AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1922, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD’S PICTURES.

THE GENTLEMAN BUSHRANGER. PRINCESS THEATRE. To-night in the Princess Theatre— Beaumont Smith will present “The Gentleman Bushranger,” featuring Australia’s champion horsewoman, Hot McConvillc, an artist new to New Zealand and old favourites in Tal Ordell, John Cossgrovc, Bobby McKinnon, Mona Mack, and a host of others. The story is taken from the well-known Australian story “A stripe for Trooper Casey,” full of infinite variety and en. thralling incidents. The ship at sea, the fight in the rigging, the mining township in Australia, the gold find, the hold-up, the mysterious bushranger, the outrage at Anson’s Hut, the ride for life, the gold escort stuck up, 30,000 ounces of gold stolen, the collapse of the mine, rescue of Kitty by the Gentleman Bushranger, the country hall, the roinid-up of the outlaws, and 1000 other sensations. Prices of admission will he 2s and Is plus tax. Seats can be reserved at Mclntosh's.

PANTOMIME i PANTOMIME! Brightness and laughter are to reign at the Princess Theatre. Hokitika on Wednesday and Thursday next, May 3rd and 4th., when the Pantomime Co. formed in Sydney some six months ago for a; New Zealand tour, is to stage “Old Mother Hubbard,” the record breaker, and “Little Bo Peep,” the Pantomime with an English, French, and Australian reputation. There are two forms of entertainment which never lose their appeal to a certain quality in all of us—an inherent youthful fancy which retains for us the glamour with which we have always invested them—they arc the circus and the pantomime. Few of us can forget the forget the tremendous thrill and appeal to our childish imagination of our.first circus. We roared with laughter at the funnyisms of the clown —so stale to our elders - and we earnestly believed the jewels which sparkled on the corsage of the beautiful lady on the pram ing slced were first water gems of countless worth. So also, we believed in the potent influence of the fairy princess of one first pantomime, and rejoiced exceedingly when it overcame the evil machinations of Mephistophelos. disguised as a powerful potentate. Even with our adolescent illusions stripped from 11s by the cold hand of experience the. glamour still steals out across the footlights. There is an illusive attraction beyond the ordinary acceptance of the term “entertainment,” which compels us to the box office when the Pantomime comes round. We go prepared to be amused in a fanciful fashion which never falls, and are seldom disappointed. That is why during the Pantomime sea-son, there is just as many greyheads in the audience, as there are young ones, though the former often invent the pretext that they went for the sake of the children. “Old Mother Hubbard” the opening bill ran at Christmas time in Auckland for 22 consecutive performances, so play goers of Hokitika can rest assured that an entertainment right out. of the ordinary is to he presented to them 011 Wednesday night. The children are not to he neglected, as the management reoog-} nise that Pantomime is the form of j amusement most appreciated by the j litle ones. A special matinee has been i arranged for school children on Times- j day afternoon at 3.15 when the modest charge of Is Id will admit them to any part of the theatre. The popular Pantomime “Little Bo Peep” is to he staged on Thursday night, the final j night of the season. Patrons are advised to hook their seats early for these big Australian successes. The plan is at Miss Mclntosh's sweet shop, where scats may he reserved without extra charge.