AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1921, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLAHu’S riCTURES. CHAIM.ES KtNOSi.KY’S "WKSTWAIM) HO” MONDAY. On Moiuhiy next Pollards are screening the wonderful all llritisb production of” Charles Kingsley’s popular story “Westward llo.” The story is as fol- { lows: Ainyas Leigh, a schoolboy, is mild with the glamour of adventure, and his great desire is fullilled when lie hails Westward 110 with .John Oxenham. a typical English sea dog of the Klizahelliian era. One day Oxenlinni’s sliiI falls in with a Spanish galleon and takes it. Later, however, the party is taken prisoners in Central America, and Oxenham is killed, while his little daughter is found by tie Indians and is adopted. The years pass and Annas returns home, bringing with him Salvation Yen. Then he learns that Hose Salternc. tin* girl of his heart, loves his brother Frank, and he hows to his fate. Don Guzman do Soto, a Spaniard who is soul hy the King of Spain on a mission to England, meets Host*, who falls a vieiitn to the Spaniards charms. ; and flees with him to Spain. Annas

and Frank swearing revenge. foil""' ami arrive at I.a Ounvrn. The three llritishers eomc under tin’ shadow ol ! the Spanish Inquisition and Frank and 15,t50 aye put to death .in the chamber of the Inquisition. Aniyns and SaJvalinir Yen lose themselves in the forest of La Quayra, and Aniyns is lying ill with fever when a. girl seemingly a native. comes to him and makes herself known as the. daughter of .John <t\enham, and tells how she was rescued from death by the Indians. They Avneonorn— for liy that name she is known to the Indians assists Aniyns to the coast, where he finds a ship which takes him back to Knglaml. and with him .w-t..»nnr:i Theneofnrward Am.vas

nnlv lives for ii-vi-ncr*' against the man wl,,') rohliod Mm ..f his sweetheart and wlm u;t> responsible lor lii.s brothers doiit.li. Till- .timing of ;lie Arniiida with Dim l.uznuin in oomm.niil of a galloon ojvos A Iliyas a dinner. linn follows IDc wreck and drowning of (lie Spaniard. I lien lastly, the blinding of Annas in tli" hour of his triumph l>v a liglilniii" Dash I'hich rho i*obs Salvation A eo of his life Amyns returns home hlind aml li mis peace at 111" 1 1 It lids of Ay:iniiinia. The orchestra consisting of piano mrml Hole and violin will sopph tile nitisii d prepr.inline McLE AN’S PICTURES. •TIIK I'lltK MAT.” TU-N'KiUT. At the Princess Theatre 10-nighl. Mi McLean presents oil" of I lie special pielllre* of lh" tear, a I'niversal alI I act ion, • 'The hire ('a'l.V -: a. i im: l-'dit h Roberts, polie 11 of as lh" most -.1 n; ""dons p:.,.!iii ! ion , I Ihe von i and lull 111 ill-ill-- am! ama.-diiy im-ideii I-. Willi die beamy ol Iter laid \ she sought to hue him lo his death. In .-one 1 it*i tie e ; 1 1 1 r. ol vii Ims 1 and In- died in a V I ani" lire, lint l hat 's only one of the thrilling im idents in iliis amazing Cniveisal special al l raei ion.. The programme also eolisists ol an atliaetive comedy and a 1 raveloglle. w hi!" tli" lull orchestra will supply a nev. musical programme.