AMUSEMENTS. McLEAN'S PICTURES.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

McLEAN'S PICTURES.

“THY XAAIE IS AVOMAN”—-Friday. Tho story of Friday’s picture shows Pedro the Fox, a weazened, old smuggler of the Spanish Pyrenees, is married to the young and exotically beautiful Guerita, who wedded him through pity and because of his ardent devotion to’her. Captain Roderigo de Castelar, a prominent officer in the Spanish army and one of Pedro’s confederates. informs the Commandanto of his post that Pedro is a smuggler when Guerita spurns his love, -limn Ricardo, a dashing young soldier of the post. loved by the Commnndante's daughter. Dolores, is commissioned to go to the smuggler's cabin under the pretense of wanting his coat mended so as to make passionate love to Guerita and induces her to betray the hiding place of her husband’s stolen goods. Roderigo forewarns the couple so that when Juan arrives at the cabin Guerita is prepared and makes advances to him. A little later Pedro arrives, and Juan leaves without finding any contabam.l. The soldier come? many times to the cabin drawn bv the power of Guerita’s growing love more than by the thought of getting evi-

dence against' her and Pedro. . . . Pedro reaches home just as Guerita and Juan are departing. He begs his wife for a farewell kiss. Pitying the old man, she approaches him and in their last pathetic embrace, he stabs her. Juan is dazed; Pedro succumbs to the shock and falls dead at Guerita’s feet.' Juan takes the girl’s lifeless body in his arms, still awe-stricken by it all, but is rudely brought to his senses, hours later, by an officer I rum the post sent to arrest him for having failed in his mission. Juan is brought before the Cuminandantc, who is about to sentence him to prison, when Dolores rushes into the room. She tells her father that he, and he alone, is to blame ; for it was ho who placed Juan in a very uncompromising position. Tho father comes to see the matter in a new light as a result of his daughter's pleas. He pardons Juan. win) seeks solace in the affections of Dolores. A superb supporting programme "O' be shown. ALT,can’s orchestra will render new and appropriate selections and usual prices will prevail. Snturdny—Harry Carey in “I rasliinjj; Thru.”