AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 July 1923, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

GREAT CAST CHOSEN FOR. “LITTLE LORD FAI’XTLEROY.” TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! Miss I’iekfonl uses great can; to got proper people to portray part.-;. At no time in her career lias Mary Bickford given more rare to the choosing of a cast as to the assembling of •suitable types for her next United Artists iilm offering “Tittle Lord Fa un Horny.” which will be the feature at the Brim-ess Theatre, beginning to-night. The lending character role, that of the gouty and irrasciblc old Earl of Boriucourt, is played by Claude GilImgwater. tootlight veteran whose most recent triumph was a.> cite grouch in “Three Wise Fools.” Air Giliingv.nter has ninny other triumphs to his credit, having been on the speaking stage for more than twenty-five years. This represents his first venture in pictures.

Joseph Dowling, who registered the pinnacle of cinema fame in ••The .Miracle .Man.” is playing the part of liavi ham, the dignified, understanding and shrewd solicitor whose analytical mind does much to help solve the great difficulty which lorms the climax of the -tory. Those three lovable elmro tors, the grocer, the uppiewoman and the bootblack, are portrayed in their re-

spective i tiler lev James Man us. Kate Brice and Fred Midaiesla. Man ns played llobbs. the grocer in tin- original Fauntleroy east on the stag', in I-'.-'" 1 . Kate Price is recognised as one of the leading delineators of Irish character parts on the screen. As the mother ill Mary Bickford's “Anmrilly ol Clothesline Alley" she was a tremendous hit. She also appeared in Miss Bickford’s lasi production. “Through the Bark Door” also with Douglas Fairbanks as Mrs Canhv in ‘‘Arizona.” 'I "lie Laxity features that Kate Price has appeared in are far 100 many to enumerate, and she was one of lhe first stage actresses to lake up picture work. Fred Malatesta has shown to splendid advantage in the following features: “The Mask” in the part of Enrico Kor.'da. for First National; “Big Robertson-Cido : “"I he Bms n| Rosaline" in the role of Revannl. a l.ask.v pla.v. Malatesta is ex peeled lo give an <-s----relent impersonation of the Halim hoot-hlack who was one of the New 'Yoi'k i l ories of the little Lord. I’osie Dioue will play Minna, the adventures who challenged l.- rd Fanntle•oy’s claim to ihe title. Miss Dii-tm Las dene exielh-nt charmter work m -.'■any on .dud ions most conspicuous perhaps are “.-bids” in which she play'd Mine. Didier; floldwvn's --The Great I.aver” in which -he in I m-pret eil the role of .thill'. Sabntini; "The World and its Woman.” wle-re she took the part of Irena. The role of The St ranger, husband of the adventuress, will he taken by Arthur Tbalnsso. who will he remembered for his work as Joe Svlva in Allan Dwau’s ‘■fi'orhrdden Thing.’ also as F.vengali in Husky's “A Dollar a Year Alan.” Mary Bickford's custodian of persona! wardroLe. Mine Bodamere, win began her picture career in ‘-Through the Back Door.” will have a very good part in ‘-f.it.ilo Lord Fiumtleroy." She wiII he Mrs Higgins, peasaul woman and mother of a brood of twelve child-

lb-vis. the scapegoat son of the Earl nil! be portrayed by Colin Kerry, whose e.xcelent work added much to the “Tarzau” stories. Kenny also won honors for himself as the Dope Fiend in Onldwyu’s all-star pii-ture, “The Girl Iron-. Outside."

As Hie .Minister who pleads for the welfare of the Earl’s tenants. Emmett King wins lias appeared with such stars n< Paulino Frederick, Nazi morn and Mildred Harris is expected to give o convincing and sympathetic interprets-

lion. Much human interest will he added le- this elaborate Bickford play by the appearance uf a ver\ beautiful St Bernard dog named Douglas, as the constant companion for Little Lord Fauntlornv in Doriucourt Castle.