AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1922, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD’S PICTURES.

To-night in the Princess Theatre Pollards present a. big double programme featuring Sessue Hayakajva in “An Arabian Night” and Viola Dana in “The Offshore Pirate.” THE GENTLEMAN BUSHRANGER. To-morrow Thursday night in the Princess Theatre Pollards will present Beaumont Smith’s big Australian drama “The Gentleman Bushranger,” featuring Australia’s greatest horseman Dot McConville will he presented to picture patrons. Dot McConville is new to New Zealand and this young lady had not been long in her teens when at the Melbourne Show in 1917 she established the world’s record high jump, and thus brought her daring and cleverness prominently before the world. The story of “The Gentleman Bushranger” is strongly brought out, and never for an instant docs the interest cease. Several fine scenes are depicted, such as the light in the rigging of a schooner, a gold escort robbery, the bushranger held up by the police, the rescue from a mine. ■ The humorous interest is also carried out by the introduction of a troup of dramatic players, who are tonring the backbloeks. Founded on the story hv Rod eric Owen, “A Stripe for Trooper Case,” Mr Smith has embodied in this feature a wealth of detail, and every scene every action, shows that the most minute attention and thought have been given to the production. ,Prices will he 2s and Is plus tax. D.C. seats can bo reserved at Mclntosh’s.

“OLD MOTHER HUBBARD” PANTOMIME. Nothing on such an elaborate scale has yet been attempted in the country as the record-breaking pantomime, “Old Mother Hubbard,” fresh from an

Auckland season of 22 consecutive performances, five more than the

famous “Chu Chin Chow.” A panto- , mime that can run so strongly in a city the size of Auckland must be possessed of great merit. The Auckland dailies and weeklies cannot speak too highly of the production, so country theatre-goers me in for a special treat at the Princess Theatre, lloki- i tike, during the short season of the j Pantomime Coy., starting on Wedties- j day, May .‘l. Evidently no expense has been spared in bringing Llio pantomime j right up to date. One striking novelty is the jazz scene, painted by one of Sydney’s well-known artists Irom designs taken from a recent big London revue. Another series of scenes which form a beautiful transformation representing spring, summer, autumn, and winter, is a triumph of the scenic painter’s art. The costumes worn in the production, of which there are some humlieds, also call for special ; mention, and are from the parlours of the well-known Mnsrottcs, Sydney. The specialities by Mr Fred White, the talking violinist,. Arthur and Ruby ll.Ttram, in their latest dance creations, .11 iss Laurie MacLeod, of the perfect figure, in her beautiful Eastern dance, and Miss Ethel Osborne, the golden-voiced lyric soprano, in gems from opera, are worth going a long way to see and hear. Miss Osborne, in particular, is a star of great brightness, J and her singing of “The Pipes of Pan,” “The Nightingale’s Trill,” and “The I Last Rose of Summer” will he long remembered in Auckland. The part of j Old Mother Jluhhard is in the capable hands of Mr George Harpur, and he is ably hacked up in his funny business by Mr Arthur Bertram, Miss Ruby; Raymond, and Mr A. Meredith. Beau-j tiful ballets and excellent choruses help, the principal hoy and girl in their num- J hers, and combine in making one ot the j brightest and best big companies that lias ever visited Hokitika. The plan is at Miss Mclntosh’s sweet shop, where seats may be reserved without extra charge. The little ones will remind their parents of the special matinee of “Old Mother Hubbard on Thursday afternoon at .Ltd, to whien school children are to he admitted to any part of the theatre for tlm modest sum of Is Id. On Thursday night the excruciatingly funny Panto, with an English, French and Australian reputation, “Little Bo Peep,” is to he produced. urur M'waoTOrßOgga IBWWSRiDCB