AMUSEMENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19198, 14 June 1924, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

EMPIRE THEATRE. “Tho White Tiger” is the principal picture in the new programme presented at the Empire Theatre yesterday. This picture, which is a Universal Jewel screen drama, features Priscilla Dean in the role of the ruling spirit of a hand of international crooks, and then losing her heart lo wborn she has despoiled. Sylvig Donovan, Roy Donovan, and Count Donelli, 1 hreo international crooks, go to America to make a clean-up. ’ Although Sylvia and Roy are, brother and sister they are unaware cf the fact. In America they rob the homo of a wealthy man through a ruse Irv which Roy is concealed in an automatic chess-player and smuggled in. While he is attempting to re-enter the dummy ho is seen by Dick Longworth, a wealthy man who is in love with Sylvia. The trio flee to the north woods with the loot, and are followed by I>oiigworlh. In vain he tries to induce them to return it, but, they refuse. However, each crook mistrusts the other, and all sit for sleepless nights and da vs watching and waiting. Donelli finally inflames the hatred of Sylvia and Roy, and she stabs him. Rov sinks to the floor cry ing Donelli was the man that had killed his father. For the first time Sylvia learn s the relationship. Rov recovers, and Sylvia and he returns the gems after Longworth s promise to help Roy start anew. Donelli flees, and later is found dc,ad of exhaustion, while, as Dick’s wife, Sylvia finds happiness. OCTAGON THEATRE. The attraction at the Octagon Theatre just now illustrates how a rich and beautiful lady of noble birth gave up her name and left tho fashionable Baris salons in order to live as a man amongst rough men iu South Africa, “Ponjola,” as the film is named, follows closely on the linos of the book on which it based, and the screening of it is followed with keen interest by; the audience. As tho heroine of tho play, tho English noblewoman, who disguises as a man, • Anna O. Nilston is admirably cast. Despite her essential feminism she is as much at home in male attire as she is in the clothes of her sex. The illusion is perfect, and in those sequences of the story where she appears as h man one losses consciousness of the fact that it is a woman playing (ho part. James Kirkwood, as Lniidi Druro, tho embittered Englishman who seeks to drown his sorrow in “ponjola.” is all that can ho desired. Ho handles his part excellently and never once is he guilty of over-acting. Ruth Clifford has a role essentially suited ‘to her typo in Gay Lypiatt: Joseph Kilgonr is a convincing villain, and ether prominent roles are cxcellwtly handled hv Tnllv Marshall, Edwin Sturgis, Claire M‘Dowcll, Claire L>u Brey, and Bernard Randall.