AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

MCLEAN’S PICTURES.

“THE AY HITE SHADOW”-TO-NIGHT.

The star picture is a Selznick attraction starring Aliss Betty Compson, the incomparable of the screen, in “T he V'hitc Shadow ” in which Betty Compson portrays the dual role of twin sisters, who though much alike in looks, have natures the exact opposito oi each other. While one of them is discovered smoking and gambling and generally enjoying herself in a cafe in Paris, tho other girl is safely in England enjoying a quiet holiday in the country, is in iminent danger of losing her lover, who learns of the habits ol the lady in Paris through tlie medium of his friend who, however, is unacquainted with the fact that there are two sisters, thus attributing the rather wild and gay happenings to the lady previously thought a model ol perfection by the man who loves her. This, however, is merely one incident in a series of extraordinary complications which follow one another in a dramatic story of a girl’s love and sacrifice for her sister. In this film Aliss Compson is again supported by Clive Brook, who appeared opposite to her in the recent success, “Woman to Woman.”

MASTER PICTURES,

OPERA HOUSE—TO-NIGHT

The star picture at the Opera House this (Tuesday) evening is a Aletro special “Desire.” the story being as follows: Aladalvn Harlan and Bob Elkins wait to break off their engagement until they are walking down the ilowerstrewn path of their open-air wedding. They decide they can’t see it through and Aladtilyn decs to the arms of the man she really lovs. lie is Jerry Ryan the Harlan chauffeur, and Aladalvn gets secretly married to him. Bob turns for consolation to Ruth Cassell, a sweetly innocent girl who lives with her grandfather, a violin teacher. Aladalvn, in Die meantime, fearing to inform her parents of her marriage, feels her way by telling them tb"‘ she and Jerry are engaged. The result is that Jerry is discharged and she is forbidden to see him .again. However, she makes a clandestine visit to his home, and there she finds Hint her social background raises an almost insuperable barrier between her and the Ryans. Back at home, however, she realises that hu desire for Jerry is more powerful than her caste instinct, and tossing awav wealth, social position and the aflcctum of her parents she goes to Jerry’s home Afrs Ryan, not knowing of the secret marriage refuses her admittance, and sfivs her son Jerry does not want anythin gtnoro io do with her. Aladahn. in despair takes poison m one of the cafes where she had previously had so much excited pleasure. The manager, thinking her in a stupor of intoxication carries her Io a taxicab with orders to the chaffeur to drive her to it hotel for the night. The chaffeur is Jerry, and it is not until be lifs Aladalvn I rom the taxicab that lie discovers she is tits wile. She is dead.