AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1921, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS

PUtLARki’S r;CTURES. TO-NIGIJ T 1 YO-N IGHT 11 To-night at the Princess Theatre Pollards are presenting i\ big bill of fare including J. Wanon Kerrigan in ‘’The Drifters/' ;i gripping and stirring drama of the Yukon Alaska, n Graphic, a Vitagrapli sidesplitting comedy and cinema tiavols, scenic. Alaska, when the winter snows choke the trails and make trnveiling im]M)ssihle is the locale given J. War•cm Kerrigan in “ The Drifters. ,v Written hv Kenneth H. Clarke, “The Drifters,” which is shoving to-night a* the Princess Theatre, is the story of three men who: live toga* her in a one;oom cabin throughout tlie lone; inn them winter. The story opens when the winter is half spent : wlkii the earlier spirit of computability has commenced to break into little Hurra*; of animosity, in which are revealed the tlir.ee various temperaments n: the t-hame-ters. Knelt has his own peculiar and particular weaknesses. .1. Warren Kerrigan pi t;, s the role o> o n an who. has given up tin* stniggle for a pin* e in the world and who weakly dulls ih -harp edge oi his conscience and memory with drink. There is an element of mystery and suspense in the story, from the beginning that is heightened when a girl. whose mind has become impaired hv groat sorrow and her groat struggle to get through bite winter snows, is found near their cabin. The unravelling of the mystery and j the pogenoratinn oi the man who sought to fot get. make “The Drillers j an out of the ordinary story. The popular star is supported by Lois Wil-| sou, Cnsson Korguson. Willi am Conk-j liu. and Walter Perry. j

PEOPLES PICTURES

WII.UA.M KAHNI'M. TO-NKHIT. Peoples Pictures nive a benelit entertainment tn-nif'ht in aid 1,1 1 =it. v ' hiizanr. "Ill'll 1 liny "ill present n play of 1 1 emendihis lu'.'iit interest in "Heart Sitings,” 11 Wiliam Lux productinn in which William Ksirimm is <'•<' Pierre Kinirm'l (William K:ii-nuni) I'la.vs himself into 1 lII' Ill'll its ot tlm ponpli' uitli liis ivutiilroiis mastery nl tlm violin. Hr is a composer *>l m'Wi. liio-lmaiti'il, kind. loving; His pri'iit nature linils expression ill his miism. Tltroiinlt liis low for liis yonn.H si sty t ami liis desire to saw her pain. I’i 'l'm n'lnmiiii's liis nppoi 1 nnly for a 'p'-cmltd ,j„ ~n | ,'i 1" ilei oti' liis hie to Ha i an* ol ihr fiail inline -jivl. I In' story is tillnl uitli tell si* situation'. In nnr hie scene the sister's ilissolnte li»*hiutd heats am! cripples her for rrl'iisim to aid him in 'criminal acts; Horn rd lei ood el,durance, I’ierrr saws Ins s,>irr I loin a life "i.rsr than death, jn;,S |hr door of oppnl utility lias Oprllr.l for tlm musician. In the end low conies to the I a ivlil 111. Ill'll! l-linniriy man. Novel has a piny hern presented with nail" lieatll iltll scenes. Henry Albert Phillins is the antlmr of the story : I' • Llnvd' Sheldon wrote the SC 'harin'; A lion'll comedy, a MW t and dell' sketch, and Australian News completes a line