AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1921, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD’S PICTURES.

THE GREAT .MMAYEN. To-morrow evening at the Princess Theatre .the Great -M’Kwen will make his initial appearance, and considerable interest is being manifested in the visit, of this distinguished mesmerist, magician and entertainer. The programme "ill consist of conjuring, sleight-of-hand, card manipulating, elaborate illusions, and demonstrations of mesmerism, auto-suggestion, mental telepathy, thought transference and occult science. It is claimed for the (treat M’Ewen that throughout the whole evening there is never a dull moment, and while there are many mesmeric experiments of a serious nature, laughter predominates, and the patron who is dissatisfied with the evening’s entertainment, will indeed he hard to please. The management announces that the programmes will he subject to alteration each evening, and at tbe request of prominent citizens special experiments and demonstrations 1 will he conducted, which arc rarely attempted in public, and patrons will be treated to a unique entertainment as unusual as it is diversified.

Pollards Pictures will also present the Rohertson-Colc drama “What Every Woman Wants.” with the beautiful flaxen-haired Grace Darmond as the principal exponent of the present day girl’s problem. Feminine eyes will he gratified hy the display of fashion’s fripperies that are employed its argument in working out the theme of the story. 'Lavish production is a feature of the picture, no expense having been spared in making it a success optically as well as dramatically. Special prices will he charged. Children will lie admitted downstairs for (Id.

DEVIL’S PASS KEY.”—TO-NIGHT

This (Tuesday) evening’s programme is headed by the picture of the year, a Jewel masterpiece “Tho Devil’s Pass Key,” with an allstar cast. One day, on the crest of the social wave in Paris, tho wonderful—the next day, caught in tho web of an infamous modiste in Paris, the wicked with no hope of rescue by her husband and her terrific punishment yet to come, the scorn of tho world’s capital, which was to black-list them Vntb. What had this innocent, but all-too-prettv American wife done? Come and see tho answer in the intensest pliorodrama the screen has produced—a picture of woman’s greatest temptation, created by man who knows —and who knows you know, Sho could only pray that he would learn the truth—the truth- that she was too weak to confess that he would accuse her—kill her—anything. Tie did find out--that night! Tt was the wife who paid—paid in anguish of soul wracked with suffering: she can only stand and wait for the axe to fall. "Recommended more suitable for adults. Tho supports include a capital comedy and gazette. Prices as usmtl.

PEOPLES PfCTURES.

OPERA HOUSE, THURSDAY

On Thursday next the Peoples Pictures present a benefit entertainment in aid cil the .Motor Ambulance Fund, when the great Willum Fox special “Should a Husband Forgive. ’’ .t ill be : ereeticd The story tells how John Carroll, son of tut old ,Southern family, w hose mother has disappeared after the de.r! h ! husband in a duel vit.lt a man, who has tried to blackmail his wife, under threat ol disclosing an unfortunate event in her girlhood, which she lias kept secret, comes to New York to live, lie meets and falls in love with Ruth Fulton, also ol Southern origin, who is living innocently, tinder the protection of Rex Burleigh, a wealthy roue. Kid Dugan, wilio hits loved Ruth since childhood, sees .Joint leave her apartment, and suspects the worst, lie participates, therefore, in a “framed” prize fight, which almost pauperizes Carroll; then Ruth learns the true character of her protector, and escapes, it Iter Dugan, having learned bis error, shoots Burleigh. She finds employment in the shop of Carroll’s mother, but the latter learns of her part in the murder, am! discharges her. John and Ruth are married. When John meets his mother, lie learns the scandal and refuses lo forgive, flis horse is entered in a race, and Ids fortune depends upon winning it. Kid Dugan and Ruth thwart the efforts of croolcs. to substitute anotlwr horse for his, and lose the race for him. Ruth rides ids horse to victory. lie forgives, and till ends well. Af.eLean’s Orchestra will supply the musical programme.