AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 December 1921, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARDS raCIURt*?. j GRAND DOUBIJS BILI- TO-NIGHT, i To-night patrons to l'ollards arc catered for in a big way in the screening of two extra special feature dramas, headed by the adorable \ iola Dana ill ltd latest release by Metro “The Chorus Girl’s Romance.” five reels, in a screen delight that sparkles with the zest of youth. The second feature is a Robinson Cole super comedy drama starring i the popular William Desmond entitled j •<| ifes a Funny Proposition” also five | reels. In this very amusing story big Rill Desmond brings home the fact, that life is a funny business all right. As the title implies the story is replete with just such a series of complications and mishaps as otto would expect of apicture of that, title. This business of extracting the nimble dollar from a close-fisted uncle lias made Rill an ae- ; complished liar, but the accumulation of t arradiddles snows him under in Ihe end. A good liar should lia-c a good memory, but this acquisition of a strange liabv in his bachelor quarters, ; contemporary with the arrival of his fiancee and bis uncle was too much for even tin's genial Irishman. Pollard’s popular Symphony Orchos- . tra will supply the incidental musical selections. McLE AN’S PICTURES, At the Princess Theatre on Friday, Mr Mi l-can’s attraction is “The Torrent” featuring Eva Novak and .Tack . Perrin. The story is of a beautiful society girl who deliberately jilts the man she loves and makes an alliance for money. Her husband takes her to tbe South Sens, and make up a party of social idlers and adventuresses. To escape her husband she gets into the yacht’s boat and trails behind. Then ; she hears a cry that he is dead, and, ftartletl dyops that line that holds hep to the vessel. An aviator thrown beside her on the island is the man she once sent away, and they believe their happiness complete. But on her return to civilisation, they find her husband still alive. Tbe supports include another exciting chapter of "The Pintnond Queen,” and "The T-ion Killers.” Dr Leonard .T. Vanderbergh, chief of the Paramount Vanerbergh (Exploration Party that wont to the African jungles, had a narrow escape from death when a lion charged the camera while "shots” of the lion hunt were being taken. Tbe lion was concealed . in some underbusb with tlie lens train- ; ed upon the spot. Suddenly the lion dashed out with a roar, and bounded - toward the camera, which was being . worked bV Dr Yandenborgh and Dr Shattuek. Tbe beast was within twen-, | t v feet of the party when it was spear- | ed liv some of the hunters. The Ma- I ( sainli hunters charged in a body. The ' | carcase was then borne in triumph to j i the village, where a general dance fol- ; ( lowed. ! , The Orchestra will render some new ' j selections. j s