AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES. “K, TiJE UNKNOWN.” —TO-XIOHT. Picture patrons to llio Princess Theatre tu-night are promised something (piito out of the ordinary when Alary Roberts Rinehart's famous novel “K. The Unknown’’ will he presented, it is a I'niver.sal Jewel Masterpiece.- The picture-play was adapted from the ianious novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart. “K”. which not only was read by many thousands of persons, but which, according to all evidence. is justly 'entitled to that well-known characterisation “a human document.” And if this characterisation is true of the story, it is true of the screen version. It can lie truly said for the picture that it follows the story closely. and accordingly, it appears to the writer of this review that the characterisation in both cases is a correct one. Virginia Yalli. east in the part of Sidney l’age. beautiful young woman, whose life has been passed in a small town where she lias become a social favorite of the younger residents. The gradations she portrays, just one merging from girlhood, through realisation of her growing maturity to one. who. apparently, has tasted of the extreme bitterness of disillusionment, it re convincingly done. The part of “K”. silent and mysterious stranger whose coming to the liltle town presages so much of vital import to the others in the story, is finely handled by Percy Marmont. Margarita Fischer as ('arietta Harrison, misguided, but- devotedly in love with Dr. Max Wilson. portrayed by John Roche, and Maurice Ryan. Francis Keeney, are convincing. Harry A. Rollard. who directed, achieved some fine situations. one of which is a complete hospital operating-room, which is vividly realistic without being in any way gruesome. The latest in Topienls and a good comedy will complete a fine display together with special selections by Miss Williams' orchestra. Ksttal prices will lie charged.