AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1923, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY. WEDNESDAY AXI) THURSDAY. “OMAR KHAYYAM.” A GORGEOUS PRODUCTION. The Rnbniyat of Omnr Khayyam, the* grea L Persian spectacle. <omes to the Princess Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday. This film is based on the poem. and carries the onlookers through all phases of human life, so strange and bewitching a farrago is it of grave and gay. The poem, immortalised by the genius of Fitzgerald, has long captivated millions, and its imagery and picturesque atmosphere smell of the East and of Persia in particular. The film contains an appeal to the eyes in 'an .almost bewildering pageantry of gorgeous scenes. Omar, the man. knows the lollies and joys ol life, calmly reflecting on them and pointing out the delusion of trying short-cuts to the millenium. The film tells the story of three hoys who swear a. blood pact that whichever attains fame should share the success. The picture makes an irrestible appeal to all. It is a reminder that sectional views are not world-wide, and that human nature can only change by painfully slow steps. It shows the spacious firmament on high, with the stars in their courses, the market places, the bazaars, with thousands of frequenters, each intent on liis business, great, or small, cities half as old a s time—the Sultan- on It is throne, Ids attendants and mini-tors and loves, the mezzuin (eiier) calling the faithful to worship, the unheeding crowd clamouring at the tavern door, the potter thumping bis wet clay, gardens ablaze with the Persian rose, ruined temples and palaces, alo re .lamsbyd gloried with Bahrain that great hunter—these and a hundred other scenes are gracefully shown. luterwovern is a charming love story in which Katherine Key shows magnetic force as the daughter of the Sheik, and Havmoud Navarro, as her lover, plays with power and restraint, ft is a film that rides above superlatives. The prices for this big attraction are: Circle •_’s I’d. stalls Is ,Bd. children Is Id. Reserved seats at Mclntosh's.