AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1922, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD’S PICTURES. GRANT) DOUBLE! PROGRAMME. TO-NIGHT. The first star this evening will he “Passers By” taken from liaddon Chambers’ splendid piny of humanity and starring Herbert It awl in son lin the principal screen character will be presented by Pollards. "\Vhen in London, wliat do you see? Go to your window and watch the passers by. AY hat do you see? Just men and women, dressed more or less to a common plan. Or do you see the joy and sorrow, the happiness or pain, the greed of generosity, the licentiousness or chastity which life concealed within? These suggestions gave Herbert Rawlin son the matter for writing one of his most famous plays “Passers By” which provides attractive fare at the Princess Theatre to-night. Herbert Rawiinson in the leading role gives a

strong characterisation of the man separated from the girl he loves for six long years until Fate brings them together by one of her strange moves in the name of life. The appeal of “Passers By” is strong and irresistible and an appealing story for all lovers of humanity. . The second star is the Vitagraph special “Closed Doors,” starring Alice Calhoun. The story of a girl who married a man too busy to entertain her. “Don’t close the door on your wife, old man. Give her a chance.” The speaker was Jim Ransom, who had just saved Dan Syi'les from an angry mob. Tittle did Ransom think that the same man might later save him from coinmiting a greater offence. TUio girl that met his gaze so appealed to the man that he. sat out several dances with her, and in a few days the two were married. His whole attention was I

centred in amassing a great fortune, and in so doing, he forgot liis young wife. The girl had many lonely hours. Her only companion was a pet dog, almost ns intelligent ns a human being. With the dog, Blister, she would ride throfigh the country in her roadster to pass her lonely hours. One day she fell in with a number of crooks who patched up a friendship. The husband was always too busy to meet his wife’s new friends, consequently, he didn’t hear of the growing companionship of his wife and Rex until Busybody called his attention to it.