AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

McLEtAN’S PICTURES.

A SCOTS’ NIGHT FRIDAY. ‘'The Fortune, of Christina M’Nab”, a “Westminster” film pieturisation of Sarah Maenaughlon'.s famous novel of the same title, whit h is to ho screened at the I’rineess Theatre on Friday night by McLtim's I’ieturcs, is the most amusing and beautifully staged roman: os ever put upon the screen—

and the credit of tho whole of this clean, delightful entertainment belongs to Britain. In brief, tbo story recounts the adventures of a little Scotch girl whose “close” father dies leaving her an unexpected legacy of £.‘30,000 a year. Naturally thrifty, Christina is at a loss to know how she can make a hole in this huge amount of money, but she conceives a notion that such a fortune tit least entitles her to marriage to a lord. Her engineer sweetheart, although somewhat taken aback' by this proposal, decides, ii is useless to contradict a woman and does liisMiest to help Christina ‘‘have her lling.” Christina's efforts to acquire the rudiments of style in an English family are very humorous, and tit. last, unable to properly get used tn society ways, in a fit of pique, she decides to spend Iter money in making society stoop to her. Christina is really a beautiful girl, with plenty of dry lmmntir. a picturesque brogue, and sufficient money to wear fine clothes and hold big functions. Ho, to a. large extent she succeeds hotli socially and matrimonially, hut at the last moment, when she has already hooked her Duke and everything is ready for wedding hells, an opportune and perhaps accidental (?) intrusion of her old sweetheart pulls her hack into the realms of romance, and a new idea in engagements brings the picture to a delightful finish. Tho humour, the settings, the dresses and the people of the picture are worthy of all the praise we can bestow. It is a picture not to lie missed on any account. A programme of special Scottish music will he rendered hy McLean's Supremo Orchestra. A strong supporting programme w ill also he shown. Reserves at Miss MiTnin.sh’s. Saturday “The Woman Under Oil lit". a six net Sel/.nick special.

MASTER PICTURES. "Tin: kamocs mi is fa tr.”-- - FRIDAY. The star picture, at the Opera House on Friday night is ‘The Famous -Mrs Fair”. A mistake in her schedule of lectures gave Mrs Fair a week's layoil'. Thankful for the opportunity, she wired her husband Jclhcy what she was entiling home. When she arrived, there was no one to meet her at- the station. Puzzled, she made her way to the apartments. On a table was the unopened telegram, .lust then the ’phone rang. A woman's voice, smooth and unfamiliar inquired for Jefi. “Just, tell him T eailed. He will understand,” she said meaningly. Flirting again with late in his roadster. Air Landis in. another episode of the picture, skids his ear in a wet pavement at a forty-mile gait, making a sharp lmirpin turn in his pursuit of the despicable Dudley Gillette. 11 is overtaking the villain precipitates a light that for bitterness and realism is rivaleld only by the famous battle in “The Spoilers.” Fortunately, the production schedule allowed both players a week s rot ’alter the affair. Frances Marion adapti’i| “The Famous Mrs FairV to the screen. In the east are- Myrtle Siedtnan. Huntly Gordon. Marguerite do la Motto. Cullen Landis, AVard Crane. Carmel .Myers and Helen Ferguson. Roaring along at breakneck speed on tlie stage highway that parallels the railroad trucks in Saint BarPara County, dodging ears along the route, making sharp turns on mountain roads, sealing stoop grades. Air Landis gave the cameraman something io talk about. Here is a man known to all and particularly well known to Australians. He was out here some time hack and since and since then has made his name as one of the foremost men in the industry. Tie. is Fred NiMn. Amongst his most recent successes are “The Three Musketeers” and “Blood and Sand. 1 ’ “The Famous Mrs Fair ’ is handled with consummate skill and is a worthy successor to those might; features. The supports include a cntitedv. gazette, travelogue and orchestra.