing Phyllis is the thief. A few days later Phyllis dresses as a boy in Cutlihert-’s clothes and discovers the necklace in his pocket. Believing it to be a present for her she puts it on. and. being dared to, attempts to steal the motor-lkiat from a neighbouring estate. Blair the owner of the estate, discovers her as she is o ntering. Phyllis escapes, but in the struggle loses her necklace, while her luxuriant hair tells Blair slq. is the girl of the cafe. Phyllis next day reads of the theft of the necklace, and believes her brother has stolen it. She determines to return it !/> its owner. That night she enters Blair's lodge. Blair discovers her, but slit- escapes. Phyllis decides to confess what she knows to Blair, and goes to his | city apartment after writing her brother. Wlimi C'ulliheri arrives and finds Phyllis in Blair’s apartment he believes his sister is compromised. The mystery is cleared up by Blair’s idwitifiealion of his overcoat. Blair asks Phyllis to put (he necklace oil, and tells her t-lieiy isa legend which says the necklace will win for its own the heart of the maiden who wears it.