AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 May 1919, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

“THE MYSTIC MIRROR.” TO-NIGHT 1 TO-NIGHT 11 To-night in the Princess Theatre the one and only performance of Proctor’s charmiugmfisical extravaganza, “ The Magic Mirror,” will be given by the cleverest of clever children, composing the Millerton Juvenile Opera Company. The performance given by these clever little artists not only delighted, but astonished, the large audience that greeted them last Tuesday evening iu Greymouth. The musical play, “The Magic Mirror,” is one that delights the old aud the young, comprising, as it does, charming musical numbers and a good plot, that is laid in our own troublesome world and the realms of Fairyland. The costumes are appropriate, especially the fairy aud gnome dresses. Children are more clannish than Scotsmen, therefore you cannot give your children a better evening entertainment than a fairy story played by children, and as to- night will be the only opportunity, our advice is, do not miss it. The prices of admission are set at dress circle 3s, stalls 2s aud back stalls is, plus war tax.

POLLARD’S PICTURES.

“HEARTS OF THE WORLD.”

PRINCESS THEATRE.—MONDAY.

J. C. Williamson, Ltd, will present on next Monday eveniug at the Princess Theatre D. W. Griffiths’s recordbreaker, “Hearts of the World,” a I*2,oooft enhancing love story and pathetic story ot the great war. “ Hearts of the World ” takes the onlookers to the battlefields of France, where are depicted a million fighting men in action, 20,000 hoises, miles of artillery, squadrons of aeroplanes, fleets of Zeppelins, the destruction of cities and a determined charge by a large number of tanks. “ Hearts of the World,” which is regarded as the most important attraction the J. 0. Williamson Ltd. management has sent to New Zealand for many a day, fairly staggered the public, by reason of its almost incredible magnificence, of New York, London and France. In Sydney and Melbourne, during its three weeks’ run in each of those cities, it broke all known records in the moving picture history of Australia. Mr D. W. Griffiths is said to have expended over a million dollars on the production of “ Hearts of the World,” that of course, includes the artists’ salaries. The whole of America had, it is said, to be scoured for the types necessary for the characters in the great war picture, and these were all personally selected by Mr Griffiths himself: consequently each part is perfectly portrayed. As the little disturber, Miss Dorothy Gish has achieved her best triumph. In the comedy scenes she is said to be superb. Lillian Gish as the heroine, has excelled all her previous triumphs. “ Her really line and natural acting,” s'ates a New York critic, “entitles her to rank with the very best actresses the screen has produced.” Robert Harron as the hero, has scored an emphatic success, aud Mr George Seigmaun, as the brutal German Secret Service Agent, has further added to his fame as a picture artist. Others in the cast who h«.ve assisted in making “ Hearts of the World ” the best of the D. W. Griffiths productions are Miss Josephine Crowell, Robert Anderson, Geoige Fawcett, Kate Bruce and Master Ben Anderson. Prices are fixed at Dress Circle 3/, Stalls 2/ plus tax. Seats for Dress I Circle can be reserved at Mrs Browne’s. ;