AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1921, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD’S PICTURES. TO-NIGHT. A pit-lure lliai appeals to llie sense* iiv reason ol its h-’Vt'ly aiui ia visit production, as well as tlic charm and apl„ :;! ol its slar, is ".\li.ss Ambition," i". • latest starring vehicle i’rom tin* Vilagraph studio lur i;o;>tili inL Corinne (:! iili, It. Ih-w- Stars have the ijihgueti 1,1 Li,a i i . tins lit tic git Is, and si ill icdM‘l have ilie beauty and charm oi in,inner that help tu put it over in so vivid a stoi,v as '.Miss Ambition.” Tin at,i, i reveals profound study of life, and tlie heroine. finds that riche* cannut bring happiness, tile many strut's ol lavish beauty fulminating in the girl'; ihte of ail she liatl held dear lor Lin one tiling she. had missed in realising her ambition, love. .Marla, a working girl, secures a position as maid to Hditli Webster, a society girl, and tor some time sees no more ol her sweetheart, I .airy Doyle, a struggling architect. Ambition asserts itself while she tends her new duties and site longs lor wealth anti the power ■that it will bring. One dnv she has occasion to visit the studio! of Nowlaml Wells, a sculptor, and Kdith’s fiance, lie is much taken with her ami unaware of her position, engage. her to pose lor his statue of Ambition. On the day that.it is complete;, he is so delighted with it that hr" seiges tlii' gill in his arms. And just at ilia.: moment Hdilli enters. No amount o explaining will convince her that .Mar is innocent of any wrong-doing, and as a result the girl finds herself an o" east. The supporting pictures in lolli«»liL*s prop; ram m<* int-lutk* a .1 opn:i Budget, cinema travels, ‘ liis lioya Nil>s*’ comedy, :tud tin* latest episode ol “The Silent Avenger/’