AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1922, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLY'S ripTURE*,

DOUBLE STAR DISPLAY TO-NIGHT.

To-nigh.t Pollards a,re presenting anpthe;- of .t,heir popular double star programmes hea<de£ by g special feature “The Last of His People,” with Mitchell Lewis in a slashing story of the Nortliwoods, presented with an allstar cast. “If yours aye the ways of the whites—tha.nk God I am an Indian!” Lone Wolf, child of the forest, and last of his noble race, faced the grinning crowd holidaying in his domain from .the rush and' swirl of life in Is'tew York’s Bohemia. In the days they had been there he had grown to love Yvonne Laeonibe, gayest of this gay set, while she—well, she laughed and took a bet with the crowd that she could make this son of the wilds propose to her. And then wheu he stood with her there in the forest he told her that age-old story while the grinning pack , hid .from sight, knowing that the bet was lost. “Yvonne, I love you, 1 love you,” he said. Like a harsh, raucous voice raised to break the silence of Hie deep, wooded valleys, came her reply—“J win the bet —you buy the drinks.’' The heart of the Lone Wolf turned to stone —be sought rev.enge,aiuj when the opportunity came he was merciless. The ' seooind big feature isi a Robinson Cole drama “Man’s Desire” starring Lewis Stone. Thos e . lovers of the drama who like action ,excitement and suspense in their film food, will find a dish to their taste in “Man’s Desi(re.” There is much ' stimulation in this seasoned production 1 with its virile and primitive settings. Tom Denton the “straight-shooter” literally and figuratively “Bull” LarkEn an abysmal beast and evil genius of the woods; and gentle Mary Larkin an exquisite flower in a. primitive wilderness, are characters in this story who a,re woven into a drama that vibrates with J suspense and thrilling situations. Lewis f S. Stone wrote the play himself and has succeeded in creating a new type of out in the open hero which is a relief from the ordinary screen gun-man. Jane Novak as Mary L'arkin has a part that fits her admirably. Pollard’s Symphony Orchestra will supply the incidental music.

McLEAN’S PICTURES.

FRID AY’ S PPOGB A MME

Mr McLean presents on Friday evening “The Man Tamer.” “How did yon feel in that c n gc of lions?” Gladys Walton was asked after she had finished her scone in '‘The Man Tamer”. I must have felt like a soldier in battle, replied the youthful star, who lias never hesitated to try any stunt. “The night before I was to start on the lion sconce in the cage must have been terrible. My involuntary agitation would be very evident. When T asked Mr Harris, the director, why | he discarded the first scenes, he told me that the lights had flickered and thrown a shadow across the cage; hut I know better. “But that feeling lasted .only a short while. The second time I was quite composed. I decided the Universal folks would not ask me to do , anything, really dangerous, and Mr Steelier, the chief trainer of the Universal Zoo assured me he would have two dozen men, just outside armed with forks and pistols on every movement uf the animals. And I was further | reassured by the fact that in the cage I with me, playing the role of my father, was Bex Boseli; who at one time was the best known animal trainer in Am-

erica. ANN ETTE KELLER MAN. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NEXT. Hokitika, will see one of Australia’s two really famous women when Miss Annette Kellerman, celebrated for her aquatic exploits, and known internationally by reason of the-' movies, appears at the Princess Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday next. Miss Kellermnn ill known in the America theatrical world as “My Lady Versatile,” her talents being many and various. She sings she talks, she dives, she dances, and that by no means concludes her accomplishments, not the least of which is Hie ability to wear wonderful gowns and the equal ability to wear next-to-nature garment in her amazing crystal tank act. Speaking of Miss Kellerman’s entertainment in Melbourne, the “Argils” says: “.Miss Kellerman’s performance in a large glass tank on the stage is a r.cmarkable one. Poised for a moment on the springboard high above, she looks the classical statue. A flash, a graceful dive that scarcely ripples the water, and then Mijss Kellermnn treats the audience to a succession of acrobatic manoeuvres under the water’s surface, that are as full of grace as they are full of skill. She was recalled again and again.” Miss Kellerman will be supported by the Tivoli Follies International Vaudeville Company. The entire production in described as unique, presenting up-to-the-minute characteristic American vaudeville of the highest grade.