AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES. .“A THIEF IX PARADISE” TO-XrO HT! TO-NIGHT I George Fitzinaiirico, noted motion picture director, has turned to Die bottom ol' tlie sea for inspiration in the designiiig of novel backgrounds for ilie action in his latest Goldwyn-First National picture, “A Tldef in paradise. 1 ’ at the Princess Theatre tonight. An under-sea garden serves as the background for an exotic South Ta dance by Aileen Pringle, who shares featured honors with Doris Kenyon and Ronald Colmaii. The setting consisted of a reproduction of a section of the marine gardens familiar to excursionists aboard glass lmttomed boats, hut reproduced on a gigantic scale for screen purposes. A huge sea shell, large enough to hold Miss Pringle. was one of the Important, parts of the setting and the entire set was scaled on this enormous shell. The dance and its setting are a part of a lavish society ball which furnishes one of the many colorful episodes of this adaption of Leonard .Merrick's popular novel. “The Worldlings.” Claude Gillingwater, Alee Francis and .lohii Patrick head the supporting east. The story, an adaptation by Francos Marion of Leonard .Merrick’s novel. “ I hr Worldlings.” opens with a vivid episode in tile pearl fisheries ol the ( hilu) Coast, and progresses swiftly to San Francisco. Burlingame and. Del .Mottle, Calif. It is the story of a man whom Fate lias made a failure, and who seizes the opportunity to masquerade as another man in one last eflort to regain his self-respect. Mis accomplice in the impersonation is an Furnsian girl who falls in love with him and stops at nothing to win him. In the role ol another man. he meets and eventually marries another girl. Ihe dramatic possibilities of this situation are worked out in the ultimate limit.

On Thursday next “The Man I* rum Rrodneys.” On Friday next Pula Negri in “Lily of the Dust. RETURN VISIT. WEDNESDAY NEXT. GAPPY RICKS COY. The Gappy Ricks Company have pleasure in announcing a return visit for one night only on Wednesday next of tiiis favorite combination. The playgoers ol Hokitika will no doubt welcome another opportunity of meeting that blustering, good-hearted old character. “Gappy Ricks.” created by Peter I!. K.vne. and known throughout the English-speaking world. The opportunity will he given on Wednesday evening next at the Princess Theatre, when the “Gappy” Company will make a farewell appearance, for one night only. Mr Ward Lyons, who made such a favourable impression when the comedy was presented at Hokitika, will again he seen in the part which he lias made his own, and ns ■■ ( appy ” will he supported hv his capable company, including Miss Kathryn Miiric and Mr Herbert Stnllard. Popular prices will lie charged: Is fid and it- ."id.