AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

fc&cLE A?4'B PICTURES,

“SADVAG-E” -TO-NIGHT.

".Salvage,” Pauline Frederick’s latest Hohertson-Cole super-special production to he screened at the Princess Theatre this evening is a story of mother love, that love which “ passoth all understanding,” and does not count too great any sacrifice or suffering. Miss Frederick plays part of Bernice Ridgeway, a young woman ol tine family and breeding, who has always regarded marriage as a tender, beautiful idea. Disillusionment follows closely upon the heels of her maria go to Cyrus Ridgeway, a power in the financial world. Despite her efforts to maintain her dream, there is borne upon her the fact that her husband’s one creed is to get gold, and that his purpose in marrying her was to perpetuate tiie family name of Ridgeway. FaU> mocks Cyrus, however, when his heir is horn hopelessly deformed. With no regard for the suffering of hi, wife, he orders tla* child taken away, ami when Bernice recovers Irotn her illness, she is told that her baby died. Through a gossiping servant Bernice learns of her husband's cruelty, a cruelty which prompted him to ask the doctor if it were not hotter let the child die rather than have a deformed baby hear the Ridgeway name. In a spirit oi hatred and revolt against the man whose name she hears. Rei-nii-e strips from her tlm cosily clothing, the jewels, add leaves forever the house ol Ridgeway. How chance plays into her hands and gives her the happiness she desires makes a very interesting climax to the story. A two-reel comedy, gazette and travelogue will support this magnificent star. New musical selections will he 'rendered and usual prices will he charged.