AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S PICTURES.

‘•TI!K HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAM E.” TO-N'IGHT. Arii>• 1 1 lias boon heard of the supei piofm-e production: “The Ilimchbaol oi Noire Dame,” a work that, nittsl lank as among die Greatest achievemeats of motion pictures. That Hokitika audiences are now to have an opportunity of seeing it will he welcome news to all picture lovers. From every point of view it is a colossal production. !o essay the pieturisation of' so great a theme, is a thing from " hich any but the most courageous of picture-makers would have quailed. In its mere length the picture is notable, in its staging of huge spectacles and the presentation of magnificently organised scenes of mammoth type it is unique. The characterisation is superb. Nothing (piite s> good has been done in any picture to which Hokitika audiences have hitherto had access. I ho settings are on a scale which correspond. The cumulative olfect is to leave the onlooker rather bewildered, and overwhelmed with the magnificence of it all. Nothing that has been said of this great picture has in any way exaggerated its merits, and the audience who are to be afforded an opportunity of judging il for themselves to-night, will doubtless come to I la- same conclusion as the tens of thousands who have already seen the picture in other cities and towns of New Zealand, that the film is one destined lo live as a standard by which future great works will he judged. The picture in all essentials follows the story by the famous Victor Hugo, adapted in places to present-day conceptions. All the powerful story is

there, including a monstrosity of nature calculated to make one shudder. The H nnehback remains a dominant impression. The prices to-night are: Circle 3s 3d, stalls 2s. children Is. As this great picture is twelve thousand feet in length and will take two and n-half hours to screen, patrons are advised to lie seated at 8 p.m. sharp. Behan’s full Greymouth Orchestra will play special music for the picture. vaudeville and pictures. THURSDAY. Fred Foley, the .Masher Magician, Ventriloquist and Lightning Sketch Arixt will present what is described as a brilliant entertainment at the Princess Theatre on Thursday night, in conjunction with a. special Master Picture entitled ‘’‘Flaming Passions” taken front the famous novel by Kathleen Norris. It is said that Fred Foley’s sleight of hand work is as clever as it is amazing. Since Mr Foley's last visit to the Dominion he has toured throughout the Fast, searching and not without success, for the cream o! the Hindoo fakirs' and the Chinese magician's magic, which will he presented in its Oriental splendour by Fred Foley. The ventriloquial section of the entertainment i> presented on altogether new lines. As a cartoonist Fred I'oley ranks high. Mr Leo Bradley, the pianist and musical director, of Melbourne, is highly spoken of by the Victorian Press. Ihe pictorial part of the programme will he a special feature. “Flaming Passions." an exceptional Master Picture, is one of the outstanding screen triumphs of (lie year starring Irene Rich and Monte Blue. It is made giganti-

rally spectacular by an awe-inspiring forest lire, whirl] holds you breathless till you are assured of the heroine’s safety anil the culmination oi the true romance of life. The prices for this grand double display arc: Circle 2s, stalls Is Oil. children under 12, fid. Reserve at Mein tosh’s.