AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1924, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

"THE BRASS BOTTLE", AM) AM; ‘RERIL.S OF THE \TKOX

to-night

To-iii;;ht ;ii. I’ii:ni.\ss Theatre i wonderlul Fii Xatioual f>i o<.i:i Iv. il l( ' I* l ’*'•-ontod. it. is a Mnmi.,■ Tuni I "'*i l I s li'l'i■ i vi'e will l it torv strong t i'.st I,; iniiitiiis ] 111yi i-.s. It is 11 .-ton in "id h comedy. niiiKiiioo and inlvciituro itiv iiiiiiu|,,,| ~iio oi' tlio must duliojiti ui .scrooit ouiol lailitucnts oj tlio <!■-■' ado. I iio .•iioliniitmoiii ot the Arabian Nioiit.s entertainment i.s coin- • »im<l with n .stirriii" English lovo storv 1 Hiy in in- Brass Bottle". which mttl.i s it n .s.Tooli j.io o iio resistance. From tlio o|i i-ios of tin- umirt of an FV'.vi tiou Kim; , f ..ix tliiULsaml .seven Jui;nl l-<■;! yours a;'ti you aiv imioi, ally transported to a lusoinatiiio romaiuc '■* '•"'day. ,\ vomit; Envli.buuiu nccdoil somethin;; didn't Unou wh.wt. Then out of tlio O |J bines bottle a ;;'i'!i iv npi'cr/od with mystic charms ilM| l |.i..'o:.s {■renter tliaii Alad‘Hu s. In a moment our English friend uas slipped I,a I; six tlmm-niid years to tlio vondei.s of Harem land, line!, to a thousand new delights and t' |iia.l advon Lures; buck to tlaiieint;, silk veiled heamios; to iiitrioim and the entrancin'; rovolatinn of tlio ydory and Winder that injeht have hcon Shelia s own.. A mind support ill;; pjoItramnie will al-o ho shown im Iml i 1114 tht* second ehantci s ol the sensational serial ‘‘l’orils of the Yukon" sta,: riie; \v i!I: t r 1: Dosiuoud. On V* odne.sday "ext a William Fox sjotial "Out of the Depths ’ \.|'| lie the hie attraction aid oaiuo to the Theatre hoilio Oltdirv ise oiiea;;e(l on Thursday, the serial Builalc Bill ’ will ho shown on this 11 i”h t.

KfkEAN’S PICTUFSE3, — ‘‘GOD’S GOOD .MAN” TriCS DA V. Mc|/*;,n s ric t iiivs r res.*nt on Tik\sd.iy n Stoll ;t ll Uriiish j;i< turi<acT Mark* (‘oivlli’s novel ‘(h„lh Mai,” IVat i!rin« ]):im| (Jill ami Carlisle. lornnosi li"!i .*• artists. 11:,• Inamy oi Ku^.l;;n<l, Iht oltl-worM (astlr.s an,l tliatrlual tin* iiiimi r| clnirin | o-uliar t.> tiiat little iMaml. Njtatnj) ‘‘Cod’s (duul Man” as a film •or all to see. Sentimental religion is always ai(e|.t:»k!e to a jxreai majority ot tin* public, and Marie Corelli has sj’e: ialised so its to make this parti,ldaily Iter own. ‘-(JcJ's (hod Man”, is essentially a firilUli pio‘luetion. tin* type el - lilni Ainorionns cannot touch. It is a lint' example oi" artistic simple ity, me.sk of its scenes hoilio laid in tlio (onntry. with an occasional ttilmrsc of tlu> linoo Metro-1-uli.s. The story shows how a ttirl fresh from the city ones into tlio country to escape from it all. and in the simplicity of homely old village life she linds a man whom she learns to lovo. The portrayal is such that it sots British Idm production on a now plane. Basil Bill, whoso splendid act in;; i.s a lent tiro :>!’ this film, interprets the character of ‘God's (lc,i:| .Mail", and .Miss IVowy Carlisle plays the leadiii" feminine role. A Mack Sennet! comedy "Daredevil Quelle" -tarrini; ( liarlio Chaplin and Mahcl Normand completes’ a capital pro;;i'amnie. Friday "Fightin' .Mad."