AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1930, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

YEB Y BODYS P,ICfURES. “THE GIRL FROM AVOOLWORTHS’’ all talkie; Friday and SATURDAY. 'W->At the Princess Theatre to-night *-'aif(l on Saturday, an all talld© programme will he presented, the star feature being “Tlie Girl Frpm WoolWorths,” featuring Alice White in the principal role. The story states a gay party of young people are throwing a party in the home of Jerry and Jennie Donnolly, 'brother and sister. Pat King is introduced as a singer, and she obliges with a. song as Bill Harrigan enters the apartment, late’ for the party. Pat makes quite a hit with Bill. He understands she is on the stage,' and tells her he is a* .travelling man. The next day Pat meets Bill' on the- sub/way, where he is ; employed as a He tries to make a date with her and she laughs at him. When she leaves the . oar, she forgets her pocketbook.' He finds , it' and learns from a card inside that she is a clerk at Woolworth’s ten cent store. He returns' the pocketbook to her there, and she thaws out and agrees to go on a dinner date with him that night. They attend the Mayfield Club, and the attention of Lawrence Mayfield, l the.; proprietor, is called to Pat by his'assistant. She is summoned to hi office and .offered a job entertaining in the night club. Bill doesn’t like the idea;-but Pat is crazy about it. That night Bill proposes, but she is still thinking about being a big v night club sensation. When she does not hear r from; ;]\layfi,eld, however, she accepts'Bfll’.| i proposal. ;. That night sjipi 'gets -at wire from.. Mayfield to report. forf she is to go K. rirr-tlm' folidvying night. Pat leaves Jher .'room mate, Tillie Hart, all in a \ -Mayfield for - .-Bill arrives at tLefapartment, with the ring, and he isvtirid'.hf Tiliie of Pat’s' good fortune. Bifllhiirns.’.up 1 a.t . the .thought of losing *■ Patyand-■ starts for the club. Tiliie tries to telephone Pat that Billv-js on ..his way down to make trouble." ishe can’t reach either Pat or Mayfield by telephone, so starts down herself. On the way she sees Bill’s car wrecked, and is told that he was taken to hospital. Til lie /. reaches the club just as Pat is to go on for her number. . She-. ..tells Pat that .Bill is in hospital and Pat wapts to rush there and pare for him,, but Mayfield makes her go on with heriturn. She does so, with tears in ;her}eyes, and makes a .great hit. As shh v finisKes :.and returns to her dressing room, Mayfield tells her to for-get-Bill, that they a.re going to have a., dinner (there together. He shoves Tiliie out 7 of the room and js .about ai'ny'iii' a sling and his face bandaged. Sf-yßilL;kicks his way. in, knocks out- Mayfield with his good arm, and ein'brpjeesi i ,;BAt>:;W l th, ..the , same good arbi. : s You’re alb tho career I want,” l£ .Pat«eo,bs.;to- Bill .at . the end ---- Thje supports are- all talkies and include! Rose and Taylor, Notre Dame Glee Club, Harry Tate, Triggy and Maxwell.