AMUSEMENTS. QRAND OPERA HOUSE. Lesseo J. C. WILLIAMSON, LTD. COMMENCING ON SATURDAY, _ ' MAY 15. ■ ; Without any question, NAZIMOVA NAZI M 0 V A NAZI M 0 V A Is the Greatest Figure To-day on the Motion Picture Screen._ To over-accentuate tho Artistic Preeminence of "THE RED LANTERN," "THE RED . LANTERN," "THE IIED .LANTERN," Would be akin to Gilding Refined Gold. NEVERTHELESS A Few of tho MAIN FACTS in connection with this Epoch Marking Production may bo Briefly emphasised:— NAZIMOVA, tho' Star, is tho Greatest Artisto of the, Screen and Stage. 250,000 DOLLARS was sjient to mako the • production Superior in overy WW. _ THE REGAL ROBES worn by NAZIMOVA are alone valued at FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. FIFTEEN HUNDRED PERSONS appear in the Picture. EIGHTEEN HUGE SETS, spread over SIX ACRES of ground, were built for tTie Exterior Scenos. A COLOSSAL STATUE of the CHINESE GODDESS OF PEACE, measuring 22 feet in height and (i feet in breadth, was built specially for this -picture. THE EjwPEROR'S THRONE ROOM in Old Peking is faithfully reproduced, •with Its Massive Onyx Pillars, carved Throne inlaid with Precious Stones, land-wrought Filigree and Dragons. THE BIG STREET SCENES were taken at Night, and Thousands of Lamps were nsed to ensure absolute ac- , curacy. . NAZIMOVA appears as a BLONDE for I -the first time in her career. Miss E. Driscoll, the well-known Wellington singer, will sing "Shine; on Red Lantern." This song was written especially for this production a|t the enormous expense of 5000 dollars, and cxcels anything previous of its kind, A special 'orchestra has also been selected for this production. . Prices: 35., 25., Is., inclusive of booking, plus tax. Booking office now open at ifche Bristol. Book early to save disappointment. rpOWN HALL, CONCERT CHAMBER. Director John Hopkins. • Commencing NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT, NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT, . THE DANDIES OF 1920 THE DANDIES OF . 1920 THE DANDIES OF 1920 THE DANDIES OF, 1920 ' Nothing like commencing on a Saturday night. It makes a good wind-up to the week. What is it that folks enjoy bitter than a cheerful Saturday nighlii? We don't', know. Do you? THE DANDIES OF 1920. THE DANDIES OF 1920. These folks will cavort decorously after the manner of their respected predecessors—The Dandies of other days. Anything worth hearing, can be heaTd in our programmes. They're merry and bright. .THE DANDIES OF 1920. THE DANDIES OF 1920. Before changing the subject let lis remark that the plan is. at The Bristol, . and the levy is as it was in days of old— 3s. 2d,, 2s. Id., and Is, Id. ■ LICENSING NOTICES. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A : PUBLICAN'S LICENSE. T RICHARD INGRAM LOW, of Wel--Ij lington, Hotelkeeper, do' hereby give notice that I desire to obtain, and will at the next Licensing Meeting, to be , held at the Magistrate's Court at Wellington on the 7th day of June, 1920, apply for a certificate authorising the issue of a (renewal of) Publican's License for a house situate at Willis Street, in the City of Wellington, and known- by the sign of the Te Aro Hotel, containing ten rooms, exclusive of those required for the use of the family. Dated at Wellington the sth day of May, 1920. . R. INGRAM LOW. Messrs. T. and W. Young, J. Speight and Co., Ltd., and Dwan Bros."'are the owners of the premises. Address of owners, Wellington. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A ', PUBLICAN'S LICENSE. I JAMES LEWIN, of Wellington, j ; Hotelkeeper, do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain, and,will at the next Licensing Meeting, to be held at the Magistrate's Court at Wellington on the seventh day of June, 1920, apply for a certificate authorising the issue of a Publican's License for a house situate at Molesworth Street, in the City of Wellington, and known by ithc sign of the Metropolitan Hotol, containing 28 rooms, exclusive of those required for the use of the family. Dated at Wellington the Bth day of May, 1920. \ JAMES LEWIN,. J. Staples and Co., Ltd., are th» owners of the promises, Wellington. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PUBLICAN'S LICENSE. T MINNIE SHEPHERD, of WellingJ.j ton, do hereby give notice.that 1 desire to obtain, and will at tho next Licensing Meeting to be held at the Magistrate's Court at Wellington on tho 7th day of June, 1920, apply for a certificate authorising the issue of (renewal of) a Publican'? License for a house 'situate at Featherston Street, in the City of Wellington, and known by the sign of tho Central Hotel, containing 15 rooms, exclusive of .those required for the use of the family. Dated at Wellington the 4th day of May, 1920. MINNIE SHEPHERD. Staples and Co. aro the owners of the premises. (Address of owner), City. BUSINESS NQTICEB. FLOWERS. OAS. POSTED, thi« 6flect. Collection /i\f (hardy), nothing better in New Zealand; retail value, 45s.:—Boronia, Frenoh Azalea, African Waratah, Veburnum Stelat'a, Auriotfia, D'uck 'lipe (No»'oUv). Flame Creeper, Enostemcn, Scarlet' Jpawhia, Pink Kcnedia, Silver Podeleria, Browalm, R. American Pillar. Adonandera, 4 Fan Palms, 2 years, Will substitute others if mqu'iwl. Bs., posted, 50 (very select), bedding plants (top-notch colours). W. MITCHINSON, ' Wholesale Grower, New Plymouth. MILLINERY. SEE IT! Style and Price made to please. RUSSELL'S MILLINERY CORNER,. Courtenay Place, Wellington. BEFORE Buying Chesterfield Suites bo sure and Inspect Our Stocks. We can show ,vou Wellington's Best Value in All Kinds of Furniture. Tho Dux Auctioneering Co., 141 Manners Street (opp. tho King's Theatro). NION Growers—Tho "Little Briton" Hand Sower sows more ncroago, less seed; scores testimonials. No labour, Cash with order, .02, delivered, Boyd's ' Agenoy, Dunedin,
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19200513.2.70.2
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 195, 13 May 1920, Page 7
Word count
Tapeke kupu
921Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 195, 13 May 1920, Page 7
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.