AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1924, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

TIIK Cl 111. Of Tll K COI.DKN WEST.” .MONDAY.

" I lie dil 10l tl*o Golden M’esl," ;i First National |iir-t uro. produced by K«lw in Carene. will !).■ the special :*tinn 0:1 Monday next. Ii i- one ol I lit l low works tlml enjoys tlio distine--1 ion of liin-in.it born adapted to oil brandies of modern literary art. Ii has been | lodm-od nn tin- stuff, as an i:pora published in hook form. Tho original staff version was ly David Bda-- < : i. si ii. ' was trii- famous producer's eriwui'ig dii-.-as.. In the original sta;;o oast were Ulaiifhf l! i! as, Frank Koouan. iinil Chailfs Hickman. Novelised hy llflasf:) il prove,• 1 a ‘‘lifs! seller." The plat was used hv i'll opera hv l’llfeini ami therin Iha late silver-! lima!.’"l Kuril a Cariis i hail one of lh" liio-t fanmus roles of his ran-er. The pi:t urisatioii has .1. Warren Kerrigan in i l . ' part of ('arils > in opera. Sylvia Jireamer in the pari of Blam-'i l!at"'. anil Itus-el .Simpson in frank Keenan's oil! I'liaraeterisal ion. Olliers are I’e-e----inarv Thehv. Wilfreil I.liras, Xelsni M:• Dowel I. (' lliirlfs McHugh. Ileetor V. Saroua. .led I’rauty. ('■■oil Holland. Thomas Delmar. Sam Apm'l and Minnie I’rnvost. A food two-reel comedy and I'orther ehapters of ••I’erils of lh" Yukon" starring William llesmoml will also he shown. New selections hy the orchestra and usual prices. MCLEAN’S PICTURES. “TOBY'S BOW”—TO-XIOUT. Mel.can's futures j re.-ent tonight ‘Toby's Bow." which eontains a real surprise. In this new Tom .Moore picture, the (iolilwyii Company has reproduced the famous “Vagan Bout" held annually in Webster Hall in New York City, for this event all the (Ireonwieh villagers turn out fur a good time, and they usually get their lill hy daylight. A regulation strip poker game is shown. The local" of the story is (Irecnwieh Village, (ho iiiecea for artists, sculptors, socialists ami other folk of a Bohemian temperament. The habitues of the (piarter live a hand to mouth existence, selling a hook or a play or a music-score when hunger approaches, the remaining days living on a pittance and avoiding persistent work by every possible means. A typical group of people of this character are Hu Hois, an artist. .Mima, chorus girl, llninhridgo, a down ami out writer, and Valerie, a sculptre'ss. These people gather in Tom Blake’s apartment for a late evening game of poker. The group have hecn driukii ' previously at ’-The Purple Pup," a resort of the v'!lage. ami as the game proceeds and waxes in intere-t it is suggested that they play strip-poker. Mena removes her handsome silk shawl as the first stake. I.aler her hat and slippers join the pile of clothing Tor which they are playing. Her garters follow, and picture onlookers wonder just how far a game of. this character can proceed when an early i.mrning arrival interrupts, lie had found himseli at last! The warm fragrance of fairlaw it. way down south: I In- wltnlesoui" sweetness of ils people, particularly Ihigenia. Imd ignited in this mistering Sw a-hbuekb r from New York tin* spark of genius, and he wrote the hook that made him famous. But il was only lh-- hegiioiing ol a great adieiitnre end a greater romance. A sizzling comedy-drama of New York life and .Southern love. Toni Moore tights and smile- his way to a glorious victory. lie*- al hi- smiling best in this photo play. \ o-.i II want to see him.

Further ehapters of Ihe rim. it.lid serial just commenced. •■Hurricane Hutch" will al-o be screened, and I lie full orchestra will play a specially fine mu-ieal programme. Saturday.—Madge Kennedy will appear in the delicious comedy '"Dollars

nod Sen-e," and the serial will al-o be repealed. “Dollars and Sense" slums the finely live i f a do" n-and-oiil chorus girl made laighter b.v til" woliderilil soul of a baker lad. She was a drafi-a-qmirlor-iu-ibe-gas-meler siri'.gler until she met the put-n-dn!!nr-in-tli" biscuit-lover and tliell laughter, a wee little tear, a wunderfill rom,line. M;t'';;e Keiiudy is'H pell- d by sip. h lavoirites a- Millard I.O'is. Kenneth Harlan, l-'h'i'eii. e De.-hon ami llielard I , :-l-:' , r in this heart interest comedy I'loiii the story hv Oetavus Boy Coehu.