AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1922, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

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A SPECIAL METRO FEATURE TO-NIGHT.

To-night Pollards are presenting 1 beautiful May Allison in her latest Metro success entitled “Are All Men Alike.” The story deals with the artiste quarter Bohemia, New York, and is the finest picture to date, that this pleasant actress has apjx'ared in. The supporting pictures in to-night’s display are the latest Gazettes and a. two-reel side-splitting comedy. On Thursday Pollards are screening a huge lull of fare, when two special dramas will be shown. Sessue Hayaikawa will be seen in his latest picture for Hayworth entitled “Li Ling Lang,” 1 five reels, and Billie Rhodes is featured in a Robinson Cole production also' five reels, “Tbe Lamb and the Lion.”' A Chinese Prince found slain in bed! A beautiful American girl sobbing alone in her room, thinking that .she has driven the prince tri suicide. Her heartbroken young fiance who behoves .that lie has drilled the prince in a fit of jealousy, jciiis is one unusual situation In “Li Tang Lapg,” a production starring Sessue Hayakawa, ■which opens at the Princess Theatre fo-morro v. ■ .’“'Ll Tang jLang” is a ptory whi'-'

abounds in tlirdte romance- and siis-' ponse. Hayakawa is seen :n the vole of .the .Chinese Prtnqe w.bo .giaduv ws .from a university. jHe -falls in love with a beautiful white girl, and is loved by her in return, but is forced to give her up because of racial differences. Chinese intrigue and mystery then takes a band in the affairs of the prince.

Bewitching Billie Rhodes is seen -in a piny that will delight and stimulate! tile most--jaded fancy by its humour,; thrilling situations and sensational finale. A girl who is a crook by accident of environment—a daring midnight burglary—the sensational capfuro of the girl, who is forced to become a social imposter and marries a man to carry out the scheme of revenge of a society leader—are some of tbe complications that make this picture excellent. The cast is one of unusual merit of which Billie Rhodes is “Boots” the heroine, Melbourne McDowell plays Uncle Ben, chief of the crooks known as “The Lion.”

THE FAMOUS N.Z. DIGGERS. Springing surprises have been a habit with the Famous New Zealand Diggers. The latest surprise this wonderfully successful company is springing on their patrons is the advent of some new Digger talent secured from other parts of the world. These additions to the New Zealand talent already in the trolipe will include Joe Valli, a Scottish comedian and eccentric dancer, who has appeared with his own screamingly funny sketch, “Tickets Please” at the Palladium, London, and throughout the Moss Stoll Circuit. Another importation is Frank Perryn, late of Hippodrome, London, where he understudied Geo Robey. Air Perryn is a very versaile. 1 artist whose repertoire ranges from Italian impersonations in character to Geh. Robey comedy. Another newcomer will be Frank Moran, a comedian witli a good singing voice. Moran, who hails from New Zealand, remained in England afteg the war to do a. tour of the .’English music- balk. He was well established as a favourite in the provincejs when circumstances compelled him to hurry back to his native land,- New Zealand, and the Diggers immediately offered! him a contract, which he accepted. Gwilym Davies, the new baritone, is the! possessor of a, splendid voice, which learned for him a command performance before the Royal Family at Windsor. He was a member of the renowned “Anzac Coves,” the, premier entertainers of the Australian Expeditionary Force in France. Ivan Marshall is a tenor, singer who is sure to please. Besides these there are Messrs Ta.no Famn (comedian), Stan Lawson (misleading lady. Gus Dawson, and other well-known members of this organisation. The'.entertainment presented will be entirely) new, no item of the programme halving ever been presented in New Zealand before.