AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1924, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

•JACK IF COOfIAN TO Nlt HIT

l'ln\ evening lovers of the good oltl stories are to lie well catered for in the presentation of diaries Dickon's immortal nia-lei pi. “Oliver Twist." I his story as everyone knows was one ol the host <d the world's greatest ehnractoi writers Charles Dickens, and as produced by the First National Coy. with such a wonderful hoy as Jackie Coon;,n ill the part of Oliver it is undoubtedly a bin attraction, hovers of Charles Dickens’ stories will he reminded on Monday night of their younger days when They see the followinn characters in this line picture.— Jackie ('outran as Oliver Twist (the final lofty summit of this little great artist!; (agin—-mirking, foul, repulsive (Lon Chaney); Bill Sikes—the brute type, forceful dreadful in strength, blood-stained, (Geotge Siognian; Nancy Sikes—pretty and gentle, but redeemed, (Olndys Brockwell) : Mr Bumble, .Mrs Onrnev, Sowerhorry. Noah Olaypole, Charlotle. The Ariftil Dodger. Charley Bate... Bnllseye, Monks. Toby Crnrkilt-—characters that are wholesale words, whose names have given new words to the world. Each and every one of them portrayed by the Men 1 Artist. The film is soreoned as Dickens himself would have desired. All the gamut of life is there, erime and virtue, foul murder and the pathos of love, grim humour and innocent laughter. The Fugli.-h scenes, cost nines and settings are miracles of complete fidelity. The prices on Monday night are: Cirele 2s 2d. stalls Is Bd. ehihlren ululer 12 down stairs Gd. Supporting the star picture will he I uri her stories of the “heather Push-e-s”. ihe serial “Badio King”. and musie 1 1 v the Orchestra.