McLEAN’S PICTURES.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1924, Page 3

McLEAN’S PICTURES.

—njg&r THE TIDAL WAVE” TO-NIGHT.

At the Princess Theatre to-night McLeanAs Pictures will present a mm. ster programme. The star pirinre is from tlm famous novel hy Ethel M Dell, entitled “The Tidal V/nve. Lit • flowed peacefully in a. little Cornish fishing village until the advent of Columbine. with a mandoline, a biindl .

and a Spanish temper, sent '

living lather to his sist"i'. Aunt Eliza. Eliza's husband, Adam, i.vnei ol the village inn. and his son. Ruins, wm-" disturbed, each in a (lillereut way. Ru fits—honest, courageous, i.nromamu

soon found a rival lor ( nlumbine s favour in Frank Knight, mi artist, who made love to her. Ihe girl posed for him, and the threats ol I’ulus, and the shocked remonstrances ol the older folk only made her flame into anger, and caused her to throw herself into the too-cager arms of Knight, who held the affair more lightly than the girl. The serial and a rollicking comedy will conclude Hi is wonderful programme. Usual prices will prevail and .McLean’s Supremo Orchestra will render appropriate selections. Saturday:—Will lingers will be starred in his latest comedy picture “Cupid the (Viwpunehcr.” Nick Coglcy. character comedian, who won favourable comment as “Toby” in “Toby’; Boy” starring Tom Moore, and mans other pictures, plays the part of the patent medicine man in the new (.oldwyn Picture “Cupid the Cowpunehor.” Nick is right in his element. Assisted l‘ >v a troupe of acrobats and musicians lie sells bis medicine right and left to eowrnini hers, railroad men. and country women. His flowery speech amus- ,,,|' the audience so much I hat it was „o trouble at all to appear interested when the camera began to click. V, i ILa'crs as Alec almost breaks tip the slaw wliou they start a voting contest and he trys to buy all the votes for his girl.