AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1923, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

THREE STAR PROGRAMME MONDAY.

On .Monday next .Mack Seonett [me scuts his latest big feature ‘'The Cross-roads of .New York” in six rods of comedy, roniauco ami drama, with an all star cast. The leopard would chance its spots ; the rooster would “o swimming; the mouse would slaughter the lion: the critic would turn [ihilain hrojiist. All these tilings: it tttis predicted would happen before .Mai l; Sound t, hint; of farte comedy, would turn to the serious side of life for his screen offerings. The wiseacres said that. The wiseacres were v. tone. Mack Seniictt has alway. cherished an idetil—to [irovide sobs a.s well as smiles for the world. He at tained it several years ago with ".Mickey" ; lie repeated his perlormiiiio' recently witli "Molly <*." ami now he has iinderlalceii an even inu'v tliflieult i ask —that of creating a ,v----tnantie tomedy drama without a io i lured player ahotit whom everybody revohes, hut wnh a east ot estahlishe i lavoiiritcs. lie has had to co-ordin.tu-their efforts --and that is a hie jot). Hut lie has done it in "The Crossroad' of New York." Kurt her episodes id Reginald Denny in the "Leather Pushers,” together “AYitli Stanley in Africa." will also lie shown at usual priies. Patrons will note with plait--me iluit the tax on Is tickets is now removed.

AUSTRALIAN COMEDY COMPANY

What the [tapers describe as "a marvellous and mystifying illusion,” will hi- shown at the Prim-ess Theatre on next Wednesday night; il is an net tluit is said In he lull ol sensation deferring to the present niton in Dunedin of this weird scene, the "Evening Star” says: Last night at the Princess, a theatre full ot people In-hold a miracle. Nut one of them Hut would have heen prepared to take a solemn oath that the\ had seen a woman sawn in halves. It hud been done before their very eyes. The two-handed -iiw llsod vigorously by a eollplo of attendants wool bang through the ceiurc of a rough wooden box in which the young lady had heen placed hound hand, tool and neck. The spectators shuddered lo iliink »Inn would he disclosed when the pie tins opened, so lo

speak. Ami their astonishment w«s complete when, ri< the two halves of the hox were pulled apart, the lady appeared a' Millie and happy as the proverbial blackbirds.

The company includes .Miss Winnie .’Jeffries, mezzo .soprano; Miss Loin Stanton, contralto: the Phillip Sisters, experts in harmony: Tiny Pay, the girl step-dancer: and Victor liroll Huberts, the fashion plate entertainer, who will present Bruce Bairnslathor's immortal "Ole Hill." The hox [dan is open at Misses Mclntosh's.