AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

MCLEAN’S PICTURES,,

To-XIGHT “PASSIONS OF THE NORTH.” ■■ I’ttssions of the North a Selzuick feature which comes to the Princess Theatre this evening is not as might he imagined a story of Ala-kti but has lor it.- location the northern parts of C hina and Tibet. The story opens with l lie perturbation of Wall Street at the news

of ti newly discovered copper field in Northern China. Theodore Darker, a mining engineer familiar with Tibet

hv reason of a previous visit, is sent on a mission to secure for Ii is company rights to the operating of the new find A rival organisation have also despatched a man. Frank Davis, on the mine errand. In a town far below the Tibetan plateaux a young Chinaman is endeavouring to luty as w ife I he daughter of another Chinese, hut unfortunately, the lover is minus the 50 Hollars. He gambles to obtain this and loses and his girl is to be wed to the wealthy lull ancient rival. The arrival of Darker helps Ki Vuu out of his dilTieuliy ax the young engineer arranged for the girl to he hidden front her mercenary parent until the return of Ki Wun, who will acconipa.ny .Darker as his guide. Ki Wun meanwhile falls into the hands of a hand of roving bandits. Later, at the missionary f arrives Frank Davis. Marker's rival in the nice to llio Held, who also pays attention to Lucy. . . . Darker ar-

rives at the trading post and listening to the beseeeliingx ol his rival not to leave him perish in the hut, promises him safe transport to a trading post ill the morning. Rut whilst Darker sleeps Davis makes oil' with the horse and sleigh and Darker, having been awakened by his dog, follows oil foot. Davis shoots the dog and leaves man and dog to lie in the snow. Ry special request Ten Nights in a Rar-room will also lie shown, aL the conclusion of ihe first

star. A comedy and gazette will also lie included with special selections by Miss Gieso.

MASTER PICTURES. XATI 'HA L COLOR FILM. TO-XIGHT. This evening Master Pictures present "The Toll ol ihe Sea.” the photoplay in which the people are depicted as they really are. is the highest development of natural colour filming. and ii undoubtedly marks a new era in photoplay production. Ti is impossible, to describe the beauty of the shades and tints which the camera lens has caught. Each scene lias been selected for its pictorial value, and so artistic ni'ii' they that they evoked spontaneous outbursts ol applause from the audience which greeted them. Each scene'is like a beautiful painting, and it is hardly believable i lmt the characters can move alioni like human beings. Ihe photoplay i- admirably acted. Ann May Wong is perfect us Loin- Floivor. deceived cnidlv hy her American husband, wdiosc life she had saved. Kenneth Harlan is the man in the -lory, portraying Ids role accurately, and Beatrice Bentley, 100. give- a completeness to her depiction of the vole of the Chinese girl’s American rival for too affections of her husband. Ihe store i.s based on a Chinese, legend w hich I ells that for every bit of joy jlio sea gives, it gives double tin* .onooMi ;n d i-a i >noi n t men I. A, cliaim-

iox, vming Chinese girl marries an American, lb* loaves her alter a w bile, and for several year- sb,- does not hear from him. W lien lie does ~.1,1111. ii I- on a honey-moon trip ivilli his \ tneriea n hr id". I.oi )>< Flow- , ,■- hopes aiv iII va in ; and looks 1,, for ihe end of her hap-