AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1924, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

XOTOI! IETA',” TO-NIGHT.

iliiani Fox lins given iliu screen loony strong jdiotojilays, but lie has never utteni]>te.l anything like the Film which will he on the .“preen at the I’rineess Theatre to-night. This serious society drama looks as it it will outlive every former success of this creative genius. The picture is a tremendous attack and expose of the pitInlls that heset the modern girl, who thinks that it pays to he popular and admired at any juice. The fearless li 1 ii*. td the folly ot feminine fame. ".Notoriety” in eight fast reels. Without trying to preach, hut merely by showing the natural outcome of a girl's desire to he talked about, the director and author of "Notoriety” has painted a picture that will he recognised as true to the. core. What poor, unknown girl has not craved for admiration Y Hut it is likely to prove just as dangerous as it is heiielicial, if not controlled. In "Notoriety” the victim of the fever for fame is a tenement girl, who realises that her puvertv prevents her from ever attracting great attention. Instead of trying to improve her situation, polishing her roughness, this misguided girl tries (n "get there” (piick. She reads enough in the papers to know that a girl committing a sensational crime will surely lime Imr name in print. So she deliberately gets involved in a notorious society scandal, swears falsely that Hie (oiumitied a crime, and has the satis-, faction of seeing her picture in the pa|U‘is and being talked about.

A two reel comedy, "The liaiustorm” and further chapters of llufl'alo Hill will complete a grand picture display. Orchestral selections and usual pines.

McLEAN’S PICTURES.

TIIK BUTTER ELY (I I H 1.,” FKI DAY

Mcf.eaiis present on Friday evening an up-io-tlie-minnte story of an alie.ad-of-the-niinute girl in the Playgoers feature, “The Huttcrlly Ciirl,” with pretty little .Marjorie Haw starred. F.dith Folsom, the girl of the title, is a hern llirt, to whom the admiration of the opposite sex is the very breath ol life. She is ignorant and innocent of the seriousness of love and ol lile. Her path is strewn with the unhappy hearts of the victims ol her trilling. It is not until she nearly brings ahout a separation of man and wife that she is brought fine to face with a contrast that opens her eyes to her own uselessness and transforms her. "The Huttcrlly Girl” is in serio-comic vein with sparkling, satirical sub-titles. .Miss Daw is youthful, vivacious and girlish, touching comedy and emotional heights that proclaim her all actress of power. She is splendidly supported hv King liaggott, 1' rit/.i liruiiette. Lisle Darnell, dean Du Urine and Ned Whitney Uayomiid. The story is an original one by its director, John Dorman.

The serial, "Hurricane Hutch,” will he advanced a further stage, and a comedy and gazette will cnie|de!e the programme. I lie lull Orchestra will supply a musical programme. Saturday. Viola Dana in "Dangerous to .Men.”

NFI.I.IF. lIRAMI.KY SEASON

PA IR AND WARMER” TUESDAY

Direct from a highly sueceslhil

Mill ill ( 111 isl' hiip II I lie Nellie Branny Company will appear m Hokitika eii Tuesday (Sept. 0t li> in "Fair and Warmer." This is an American comedy, and revolves around the domestic entanglements ol two young married couples, who iiud them-elves involved in compromising .situation s that are. however, quite harmelss. An Australian writer says: "Miss Nellie Brantley has Jiroved her worth as all emotional actress in the trout rank of her profession hut as lilaimy Wheeler, the trustful wife of Jack Wheeler, o "Fair and Warmer" she was given a great scope for her gills a- a comedienne and excelled hersell in a ' l 'c that was vastly dilfereiit from any ol her jirevious performances. Willi Ml Arthur Cornell, who look tin’ 1 1 ‘ ‘ l ' Billy Hart let l. I lie home loving her - hand, she had the house in coals 1 1 laughter (luring the cut act, when each takes a sample, lor the li' ■ time of the many and varied wines n.'d liqueurs Ilia I Mrs Bartlett keep- fot the use of her friends." 'lints it o' easy to see how plications (an arise! Mr Ceorge Hewlett. City HaUings, Ceorge Bryant. Hilly .MeHo'vau and John Calway are nit'll tb«* *'"»•- pauy ; also Miss Ethel Hnshl'ord me! Miss Sylvia McNair, so that their tionidaril v can n«*vor wane. *• j» M(: O’ MV llKAirr.”

"Peg ()■ My Heart," the second production of the Nellie Kramley Uoiik |>anv, is a dainty love story mterwove.i with the doings of tin Irish girl m an Emdisli home, and leading u|> to a mure involved issue when she Dus-, trnles her cousin Ethel's elopement with a married man. As I eg. • P.ramlev has won enthusiastic praise wherever she has |.layed it, giving « charming imnersonation ol the note voting Irish girl who wanted to carry out “me” father’s wishes at a saerdin* of her own. "There's a Into ' inside me, and every now and then no paps nut." So Reg attributes her osI,,pades, when called to task by not arrogant aunt, Mrs Chiehestei. • 1,1 the audience laugh heartily at 110 t hiehesters’ discumliture. and -hen furtivelv wijie away a tear as Peg tugs at s nne hidden heart string. Peg O’ Mv Heart" is one of the most suceessftil comedies ever written a„«l . » jaipulariiy never wanes. It should lertaiidy have a highly ss.tisfy.ng presentation at the hands ol .Miss B>->" lev a.nl her tersalile conipsinv "hen it io'les up on Wednesday (Sel.ten.her .»)■