AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 December 1923, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

D. AY. GRIFFITH ALVSTERPIECE TO-NIGHT. To-night it the Princess Theatre a I). AA . Griffith masterpiece will he presented for one night only entitled “Dream Street". A story from “Limehouse Nights,” that exotic set of stories dealing with the Oriental quarter of London. But this time a fragrant exquisite love story with a 1 nippy ending. Can we ever forget “The Birth of a Nation”? Can we ever forget “The lad of Babylon’ - Can we ever forget ‘Hearts of the A\ orld“ r Cun we ever forget “AA ay Down East.” not to mention ‘ Broken Blossom" ? AA'e cannot and 'twould only he folly to try and wipe five of the .greatest motion picture productions the world has ever seen from our minds. Always will they live in our niomvoy. as have great incidents in history, and just as will their distinguished maker, D. AY. Griffith. As ih'' five great productions above mentioned will always remain in our minds, so will ‘Dream Street." M t - Griffith’s latest picture. It is a masterpiece I ■scarcely less worthy than the best of f the foregoing, a sparkling gem, a thing j of rare distintion. truly a D. A?. Orif- { fill' production. It lias in it all the elements that have put its milker on his high pedestal. Carol Dempster shines anew in this picture. Her work reveals her finest characteristics, temperament, emotion and dramatic force. 3he is at: nitist. Ralp.fi Graves is superb. Alosi all fans knew who he was. hut he never proved himself more than a handsome juvenile. He is now an artist. and may he classed with any firstrate leading actor. 'I lie prices for this big special are -Circle 2 s 2d; Stalls Is 8d ; Children id. ’flic orchestra will play the incilenlal music.