AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1922, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD’S PICTURES.

A TRIPLE STAR DISPLAY,

The only picture display of the week by 'Pollards will be given this evening when will he presented a big triple Star display featuring Clara Kimball Young in the romantic society drama “Straight from Paris,” ft delicious love story that has for' a setting, a sucesMon of gowns, robes ,ete. that one of the smartest creations of French Fashions—the second star picture “The Twilight Baby” presents Virginia 'Rnppc in a special comedy feature. The sensational picture of the evening is shown under the title of “The Trail of the Arrow.” This unique picture is tho story of a marvellous journey by a hig Essex car driven by two young actresses, Nell Shipman and Marjorie Cole, brought about by a big wager. The route was set out by Arrows and 'at a given time the young women set out on the trail of these arrows. It took them three days to reach the bottom of the Devil’s punch bowl. Their lives were endangered many times during the trip. No sign* of faking can be detected although the feats of the car in climbing rocks and descending chasms make one doubt his eyes.

“OI.D MOTHER HUBBARD”

PANTOMIME,

“Kiss and Miss” and “The Bamboo Tree,’ 1 ’ two pretty duets by the principal hoy and girl in “Old Mother Hubhard” Pantomime, to he staged at the Princess Theatre, Hokitika, on Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon, should become very popular. Other prctty»nurubers that have proved very 'popular are “Saucy Girlie,” sung by Sally Horner, “Girls, Girls, Girls,” by Robin, “In tho Sea,” by Bluebell and a, bevy of pretty girls in bathing costumes, “Alice Samee,” by Robin and girls ,“Tlic Tin Soldier,” by Archibald, and “The Navy” by Miss Lulla Fanning and chorus of ladies dressed as sailors. Besides these songs of the lighter order, Miss Ethel Osborn, from the N.S.W. Conserve tori u m is to sing “T[lk| Pipes of Pam.” “The Nightingales Trill,” and “The Isist Rose of Summer.” This young lady has one of tho finest lyric soprano voices ever heard in New Zealand. Although singing occupies a fair portion of the programme, there is ample room for some very clever dancing and excellent specialities. The sceiery is very beautiful, and includes a striking transformation scene depicting spring, summer, autumn and winter, while the dressing is by Mascottes, Sydney—a sufficient guarantee of its excellence. The whole pantomime is on a most lavish scale, nothing having been left undone in the endeavour to give patr us the very best. Tho box plan is at Miss Mclntosh's Sweet Shop where seas may he reserved without extra charge. The school children’s matinee of “Old Mother Hubbard” takes placo on Thursday afternoon at 3.15 and the little ones are to he admitted to any part of tho Theatre for the small sum of one shilling plus tax. The short session concludes on Thursday night with the production of “Little Bo Peep” one of the cleverest I’antos ever written.