McLEAN’S PICTURES.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 January 1924, Page 1

McLEAN’S PICTURES.

~ VIOLA DANA—TO-NIGHT. At the Princess Tiieafre tliis (Friday evening .Mis Y. McLean will presen a huge programme produced liv tin famous Metro Company. The star picture is entitled "The l-lth Lover,’ starring lieaulifu! Viola. Dana. Then is the story of the young bridegroom who was asked if he had ever loved any other woman. And lie had L confess that for years he had cherished all ardent devotion for Maud, Adams, although lie had never spoken to her; all lie had done was to see her on the stage. The serial "Nan of the .forth" and coined v will also In

screened. "Tho Fourteenth Lover" concerns a speedy little flapper, Vi Marchmonl. played by Miss Dana. Vi has thirteen suitors lo .start with ami a father win wauls her to concentrate on one. The

one she concentrates on is the fourteenth, a gardener on her father’s cstale. lie does mil like these society girls whose lives seem remote from ordinary human emotion. Vi knows she is in love, and she is ready to live in a hall bedroom if necessary 1o have tile man of her choice. Her father steps in and discharges the gardener. Whereupon Vi prepares to lit herself to become a gardener’s wife. She takes up cooking, sewing and other economic arts, and conspires with the gardener's mother to overcome his pride. Tin’s leads her inlo a scandalous adventure, hut Vi finds the I'nui toenth lover is reullv her oniv h>v:>

.SAT lilt DAY. A big Metro starring .May Allison in "Love, Honor and Obey,” last episode of Blue Fox and splendid .supporting programme. J PECK LESS PICTURES RUDOLPH VALENTINO TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT I The day is often big with accomplishments in motion pictures. For example, Phillip Posen, direeling Tludolpli Valentino in "The Voting l!a----jail, ’ io he shown at the Opera House on Friday, mobilised an army of several hundred extra men. dressed them in eosiumes of ancient warriors of Hindu mythology, took them out on to a mountain locution near (.'hatworth. Calif, and In olio day drilled them for hiit.tie and staged a mammoth battle spectacle, which serves as a eolorfu! vision opisodc in the picture. The scenes are fantastic in the extreme, ami represented He. legend of file battle ol the Ariiuin. the mortal brother of Krishna the. Hindu God of Love, witli earthly iiilluence.s. His battle, is against his father and lirothers, who are tyrants over tinpeople and even seek to nay Arjnna, righteous leader of the people. In,spin! by Krishna, however, Arjnna slays his kinsmen and puts his hordes to rout., then receives as a reward from Krishna, the divine gift of foretelling the future.

WlliTIIS' CIIKTS. Hokitika is in fur :i treat on .Monday led Tuesday. .January 1-lth and I-Tt!i.. v. i-.on Mirth Bros. will open their huge condoned >hows which will open for two nights only, matinee Tuesday. Always seeking novelties in jiu-dor to maintain the exceptionally high standard. they have ref for themselves in catering lor the entertainment of tile v. hole of Australasia, the Mirth Bros, legulaily scour the civilised world for the verv lilt--st and as the result of sir George Wiith’- and I’. Mirth's recent lours, some new and thrilling acts will lie seen here and certainly v ill lie rentemhered for many a long day. Prince Guiseppi Bignoii, smallest jockey and comedy artist in the world. Bert Hughes and company of ladies and gentlemen who play basket hall on bicycles. a verv clever act. 'Hie Egodingo troupe of hull-fighters from South America. Big Alfredo, Spanish clown ■'.nd trained dogs from Cuba. Havana, Mi mi Wharton and Louie. Onrmelle Duo Jugglers extraordinary- Alfred (Jark. England's greatest rider. Evans and Be rex. the eiinilihrisfs without (.fjiml. There are a few new artists who u : ll make t heir first appearance in Xiv Zealand, together with the rest of tiie Company. Then the re are the Flying Lloyds, Kraus and Perez, the equilibrists without. equal: the Mighty Afuldojon, the wonderful boxing ponies that sent Sydney into hysterics. Mis.- Eugenie Polo, and Ali.-s Eugenie Pearl in unrivalled equestrienne acts, the French clown O rato and many others contributing to a programme that irmly Mirth Bros’ wonderful organisation can enable to be 1 resented in one performance. There art also several new animal acts, while the augmented menagerie with its ran-i-ox from all parts of the world will fie on view from 1 to •"> p.m., including the large-t herd of elephants ever seen in Australasia, including Jessie, baby elephant. Also baby .leopard and a babv monkey.