AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES. MA R Y RICK FORD—TO-NIGHT. ■Mary Pickf'ord will lie scon as the genuine heroine—a grown-up young woman with her curls of gold piled high on her head—in a most stirring melodrama idled with intensely emotional scenes when “Rosita,” her newest picture sensation is unreeled this (Wednesday) at the Princess Theatre. It is a Spanish romance with Holbrook Winn adapted hv Edward Knoblock, story by Xorbert Falk, photography by Charles Posher. An Ernst Lubitseh production. A seldom-seen phase of a personality that is known and loved the world over is expressed by “The World’s Sweetheart” in a love story intermingling romance and tragedy, laughter and thrills. Intensely, vitally alluring. That .Wary I’ickford has “grown-up” on the screen and that her curls are “done-up” in a towering head-dress have been the causes o wide newspaper publicity in connection with this picture and these two facts are certain to cause much and dive sided comment on the part of her millions of enthusiastic admirers and all motion picture ' goers. Romance and tragedy of the most emotional and dramatic sort are intermingled with laughter and thrills by Mary I’ickford in her picturisation of a little Spanish street singer in “Posita”, a good supporting series will also be shown and usual prices will Ik: charged. DIXIE JUBILEE SINGERS. TO-MORROW NIGHT.

The “Dixies” will open at Hokitika for one night only on Thursday at the Princess Theatre. They are the most popular troupe of jubilee singers in America. They attract the biggest audiences throughout both Canada and I'nitod States. Not only are they a company of well trained singers and entertainers. hut they present a programme that is popular, clean and not lacking numbers of a really high finality. r lhe southern melodics are, of course. tbe_ most popular. The programmes are varied, and include everything from the old plantation songs to scenes from different operas. Mr W. C. Uuckner the leader of the “Dixies,” who is recognised a.s the foremost negro jubilee leader in the world, possesses a wonderful basso voice, and it is said that to hear him sing “Old Black Joe” is worth the price of admission alone, while Madame Buckner (soprano and Miss Helen Smallwood (deep contralto) are claimed to be the greatest singers of their race, Madame Buckner having starred in some ol the greatest companies ill America. Another reason for the popularity of the ‘‘Dixies” is their individual efforts to please, never refusing an encore. Whatever it is that defies analysis in the music of the negro, there is no denying its charm. Where all other types of musical programmes find difficulty in maintaining a universal appeal, the foremost “Dixie” Jubilee com piny goes on year after yepr, the biggest favourites, never lading to delight and charm every audience, bistening to the “Dixies.” one can visualise cotton fields, the 'o .'-cabin of the slavery days, mammy anti the piccaninnies. the negro camp meeting, the banjo, and humorous and boisterous darkies. The box plan is now open at Miss MiTntosh’s.