AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1924, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

everybodys pictures. • Till-; WOUI.D’.S A STAGE,”— MOXDA Y. "liio World's n Stage,” Elina Olyn’s laioniis story of stage life will lie presented at the Princess Theatre on Mondiiy next with a very strong east ot popular players including Dorothy I liilhps. and Kenneth Harlan, the piruire was prodiieed hy First National and is well op to the usual standard bv this leading company, Local colour greets us when we see a cheap barn storming troupe interpreting Shakespeare- in a western mining camp. The novel note is introduced when a picture director, locking lor locations on his friend's property, notices her perloriiiancc as .Juliet and determines to sign her up as a screen uetress. W"e are then taken on n studio set with Hollywood as the centre of activities, i'roni this point the story comes forward with a tense conflict of emotion as the new screen celebrity realises that site is in love with a wealthy youth. Doing a short romance she has not had time to weigh the consequences of marrying in lmste and repenting at leisure. Disillusionment comes on the wedding night when her husband becomes beastly drunk. The actress is thoroughly ultliapppy, hut decides to plunge into her work and forget. The man who introduced her to her husband is ever ill the background with good counsel and advice. A Topical budget. .Motoring in Cloudland, Toonerville Follies Comedy, •• Engles Talons'' serial complete the hill-. On Wednesday next Wcslo.v Hurry (Freckles) in “The Printer’s Devil.” and on Thursday next the world’s sweetheart Mary Piekford in "Through the Hack Door.”