MAORILAND PICTURES.
"ENLIGHTEN THY DAUGHTER."
I '' Enlighten Thy Daughter,'' in seven i parts, will be shown to-morrow at Otaki. The synopsis is:—Two girls of entirely f different types of cousins. Ruth grows to maturity under tho watchfu- care of a doving mother, while Lillian is neglected by her mother, wVjsc passion for gambling is greater than her love for home and family. Ruth is given the advantage of her mother's knowledge of the world's pitfalls, while Lillian, ignorant of, the mysteries of life, meets Harold Winthrop, the spoiled and reekeless son of a wealthy widow. A motor trip, delayed by rain, causes Harold and Lillian to remain away from home. She later introduces Winthrop to Ruth, with whom he soon falls in love, resulting in his becoming indifferent to-Lillian. Lillian's mother to satisfy her gambling debts has become a partner of a practitioner in birthcontrol. His treatment results in Lillian's death, and on Iter deathbed she bes that her mother be forgiven, and confesses that Harold was responsible for her condition. Lillian's father realising his wife's responsibility drives her from home, while Ruth breaks her engagement „to Harold.
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Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 30 April 1919, Page 3
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188MAORILAND PICTURES. Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 30 April 1919, Page 3
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