OTAKI THEATRE.

Otaki Mail, 10 March 1922, Page 2

OTAKI THEATRE.

■'BUCKING THE TIGER." AC Eslick'H Grand Palace Hotel in Circle City, Alaska, five human derelicts or the Klondike gold rush are holding a council of war to evolve some means of recouping their shattered finances. The group consists of Bitcbio Maedonald, erstwhile college football star, and society cotillion leader; Andy Walsh, ox cow-puncner from Wyom"; ing; Count Jean do Salla La Terriere. a French soldier of fortune; William Hilly..r. a scion of the English nobility; and George Grnham, just a general failure. 1 n spit,. of Pate '„ rough handling. they still hear traces of their former refinement, with the oxception of Graham, who is over sliding on the downward path. Their council is interrupted by tho entrance of Emily Dwyer, who had come to the north to marry Graham after he had written her that ho ivfM doing very well, and they could bo married at once. Arriving at Circle City. Emily learned that: Graham was a drunkard, and refused to marry -him. Macdonald Wrr.* Emily contemplates suicide, but succeeds in turning her from her purpose. The boys hit or a plan to help Mary—a death fact of which Mae Donald's life is the forfeit. Then news comes of another goH strike near :. mine that Maedonal.j ha' thought worthless. Thi- timp success follows, and the four comrades are hap py. The end of the year draws ncur and all are about to leave for hone, when Graham appears on the scene, arA demands that MacDonald keep bis part of the death pact. Mac mjn he will go through with it, and is about to keep Mb word, when some unforeseen circumstances entirely change the situs-

tion, and the picture close* up with Mac-Donald and Emily united, and tee threo staunch pals on they way to prot perity. This is the star pictue at the Otaki theatre tonight. "ISOBEL: OE, THE TRAIL'S END." TO-MORROW NIGHT. One of the interesting e-ventr for lovers of the photoplay of the »ea*-on wiE occur at the Otaki theatre, where James Oliver Curwood 's latest Eton- of the Northland, "Isobel, or the Trail's End." will be screened to-morrow n'ignt. This film drama is a product at the directorial talent of Edwin Cftxewe, and i? presented with a- cast which features House Peters and charming Jars Novak. Of all the Curwood -tones, it has been acknowledged that none bal the breadth and human appeal of hi* famous novel, "JO-obel," from whisb this interesting epic of a Northland rfr ma nee was adapted. Those who have read this volume will find that the photoplay version adheres closely to tie lines of action and character portrayel as laid down by the author. Edwin Gart-we. in fact, has been said to hav« given photoplay tmnt their first real glimpse of Garwood; in other wordi. he hts ret&ined the full pow<T of thf

author'* iw&epiitg character psrtrav&Jj and hi- tenie end exciting cfim&xw.