AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 November 1923, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

MAE YII'RRAV AND HAROLD LLOYD TiiUIUSDAY. On Thursday next for one night only Mae .Murray will lie soon in her lnteM. super special “Fascination.” a vivid romance of young Mood and old Spain, 'i he story of what happened to Dolores Del Li-a. a girl who dared display her Inanity in the most dand.cruns resort ol Madrid, an intrigue oi A ankee pep, and Spanish passion, involving thrilling situations and calliUK forth the histrionic laurels of such players as Creighton Hale, Helen Ware, Charles Lane. Robert Fraser and the inimitable star. .Mae Murray. The plot of ‘‘Fascination” is laid in that veritable home of plots Spain—that land of ferocity and passion--tambourines and castanets—bespangled shawls and hare shoulders.—swarthy hut immaculate men- -liquorfeo and stilettos. Daring costumes, dramatic climaxes and primitive passions. A spec taenia r coined v-d rama ineorporating adventure and modern society customs, both in America anil Spain. Plenty of action, suliicient romance, anti a story that necessitated a lavish production. Dolores De Lisa played by the inimitable Mao Murray, is of Spanisli-Ameriean origin, and combines the warm blood ol the south with the vim oi' America. The great.

scene at the Dull Fight, the ddeued rush of the animal at the .Matador. tlie carnival celebrations in Spain, and Mae Murray's daring costumes are only a few of the wonderful scenes in “Fascination.” Included m Iho supporting programme "ill he the great comedy “Now or Never” featuring Harold I .loyd. The orchestra will play the incidental music and the prices are as usual. emery pros, oners. CASS SQ rA ] US—TO-NIOHT. F.mci'y Bros. Circus arrived in town this afternoon and are located on Cass ,v,hi;,re. where they give one of their splendid performances this Wednesday evenin'' commencing at 8 o'clock

Finery Bros come with a lot of new novelties ami some of their old favourites with improved tricks and artiurv See the lilliputian contortionists and trapeze periormer-. Regular wonder makers of the highest class, The evv popular Wnlhalla Bros aerobatic violin players in their greatly improved arts. A team of Servian performing it •••> m a great turn. The human pony v ‘.'iilight, cleverer than ever and Kill r.i'ey. Ihe outlaw huckjumpor. Prof. Stewart in a wonderful escape Irom hamieuils ami locked Imx. A greal lmcki'Voiping display ami many new nnvelties 100 numerous to mention. Visit Cam Square to-morrow night and set I'.norv Bros Circus who have a past rcputolari to live hi) io. Popular price’.

BAKER’S (‘HUTS. This huge Circlis and W ih! Beast C'omhimitiou is not due in arrive till Friday next, when the people of Hokitika can rest assured of seeing one of the cleanest ami varied programmes that has ever ap|ieared in a circus ring since the days ol h ltzgerahls and Wirtlis visited the Coast. The various artists that are making their first appearance on the ( oast are .Miss Larberina (late ol Tivoli Theatres), foolish Ford (late of \Yirth-). the fin Mias (late of Fullers). Miss Leopold (late Fullers), Kddie King (lute Barton's Circus). Dr Raymond date ol Becks Circus), the Margaret Willie I rio date of Fuller’s), and also many others equally a- great. Ibis caste oi pciI'ormers have been secured by Mi Baker under heavy expense, hut as Mr Baker is making his liesl visit to the Coast he wants to leave behind a reputation ;o as to he assured of good patronage on any future vi-it-. The menagerie portion oi the show includes lions, lionesses, cubs, monkeys, jaguars and other sinewy dwellers ol the forests, included in the huge program is “Micky” the simplest pm - forming pony m the Dominion ami .) <■ n n . the only hounding monkey jockey rider in Australasia : and ZIP the human canine wonder. The couiitrv tour uhcih Pillows Hokitika is' all ~ in.unco.! for Rosv Monday link. L'Olapu Tuesday it It.. IS Him Wednesday oth U Rimu there will lie a dunce in the Town Hall. Km.ktahi Thursday (Uh. and Katii ri Friday the 7th. D"C Rmuemhcr that this huge circus "dl l arrive in Hokitika It ‘lore t nda.\ ||„. pot!,. Nov., when the eirctts. haud will render selections on arrival, iliis circus has no connection wiili I'.iH' i'v s Circus.

IvKAI'TV CO N'T IST STARTS. V. 11,1 imikitika ciim. WIN t Everybody knows that the. West (, : i. (is too home of Now Zealand s prettiest girls, Iml which part f>( the province contributes most to this cnvijihlo reputation!' The question is one of more than passing inti'iest, especially ill view of the fact, that when ihe first section of tl;e Beauty Compel if ion Film, wliich will he shown at Urn Opera House on Friilay night, was r.oreetud in Oroynmuth last week residents of Ihe northern town placed Hokitika trills first, second and third respeef ieely. This week the second section is showing at Gremoulh and will he 1 1 rough I on to Hokitika next week, followed hy the succeeding sections in their turn. Packed houses witnessed each screening of the film, jin! an idea if lie' interest displayed in tin' competition itself may he gallg--0,1 from the fact that in addition to (he enormous number of votes registered for the seven •‘beauties'’ whose faces appeared on the screen others included in . the unscreened sections already been accorded wonderful support. The Hokitika girl who was placed first however, number IS, won by a big margin. The film (o he shown on Friday by Mr A. llehan contains the first section of seven competitors and of these four are Hokitika girls. On entering the theatre each patron will he handed a veiling card entitling him to vote for the entrant he thinks the mo-i beautiful. Kaeli girl's number is shown on the screen, and the voter is required to write the number of his choice on the card and thus register his vote. Votes may he registered for girls in other sections but one ticket carries only one vote. Patrons may buy a voting card outside the theatre in which ease it will entitle them not only to vote hut also to admission. After the different- sections and filial screenings have been shown the voting will he tallied hy two Greymouth journalists, who will allot the respective prizes to the three girls securing the greatest number of votes in the three towns of Hokitika. (Ireymouth and Reefton. Together with the first section of the Beauty Competition

"dm, Mr A. Behan presents on Friday Hie film of the (Ireymouth Trotting Club's l.abour Day meeting, at which a largo number of Hokitika residents who attended were caught unawares by the camera man. Included in the supporting programme is the classic Paramount special film. ‘‘The Impossible Mrs Bellow,” one of the pictures of the year. Friday’s programme is easily one of the most interesting presented on the West Coast, and good houses being assured early hooking is desirable. Mr Behan wishes to express his regret at the unavoidable delay in the presentation of the Beauty Competition Film. It was to have been shown on Wednesday, but Mr Behan’s strict policy of refusing to clash with any public benefit functiou precluded this.