AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1924, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

“BRASS COMMANDMENTS” TO-NIGHT. 1 Drama and William Farnum—There ! is a combination that becomes strong- ' I or with every picture in which the Eox star appears. His latest, “Brass Commandments” will be shown at the Princess Theatre to-night. It is a story of the West, done in the breezy style of Charles Alden Seltzer, popular for his narratives of outdoor action. To malic a good tiling better, Tom Santselii, who held such a memorable eonj diet with Farnum in the “Spoilers,” gives the Fox star an equally historical battle in this play. There are two girls in the. *tory, Wanda Hawley plays a capable feminine lead opposite Fa mum and Claire Adams comes in for her share of honors. There is action, tons of it ; the story retains interest by its dramatic tensity; the romantic skein is well woven through | Hie talc and the climax thunders with power. This is the opinion of critics who saw tho film before its release to tho general public. Tho people of Hokitika will soon be able to judge for themselves. The poular Lee Kids will also appear to-night in their latest two-reel comedy. On Thursday a special First National will be presented starring one of the screen’s greatest favourites, Anita Stewart in “Her Mad Bargain.” The story tells of a girl who is forced by circumstances to. leave the secure, comfortable plane of fashionable society and struggle for her very existence in the open mart of the world. As Alice Lambert, the soul of refinement, and a person woefully unprepared for commercial strife, Anita Stewart I battles life courageously in her attempts to achieve success without .sacrificing her ideals. One of the most sympathetic roles of her career, the part i-- peculiarly suited to her rare j talent- of impersonation and is just the type ef character in which the public ,

lies best to sec her. Larry Bcmon m funniest, o fall screen comedian; ill Ik* seen in his latest two-reel come “The Agent.” Orchestral sold* mis, usual prices.