AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVEf?Y3iTDYC PICTURES.

‘II LA RTS OF OAK'’-. WEDNESDAY. I' l ‘' 11»■; 11' ts n| ( );il<." which l umi's U> llii' I’l'iiii ,'-s I 1 1 ~ in, W,.-iluo'-'lmv. William l-ii.s Inis created a i,m| jnn ! P'Viurc .1 1 ~| mill nf tlii.' greatest "iiiK'- melodrama.' i-v. i- written. piny. (•ii I'm- year.' witli its author. .laums A. If' i-iii•. m i in' h-nrliiiii roh-. i histage jilay has bei-li -c.-ti by iniliinns all over -V i! :• -r i i i in ci iu - iiiid tov.ii.-. of every si/e. I|v la>tel 11 drama ami liean iii-ieri-l. according 111 Clitie-. lias I,cell t rali-ielTe.l In [he .-ereen m a iria imer -e:,e|-;il|..|e, II ■ ! .:il ! ‘ liosv nil 11. well kill im 11 I. ir ilia ei:a raetei'ixa 1 ion - of seafaring men. playing the loading rule of lerrv Dnnnivaii m the screen version, 'rhea,lore Nun Eli/. plays Xcl Knirw eai la r. 1 1 is aiiojiteil sun ami Pauline Starke i- seen as Cliryslal, flic ailnpie'l daughter of the mariner. Olliers in ihe spleinliil support iug ca-i are .lames < Ini ihni. Francis Power-, .leniiie l.ee. The pie! lire v iis ilireeteil hy .lolln Ford, who has Ir en credited uiili many Fox si |f ee-ses. -Means el Oak" is a . ;nry Ilf the New England I ami (lie aril le u a-.ics. Terry Dnnnivaii. a seaman, has adopied two eliildreii - a hev ami a girl. He ha- seen them prow n)i. (‘hrvstal to he a lieiintil'nl young woman ami Neil In he a -| rone: man of l l)e sea. Terry realizes that his hive for Cliryslal lias ripened ini" the love of a man or a woman and lie tells her. Although she loves Ned, the young couple ae.roe (n snrrilire their love for the happiness of their hencI'aetor. Ned. on the pretense of 'hipping in sea. leaves the eon si town and goes to the had. it is not until it is almost too late tlml Terry learns the tragedy of his adopted children’s love and the method lie employs to right v. hat he believes to he hi- wr me. makes a heart Mining drama such as deserves (he lone success of "Ifearls ol link." A 0,001 1 supporting series will also he shown, including iopieals, comedy and serial. On Thursday “North of Nevada” starrine Fred Thomson will he the special attraction.