AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1923, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

“SHIRLEY OF Til 1C CIRCUS," TO-NIGHT. Shirley Mas-on, the popular Fox star "ill be seen to-night in a special big Circus picture entitled “Shirley of the Circus.” Pretty Shirley Mason as a "Queen of the Circus”—performin'? hreat b-taking bare-hack i nline feats—. is a sight that will bring back the joy of youth to the most blase and sophisticated cynic. All the glamour and glitter of the “big tojis"—beauties and beasts—clowns and contortionists—acrobats ami aeiorincs—with a side-show of human and inhuman freaks—through which runs a heartgripping story of love, revenge and retribution—make this a sizzling romance. (Inc ol the high lights of the production shows .Miss .Mason in a hazardous sword dance, attired in the -cant and diaphanous drapery of an Oriental dancer. During this dance a man-eating lion breaks loose in the circus ring, throwing the audience into a panic. Clyde Cooke, the popular Australian comedian, will also ho seen in a special two-reel comedy. On Thursday evening the star al-

t raid ion is a William Fox super special. “Per jury,” presenting William Farnum in a role similar in several essential respects 1o that of Jean Valiean in Victor Hugo’s “Lex Al.iserables.” in which this famous emos ttonal screen star made a tremendous hit. .New York reviewers and theatregoers, during the run of “Perjury” in the metropolis, declared that William I‘nrmini surpassed all former efforts in Hie expression of human emotiok, I hey predicted that the gripping pilotedrama will establish itself permanently as one of the classics of the screen. The orchestra will play a selected programme and prices are as n-ual.