AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

MsLEAN’S PICTURES.

■BLAZING BARRIERS” TO-NIGHT

This (Friday) evening tit AleLean'c, Pictures a magnificent- ti-aet super special entitled “ Blazing Barriers ” from the novel by James Oliver Curvvood will be presented. Atarguerite Com tot, Lew Codv. Edmund Breeze and Sheldon Lewis arc starred in this wonderlul production. One ot the thrilling scenes is the greatest forest fire in real colours ever filmed. Two men loved Jacqueline. One a suave, polished product of the cities, who thought to win her hv trickery and guile, the other a woodsman, upright and honourable, whose love was so clear as tbe pines among which lie dwell. If you love dogs—and there are very lew of us who don’t—you must not fail to see " Blazing Barriers" for in Hie cast of this magnificent production is “Taxic,” a dog of almost super human intelligence. Tnxie plays a most important part in the development of the plot and according to Dell Henderson who directed tin* picture, lie was infinitely easy to handle. “Taxic knew what was expected of him and did it almost without a word from me." said Air Henderson.

■' Where I would have to rehearse certain players in certain scenes time and time again to get the effect I was after, I merely had lo talk to Toxic, giving hint the idea of what f wanted done, and, lo and behold, it was done! All of which, 1 know, sounds incredible, to a great many people, and to whom 1 can only say that they don’t know Taxie. lie is without a doubt the most remarkable animal I have ever come in contact with and 1 feel confident that all those who see his splendid work in the picture are going to agree with me.” A two-reel comedy, gazette and scenic will complete this lug programme. McLean’s Supremo Or chestra will render new .selections. Satuday.—“ The Woman I'ndor Oath,” a monster programme. --TIIK CHI-.KX tiODDKSS." On Tuesday night at the Princess Theatre. McLean’s Pictures will screen a magnificent production, m S-great acts, entitled "The (been Ooddcss.” Beautiful Alice Joyce is starred as the heroine, and Sir George Arliss as the rajah, a characterisation made possible only by the brilliant talent of this noted artist. The story of " The Orecn Goddess shows an Indian Prime, thy Itajaii ui I»uK1 1 , and a beautiful Knglisll woman, Lueilla ( respin, are the central figures in this intensely dramatic story. Lusillla Crespi.ii is the wife of a British Major stationed aL a post on the Northern frontier of India. Her husband is a drunkard and a hour; he makes life a tragedy for her. She lives only for her children. 11l love with Airs Crispin is Dr Basil Traherne, a scientist and intrepid aviator. "When news of a native uprising makes it imperative for Mr- ('respin to rush to her children in a distant settlement. Traherne volunteers to take her to the .Major ill his aeroplane. The plane crashes to the ground in a remote spoi in the Himalaya Mountains. This place proves to he near the shrine of the Green Goddess, deity of the people of the Kingdom of Itukli. which is ruled by an Oriental potentate with an Oxford education and Parisian tastes. The superstitious native believe the ihree while people have been brought down from the sky as roinpeiiKutiriu for the his-, 111 ihree of the Rajah's broilier-- vOio have been condemned io deal h bv the British Government fora political murder. (To lie continued. I MASTER PICTURES. ‘•'ONLY TV TO-NIGHT. The Master Pictures present ibis evening at the Opera House a Paramount product ion " Only iiu which May MrAvoy. Lois Wilson. Elliott Dexter and (b-orgo Fawcett are leatured. Mothers and daughters have often become ihe best of pals, lint seldom, indeed. do the best of pals suddenly become mother and daughter, ihe lit si known instance of that occurring in screen annals has just taken place at the Paramount "West Coast studio. For years Lois Wilson and May AleAvov have been inseparable comrades, confidants of joys and sorrows alike. Miss Wilson, being three inches the taller of (lie two and weighing perhaps fifteen pounds more, has always "mothered” .Miss McAvoy. Opening scenes of the picture show Mrs Stanley (Aliss Wilson) in the net of moving. Piles of boxes, furniture scattered to every corner. trunks stacked in places where they are forever in the way. barrels ol packed china and rubbish and dirt on everv side make a scene which every woman will readily recognise and. since they are uni involved, enjoy. Supporting programme of comedy, travelogue, and gazette, with full musical programme !>v Bonetti’s Oreliesl l a .