AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

fcScLGAN’S PICTURES.

•‘SILAS At ABNER.”—FRIDAY. Alci-ean’s present cn Friday George Eliot’s greatest story, ‘‘Silas Afarner,” Arranged for the screen and directed by Frank I'. Donovan, an introductory title in the film says, “It is in deicrenco to public intelligence that this ■photographic edition of ‘Silas Afarner,’ save for minor rearrangement that time limitation of the“ theatre exacts, has been faithfully picturised as it is written.” As conceived by George Eliot, ‘•.Silas Afarner’ has everything that goes to make good motion picture entertainment. It is a gripping, poignant. exquisitely tender human interest story of red-blooded liomey folks. There is a blending of love, tragedy, mystery, cruel deception and deep sympathy in the plot. And these charms of the story lend themselves admirably to the screen. Crattfurd Kent, well known as a leading man of unusual character ability, plays the title role, and is assisted by a large cast, prominent therein lieing Alarquorito Courtot, Robert Kenyon, Bradley Barker. Anders Randolph, George Fawcett, Ararie Editli AVells, John Randall and many others. Good supports include comedy, gazette. Pntlie news, and full orchestra.

MASTER PICTURES. “ STEPHEN STEPS OUT”—FRIDAY .Master Pictures present on Friday next at the Opera House “Stephen Steps Out ” featuring Douglas Fairbanks Jnr., with Theodore Roberts. See the American Boy’s first- picture, adapted by Fdfrid Bingham from Richard Harding Davis’s “ The Grand Gross of the Crescent-.” Directed by Joseph 1 feuabery. Cast includes Noah Beery, Harry ATyers and Frank Currier. Young Fairbanks makes bis debut in this picture. The sets are lavish wit!l. Oriental splendour. Scenes are shown of the throne room of the Sultan and his advisors in session, a huge hotel of Oriental architecture in ('onstalitinnple "and many quaint corners of the Near-East city, where-Turk-ish rebels are supposed io he plotting to overthrow the government. The story concerns Stephen Harlow ,Tr., son of the head of the Harlow Packing Company, who is attending a school founded by his father. Stephen fails in his examination in Turkish history and his angry father sends him to Turkey with a tutor to study the history ol the country on the spot-.