AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 January 1923, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

XOI'.MA TAI.AIADG'K TO-.NICII'I

AilmiriTs of tin- popular Nonna. Talmadge will lin<l much to their liking in “The Wonderful Thing’' at the Princess Theatre to-night. This production is from the stage suet-ess ol the same name by Lillian Trimble Bradley and Forrest Halsey, and begins in the aristocratic circles of England and ends on a hog-ranch in lowa. .Miss Talmadge portrays the rote ol Jacqueline Boggs, the I' renoh convent educated daughter of the American Hog King. “The Wonderful Tiling” comes into life when sjie meets Donald annerby, the eldest son ol an impoverished aristocratic English family, who is an incorrigible dirt. His lovo-mak-ing. done without any serums intent, arouses real love on her part. An net of a weak youtigor brother. makes tin* raising of a large amount of money by Donah! an imperative matter. and even while despising himsell as a cad. he married .lac for her wealth, she n ideailv liappv for a. time and Donald learns to love her; and thill she discovers his real object in marrying her. Pride causes her to leave him. hot the story ends happily in her own holm m lo.vn Harrison Ford plays the leaning male role. A g<md supporting programme will also he screened. including the latest Bathe CnzetU-, a very line scenic taken tip at .vipmr ami a good comedy.

PICTURE BENEFIT TUESDAY

M< LEAN'S I’(>PUJ. A 1? PICTURES. At the Princess Theatre to-morrow night. Air Me Lea n is tendering a benefit to the Halligan fund. The star su! ]ect for the evening’s entertainment is .1. M. Burie s iinmoilal story "The Little Minister'’ which has been pictured with everybody s I.norite. Pot tv Compson in the leading role. The story tells a romantic love dory. Retiy is a gypsy and she upsets a whole town-in the unfolding of a most agiceablc plot. This is a picture which all she.old see and enjoy for it depicts hu man nature in that pleasing way which Sir .1. M. Barrie has made his own. There will he good supports, ami altogether Mr Mcl,can is putting nil a first-class programme. Apart from the merits of the entertaiiiiiienl. to which of course the oreliostrn will add a quota, with the new programme to he rcndeied. the special character of > lie benefit will appeal to all and tie. i t .hould Li ■> hujrqier at tendance. Ihe pi nc, of admission an* -s and Is without tax.