AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1923, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

odiva and her sea if. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! I lu* (•<>; lll >;ii■ y < oinprising Oiliva's Seals and the .supporting Vaudeville ■Vets arrived in town this morning, and everything is now ready tor tin.* opening |ierrni-niance to-night. ’She linen glass tank in wliieli the seals do their work has been filling all day, and is now in position ready Pa* tin* net. To one Miiiio idea of the magnitude of the ta-d; preparing the stage, the water in the tank first has to he specially liltered in order to assure the audience a clear view of the seals

when they are in the water, then to take all precautions against the seals eats-bing cold the water has to he heated to a temperature of 7n decrees Earenheit and kept at that tcmneratore. This was only made possible by tin* laying of sj j *ii a I pi t and waterpipes. Then in order to support tin* exceptional weight on the stage the whole (onstrnetion of it has had to he strong! honed hy additional steel girders. Odiva and her Seals are support'd hy a full company of suit arti'ls featuring the Jubilee Trio 1 farnioiiisers of Plantation Melodics; (laude de Cai*. the acrobatic waiter: Tin* Hilo Duo ol Hawaiian Musicians ; V*tii:i Bain. in dainty dance creations ; Valentine, veirilnquisl ; Jaek Bivchloy making both ends meet; Tom To l’uni. Mauri comedian: Adelaide Taylor, singer of sweet songs*. Tin* I sox plan is non open at .Mclntosh's and intending patrons are advised to hook ilieir seats. There will he a special matinee c*n Thursda*. next at 3.15 p.tn. OPERA lIOI'SK HOKITIKA. UR I DA V. There’s a little hit of Paradise for the fair sex on its way here to he shown at the Peerless Pictures in the Opera House. Itevell ,Bt. on Friday evening. It will come in the form of celluloid, encased in an ordinary tin I: ix, il will suffice to set the ladies dizzy with delight. This particular .-die-.* of joy to the feminine heart hears the significant title of “Run Men's Wives." and it is a Preferred Picture produced hv Gasmcr. who gave to the screen the exotic production, “Kismet.” A bevy of beauties appears in (lie picture—Claire Windsor, Rosemary Thehy, Myrtle Stollman, Mildred June and Carol Holloway—-and nil but Miss Holloway wear gowns that will make the aforesaid feminine heart palpitahle in ecstatic excitement. MisWindsor wears no less than six different costumes, beginning with a chin tailored suit and ending with a beautiful dancing frock. In between sin* is seen ill a riding habit., in evening gown, in an artistic afternoon gown and in a smart sports suit. A smart afternoon gown, picture hat, and a stunning evening costume fall to tlm lot of Miss Thehy, while Miss Stedlimn and Miss June belli are seen in tin* very latest street and pari.v models. THH lIKMTV COM PETITION.

The second edition of the Beauty eumpetif ion will lie screened at the Opera House on Friday.