AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1921, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS

POLLARD’S riGTURE!?. On Wednesday. Pollards arc present-I ittg Carle Williams in 1 1 is latest success ■‘Captain Swift, ’’ lleddoii lliamhers' famous stage play ot early Australian bush-ranging lile. The romantic ligut'e of "Captain Swift." bush-ranger and gentleman, was played by Sir Herbert Tree and by Maurice* llaitvmore on Hi • j stage with speetaeuhir success. "Captain Swift" lias runic to the sciecn. hidaring, insoucuii'i, ebe'iidug and hiteahle cliancet:'!' admit,ddv poitray-'d hv Karle Williams. C-M'O reward, dead ~r alive, for the body ol the biisli-utng-er. Captain Swilt.” It is a far steo from tbe arid sands of the great Aus li'.diaii desert to tlie homes of tile' wealthy in London, yet that distance is covered in Earle \Villiams' latest teature . " Captain Swift." a nadapt at ion for the screen of lladdon Chanihcrs’ famcinr stage play of the same name, which has seen some famous actors in ti: ' I ill,' role during the last 2(1 years. Tim plav loses nothing lev screen adaptation, j ill fact it is it notable imptovemeiil eo the siag-v version, and Earle Wiliiams has ,1,0i.' notliing better than ills rhaiactei bali'iu of the romantic iigiif" of Hie liUslirailger. On Thursday. Pollards are present'll" \'itagraph drama. " The Garter (sir!, starring Curium' Griffiths and log supporting programme including tlie s 'rooe. episode of tlie very silresMu! serial The Invisible Hand." fea Hiring Antollio Moreno as the great delrrlHe McLEAN'S PIGTURE3. W. S. HART. TO-NIGHT. At tile Princess Theatre to-night. Me Mrl.ean presents a stirring programme headed by the great piet-urc hero AY in K. Hart-, in a stirring drama entitled "Sands.” The picture illustrates tlie tremendous story ot a ma.o who "as all "sand" and a man "ho "as all “dirt.” Out ill the unending s ret. b „f prairie, travelling with an ever-,-hanging horizon, he eiieounted a man whoso soul was twist,-,1 and Ichi'-x. n,cl. Anil hern use be possessed nothing else. ibis man Look bis good name and DR him with lII,' stigma, of a desperate i bier. Tlie programme will also include fitrtber episodes of the very popular serial “Vanishing Dagger" stun in .- I'lddio Polo ill further stirring a.lvc.tur, * of great- mystery, and the latest graphic and travelogue.