AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1924, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

‘•WILDFIRE" AND UKV. FRANK GORMAN—TH I'IiSDA V.

(Fit Thursday next out- ol’ the greatest programmes ever presented in Hokitika will he .shewn Tor one night etilv. The star picture is taken from Zane Drey’s famous racing ron aire entitled ‘‘Wildiiro” featuring the .screen'.* greatest lady rider Claire Adams and Toti Shame, the world famous Jockey, /.ane Gley has never written a mure ] owei l'ul story ol' the west of to-day than ’‘Wildfire. - ’ Two hie elements in the story are a horse rare in which a ttirl rides the winner and her kidnapping hy a hali-v.it and her rescue in an amazing manner. Picture patron, will h- pleased i:» hear that the Rev. Flank flornum. hotter I-now ii as the Kinging Parson, will make his first, appearum e hefoie a Hokitika audience on Thuisday next in connection with this l ie: | ii-ture di.s. play. The charity of tin- Rev. Frank Gorman is well known Ids phihtnthropv is proverbial. During Ids rei nrd-hreakiiig, sea-ens he ] reached every Sunday to r reviled audiences, ami on Monday morning some deserving charity would benefit to the extent of some £l<!0 which had heen eolleeleil from the congregation. As his Sydney season lasted abolii twenty creeks, it will he seen I hat some £2,0 0 was given from this source alone for the one season. The ] ri< es on Thursday are :—-Circle 2s 2d; Stalls Is 8d; Children under 12. (id.

MeLE AH’S PICTURES.

FI.AMK !)F THE DESERT” TO-NIGHT,

A great pieture ‘The Flame of the Desert" will lie screened this evening. At (lie close of the world war. llie sullen natives of the Nile planned an uprising under the leadership of Ahdoll! Iley (Mucey llarlam) who dreams of ruling a new .Mohamineiltin Empire. Sir .1 oil ll C.irletoii i Alee Francis) Colonial Societal; lor Egypt in l.onilon. hears of the pending iiisiiri'eetiou am! plans to depend on Sheik l-’.'sad I I .on Teilegen) for further news of developments. Sheik Kss;i i is in realily a British Army Ollh-er whom the l!e----donin Tribesmen of the Sahara, desert think one of their own people. At the London Victory Hall, given in ceiehrati hi of til.' signing of the Armistice. Lady Label Uhaiming ((leriildiiio Farrar) meets Sheik lv-sad and is much attracted hy him. Sim tries to hide lit']’ emotions heetiiise she thinks him a native of Egypt ami heiiealh her in caste, Sir Charles < banning (Hasson Ferguson) l.e.dy Cahel's weakling brother, is in gambling dillieulties in England and to tret him away lie is trivcu a secretarial position in the foreign olliee ill Cairo. I ady Isabel n<compaiiies her brother to Egypt. ALdoul Hey. from knowledge cleaned in the codes, is sure the Famlish (lovernincut, knows nothing of the coming up-ri-inp', Init he Inis not enunlid en the activities of the spv. Sheik I'.ssad. whom lie thinks a loyal Egyptian. At her every meeting with Sheik I'Nsad. Lady l'tthe! (banning falls more desperately in love with him. .Moanlittht meet intis on hotel haleotties and on desert rides make it hard for her to prevent his advances. When her brother, beset, hy fears, ennfe-ses his treachery and tells his sister that Abdotil Bey even then holds his fortled (Jovernment cheek. Lady Isabel rides to Ahdoitl s tent to settle the matter out of her own funds. Ahdottl now throws aside all pretence and demands that Sir Charles give him tie- < ode mcs'atrc he received that day. Natives seize Lady f-nhe!. and t-i save his sii,r the h i.v tells Ahdoitl llmt the Government knows of the upri-ing. natives believe that the nnlv wav i-- to strike at on- --, so arms are di-t l ile.ited. Ks'UO arrives iust as Lady i.-ahel has siaobed Ala! ml ( i save her honour. A series ef dramatie light, <j11<•!I the coti'ptrator- Lady Isabel, sweeping racial prejudices a-dde. eoidt-sS-.-s her love to I'.ssad and all harrier- are removed when -he le-trus that It-.- is in reality ait Kiigii s| 1111 :t i■. A strong siipp-ut ino pro-trj-jium;,* will colic! iit I»• line entertainment. Fsttal prin-s will prevail and Mel can's Renown, d Or; ho -- l will te’.der the int id-oital music.