AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

MCLEAN’S PICTURES,

“PLEASURE MAD FRIDAY.

Although her life since marriage lias been one of hard work and few ma-

terial pleasures, Marjorie Denton (Mary Alden) is absolutely happy. Her husband, Hugh Benton (bluntly Gordon) earns only a small salary as a clerk, but is ambitious and encouraged by his wife. Marjorie’s devotion and sacrifices are repaid by her children. Elinor (Norma Shearer) and Howard (William Collier, Jr.), unlike most children of their age are unspoiled and unsophisticated. Ten years of economy and struggling end in Hugh's sudden financial success with a railway safety system lie lias devised. The change in their lives is radical. Oil the night of Elinor’s coming-out party, she quarrels with her mother because Marjorie objects to iter evening gown Elinor’s intimacy with Geraldine do Lacey (Winifred Bryson), an adventurous widow, lias completely spoiled her. Hugh and liis friend. Joint Hammond (Frederick Truesdcll), a wellknown attorney, act ns peacemakers between mother and daughter. Geraldine fascinates Hugh, who ignores his wife during the party. The evening is further marred when site discovers that Howard is in a drunken stupor in his room. She stays with iter son, and Hugh stays with the attractive widow. Marjorie realizes that her family is slipping away from her. She attempts to bring them together with an old-fashioned evening at home, hut fails miserably. Hugh’s late hours and growing intimacy with Geraldine do not escape Marjorie’s notice. She sends for Mrs tic Larv, and charges her with trying to take her husband away. They quarrJl, and Hugh arrives in time to demand that his wife apologise to Geraldine. Marjorie indignantly refuses, and Hugh escorts Geraldine homo. He asks whether she would care for him it lie were free, and Iter answer is most enthusinstieITugh comes home to ask Marjorie for a divorce, promising her three-quarters of his fortune if she consents. The blow is- doubly strong, for site still loves her husband. But Hugh is determined to lie free, and puts the question up to the children. Me asks which parent they would prefer to live with—ns lie and Their mother are going to he separated. Elinor goes to her father, and Howard dings to Ids mother in tier distress.