AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

McLEAN'S PICTURES. -

■■ WHILK PARIS SLEEPS” —TUESDAY. Oil Tuesday .McLean’s present "While Paris Sleeps.” Gay life in Paris, the glamour and romance of that city of life and enchantment, the Latin quarter and the gay abandon of studio life where th'c passionate warmth of intense hatred and love holds sway, the Apaches haunts, the reckless romance of the Mardi Gras. The Story:—Henri Santtidos. a sculptor, was a suave, litiislied product of the Latin OiiarLer of Paris. Dennis O'Keefe, a wealthy young American, who was touring France with his father, stooped at the famous •• tree-top " inn outside of Paris for refre-hi'ientßelie Larvache. a beautiful model, who laid gone, there to -pend the day with Sautados, saw

O'Keefe and an introduction was secured through George Morler, a mutual friend. Their acquaintance progressed and finally resulted in a deep infatuation for ea. il Other. The intense jealousy of Sanlados was aroused, and he plantted to dispose ol 0 Keele. lie found a willing tool in Father .Marionette. the keeper of a wax Museum known as the "Chamber ot Horrors, whose mind had become unbalanced from the horrors which he depicted. 8a ulndos agreed to mould his wax figure if lie would dispose ol O’Koele by a fiendish torture device consisting ol a httgli lay with which lie hurtled rats. The prospect, of a human victim delighted him. O'Keefe’s father, who had had a similar love affair in his youth, endeavoured to discourage the friendship of his son and the model, lie asked Boho to give him up. That night was the time set for the famous .Mardi Gras festival. Belie and Dennis participated in this gala event. She realized, however, that it was the last time she would see him, and her smile hid an aching heart.