AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 January 1923, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

CII.ARI.KS RAY TO-NIGHT. “A .Midnight Bell” Charles Bay’s latest picture, which will he featured as a First National attraction at the Princess Theatre to-night is an adaptation of Charles Hoyt’s well-known starve play. Tt is lull of life, swiit action, and in it- Ray has the opportunity to display a variety of cmotions “from grave to gay from lively to severe.” There is some splendid comedy portraved in the best Hay vein, especially in the small general store where the young fellow, determined to fVt si job, shows his ability as a salesman. and astonishes the old-fashioned. Storekeeper with his ability to people part with their dollars—and like it The manneri.il wliieh Ife forces the. old proprietor to give him a job. by witnessing his method of selling awoman a. holt of doth she did not want, is one of the best comedy touches Mr Rav has given on the screen. Other side-splitting seines will show Rav sitting in a pew in a haunted clnirch. There are some ghostly apparitions .enough, in I act. to scare a whole armv of men. hut I ripp slicns mnnfullv to the job and then lands a liuncli of hank robbers, lands the girl and lands partnership m the store. Doris Pawn plays the part of the gu I and others in tl, ecast include San Dyke Brooke, and Donald -MacDonald. 'l'iie latest daumont Graphie, a beautiful {.’bestir Outing scenic and a good comedy completes a tine programme. EMERY BROS. CIRCUS. CASS SQI'AKK- TO-NIGHT. Bmctv’s Circus, a well-spoken of combination arrived in Hokitika Iron) the north to-dnv and are showing on Cass Square to-night. The Circus comes with an excellent reputation, and should attract a large audience. A northern paper says the combination of dogs, ponies horses and artists was dogs, ponies, horses and artists was all well worth seeing. Violin playing and hat spinning by the \\ nlhulla Bros was a treat. Mrs Finery gave some sensational turns on the trapeze, receiving unstinted applause from the large gathering. Starlight, the human pony, exceeded expectations and delighted the audience l>v his teat, ol picking out the hut asked for and also in smoking a pipe and kissing a lady. .Mis- Bhiinle 1 laves showed her skill on the light wire and received wellearned applause for her cleverness, The clown was also very witty and caused no end of amusement liy hi ■ sayings and doings. The circus, as a whole, was an exceedingly clever and clean exhibition and i- cnnlid'Uttlv r< r< m: nicdod lo mmi rcadci

MCLEAN'S PICTURES. When the poll' scenes were being filmed in the new Paramount picture ■‘Don’t Tell Everything,” which will Ihe shown nt Die Princess Theatre by ! -M r McLean on Friday night, Wallace J Peid was overwhelmed hv caddies. J Everyone claimed preference, and not ; a lew lesorled to fisticiill’s. Mr Reid j stars with Gloria Swanson and Elliot Dexter in ilii. line production. The polo uaiiic in the first scenes was an actual reality. It was a Southern Californian sporting event held at Riverside in the Chemawa Park. The e. mipetitors were the Boverlev Hills and Chemawa Park duhs. fn the forj mcr team were Wallace Reid, Klliot ; Deter and .lack Holt, while Miss ! Swanson was in attendance in the ear. j The second star feature is ' Kit the i Trail Holiday,” starring George M. j Cohen ami directed hv Marshall j Xeilan. I (T! AI T A UQI'A IS COM IXO. i The annual Chautaui|iia season here will hr held at tlie Opera House from j February 1.4 th to lTlli inclusive. Thene i will he afternoon and evening per- ■ formanees daily. The lecturers lor the season include Mr .1. C. Xayplie. “A ■ Night in the Orient’’; Mr Drew Person. “.‘sidelights of the North Pacific” : I Dr Trank Bohn. “The World and Ourj selves’’ ; Air Horace Cottrell, “The | World and Ourselves”; and Mr James f Pickard. “Hawaii.” There will he | two distinct concert, companies, appear-1 ! ing on separate days, and the Royal I Hawaiian Quintete. as well as a eomj pany of comedy players. The ,pro- * gramme will thus he well diversified. Tickets are now on sale, hut procurable only from Air 1,. Aldridge, the ; authorised agent for tile local comj mittec. The tickets are on sale at i the usual rates Season, adults 10s ! Hd; students. Os; children is. The : Junior play this ytar will nc Ihe ' Treasure Chest of the Fives,” and Junior Chautauqua will meet at -1.10 each afternoon of the local session.