AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1921, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD’S PICTURES.

VAUDEVILLE AND PICTURES

Commencing on to-morrow Wednesday evening Pollard’s will present Hie AH Star Vaudeville Entertainers direct from Fullers in a. unique musical and vaudeville programme. The company consist of vocalists and instrumentalists of no mean order and will be supported by an hour’s screening of pictures, starting at 8 p.m. Pollards will screen the latest Vitagraph special feature, “When a Man ’Loves” starring Earle Williams in an alluring and romantic story of England and Japan. The vaudeville entertainers will commence J.eir programme at 9 p.m. the entertainment consisting of vocal items by Miss Eva Dale who has earned the title cf the girl with the golden voice. In r.trumentnl scenes by Louis Bloy, the greatest banjoist in Australia and the old Hokitka favourites Colin and John Campbell the two boys with the two smiles and two concertinas. VaudeviK will be represented by Edgar Bayon in his original act of magic, juggling and mystery, entitled “Vaudeville Review”. A change of programme will be given on Thursday evening Pollards also screening a new picture, “Man and Beast.” Prices on Wednesday and Thursday evenings will be Dress Ciele and Orchestral stalls 2/1; stalls 1/1. Seats can he reserved at Mclntosh’s.

McLEAN’S PICTURES.

“JACK STRAW’ ’-TO-NIGHT.

Mr McLean presents the special attraction “Jack Straw,” a Paramount screen version of W .Somerset Maugham’s play starring Robert Warwick. The tale of an iceman waiter who posed as an arch-duke to win the daughter of newly rich snobs—and got her! A load of ice, a waiter’s tray and a woman -Jack could handle them all. When lie changed his waiter’es garb for the trappings of an archduke and went to making love among the rich, he had some great sport until—But why mention one great scene? This picture has

... dozen. All ns full of fun, surprise and appealing romance as the iceman hero is full of nerves. They had stiuck oil and a million dollars, and had planned a triumphal entry into society with a, real live duke as a guest of honour. Mother had announced herself as the. proud mamma of a prospective archduchess, and then in front of all the social elect, the Archduke was exposed as a waiter. McLean’s full orchestra, will supply the incidental music to a capital programme.