AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 May 1922, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

DEMPSRY-CARPENTIER FIGHT TO-NIGHT. To-night in the Princess Theatre, Mr D. D. O’Connor will present the official 5-TTeel Film record of the Dempsoy-Car-pentier fight. In this extraordinarily successful picture, the valiant attempt of the French national hero to wrest the coveted title from the American Goliath is depicted in graphic form. In building a special elevated platform for the cameramen, the promoter sacrificed some hundreds of high-priced seats in order that film audiences the "world over should view the momentous contest from the best possible point of vantage. Twenty-two cameras were used in filming the fight, and the best portions of each version have Woven to-gether-to tell the story of the battle of the modern gladiators. 11l addition to the actual combat, the official pictures show in every detail, the sharply-con-trasted training methods of the two champions, providing a valuable lesson in up-to-date physical culture. Not the least remarkable feature of the greai fight was the universal interest exhibited by the gentler sex. The fact that in Auckland more than 10,000 ladies witnessed thes pictures in stiiking evidence of the popularity of Georges Carponticr, who has been called "The Idol of Womankind,” Prices to-night will he 2s Dress Circle, Is Stalls Plus Tax. No half tickets. \