AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1926, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES,

“TROUBLES OF A BRIDE.”—TONIGHT. Gordon Blake is a master Crook. Ho renews the acquaintance of an old prison pal, who is now a chaulfeur. In the smoker of a train Blake becomes acquainted with an architect, who tells him that he is shortly to reconstruct a- tine southern country estate, Patterson Hall, Learning that the owner is an eccentric individual who docs not believe in hanks and keeps all his cash in a vault on the premises, and that a week will pass before the architect leaches the Hall, thev steal the plans and the architect’s arious identification papers. Armed with these credentials, Blake introduces himself to the aged millionaire as the architect. The former chauffeur finds lodging in the neighbourhood, and awaits Blake's call to assist in looking for the money-laden vault. The crunk is much impressed by the millionaire’s beautiful daughter, .Mildred, who is engaged to Robert Wallace. Vera, a maid, is recognised hv Blake as a former crook, and solicits her assistance in the proposed robbery. Together they work out a plan whereby Wallace is to be “vamped” by Vera, and they arrange it so that Mildred -ees young Wallace kissing the girl. Becoming enamoured of Mildred, Blake postpones the robbery of the located vault, till the day before the wedding, when lie decides to kidnap the girl. The crook tolls Mildred that she ought to teach Wallace a lesson about flirting, and

induces tile romantic girl to submit to a plan to kidnap tier before Hie ceremony and will make it difficult for the bridegroom to rescue his bride. Accordingly the girl is seized by masked men and secreted in a lonely moun-tain-side shack. Finding themselves closely pressed l>y W “ace and a rescue party, the crooks uoard a passenger train. When they uncouple all but the engine and the first cars, Mildred realises her captors are in earnest. One of the passengers fires, wounding Blake and killing the chauffeur, another sets the car on fire and the girl is left alone on the burning train. The pursuing Wallace gets a team of horses and when lie. sees the wounded Blake, a desperate light ensues, in which Wallace is thrown on the road and Blake is killed by the fall. Wallace gets a locomotive and pursues the burning train, reaching it as it is about" to plunge into a river. He calls to Mildred on the burning car to jump, and she leaps into his arms as the train falls from the bridge. AV'allace stops the engine at the edge of the bridge, and Mildred and be rejoice to be alive together. Coming Thursday—“ The Mask ot Lopez.”

PAT HANNA’S DIGGERS

PR INCESS THEATRE—FRIDAY

Announcement' is mode of the coming ti) Hokitika of Pat Hanna’s Vico-regal Diggers, one of the most remarkable record-breaking companies south of the line. They are the company who created a stir in the theatrical world by playing for <IBB conseculire nights in the Crcinorne Theatre, Brisbane, which seats 2-100 people. This record has never hecn approached by any other company, and the fact of their creating such a record can leave no possibility of doubt regarding the calibre of the company. Also their proud record is further enhanced by their being the only company specially engaged to play a season in the Grand festival Hall at the Dunedin Exhibition. and the directors of the Exhibition have arranged for a return season in March. This simply speaks for itself. This brilliant coterie of perform, ers includes such well-known names ns G. P. Hanna. .Toe Valli. Bert Gilbert, Stan Lawson, Brian Lawrniiee, Jim Koran, dock Thomson. Chris Kilner. I'Tnnk .McDonald, llov Brinsden. Wallace Lloyd, laa C'rossley. Jessie Hanna. Vera Carow, Rose! to Powell. Thelma Pittiml, Wynne Thomson, Kathleen Lawrence, Olive Tinker. Gwen Lewis. M.vrn Pennell. Vera Uix, with Hie Diggers’ Superb Ballot find a full concert orchestra. Of this company, with their morrv quips, topicalities, songs sayings, male quartettes, sketches melody moment, domestic episodes, and interludes, grave and gay, the Sydney “Bulletin” says: “The public are hungering for worthily made Australian goods; and in Hanna’s Diggers wc have a show of which wo can safely say: ‘They have the goods.’ ” The season is limited to one night only, and the box plans are now open at Mclntosh's. Prices are (is. Is. and 2s (plus tax), and advice to intending patrons is “ Book now.”