AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 May 1926, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES.

JACKIE COOGAN IN ‘■"TIIE I! AG MAN TO-NIGHT.

A now Jackie Coogan picture conies to the Princess Theatre to-night and it is going to appeal more to fans than tlie .young star’s recent efforts have done, good though they were. Jackie is a line actor, and like the rest of them, lie has his forte. If you saw •‘.The Kid,” you know it. If you didn’t, see in “ The Rag Man ” why Jackie liccame tlie best-loved child actor in the world. “ The Rag Man ” is a fine combination of Jewish and Irish'humour, the kind that mixes its fun with pathos. Jackie is a little Irish orphan lost in New York when a fire destroys the St. John’s Orphanage. He attaches himself to Max Ginsberg, junk dealer, a lovable old Jew, and they become partners. Max has been robbed of an invention and consequent fortune, anjd; the picture deals with his partner’s efforts to bring the swindlers to book, interspersed with surprising business ventures on the part of the quaint company. The story has been cleverly written and well produced, the subtitles particularly noticeable for their wit. The picture was directed by Eddie Cline for Metro-Goldwyii. America’s foremost delineator of Jewish character roles, Max Davidson, is associated with Jackie Coogan in Jackie’s newest starring picture, “ The Rag Man,” which comes to the Princess Theatre to-night. The star plays the part of an Irish orphan, and the combination of tlie two types of humour is very effective. There is intense pathos and drama in “ The Rag Man ” as well as humour, and altogether it is a picture well worth seeing. The story tells of a queer business partnership, and of flic recovery of a fortune out of which the old Jew had been swindled. It is a logically told tale of great interest. The sub-titles are particularly bright and add to the fun of the picture very considerably. The principals are an old dealer, a Jew, anti a little Irish orphan. They are partners in business and their ndvnntures in iiananco fur nisli plenty of humour. The more dramatic moemnts come into play when the boy decides to aid his partner to recover a fortune out of which he lias been swindled. It is a clever picture, logical and thoroughly satisfying.

KENNEDY ENTERTAINERS. PRINCESS THEATRE, THURSDAY. To-morrow (Thursday) evening the Kennedy Enertainers make a welcome reappearance after an absence of several years. They have just completed a nine months’ lour of South Africa, where they visited Cape Colony, The Orange Free State. The Transvaal, Natal, Basutoland and Zululnnd. They will be headed as usual by violinist Keith Kennedy, who went to Paris and Vienna, in order to add the latest ppices to his repertoire. A novelty on the programme will be the lightning sketches of Nora Howard in chalk

talks. Lance Kennedy, the flautist, lias played for Melba and Tetrazzini. He lias also a fine baritaone voice. A feature of the evening will be melodies on an old English vio-de-gamba. reputed to be 300 years old. There will also be sung and played the haunting airs of the Coral Islands, accompanied by steel guitar and ukuleles. Mira Butler is a contralto well known In Western Australia. She is also a proficient pianiste. Tlie ladies of flic company will sing English, Scotch and

Irish ballads. Tlie entertainment includes humourous sketches, doubles and chorus numbers.