AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1926, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYEGDYS PICTURES. “ TJ! K UK A\' lON WORTH CASK” —TO-NIGHT. “ The Leavenworth Case,” sri—version of winch will he shown at the Princess Theatre to-night has Teen read or seen on tin* stage hy more than ,10.000,000 persons, according to V. hitman .Bennett. producer, . who trails!erred the famous mystery story hy Anna Katharine Creen to the celluloid. 4; 1 have transferred Inis story to the screen almost - word for word’ because the book is so widely known that any other course seemed ridiculous. I have simply done the story as exactly as possible, with the best artists 1 could find, really suited to the roles as described by the author. Among those artists are Seen a Owen. .Martha Mansfield, Wilfred Lytell, Bradley Barker and others of almost equal note. The .director, Charles Gihl.vn. and the scenario writer were also instructed to reproduce not -only Uic substance hut the spirit of the narrative, ami 1 believe they succeeded in doing this to a remarkable degree, O ' H'f'U edition oT ‘The Leavenworth Ca-c ' printed at the time of the renewal of copyright contained an anoiiucemeut stating that the hook was h/iing issued with new illustrations and from entirely new plates because two sets of plates had already been completely worn out. ATiss Green, who is now a very old lady, absolutely regards this story as her masterpiece and as the cornerstone of her great reputation in her chosen field of literature.” “The Leavenworth Case ” is a frank mystery story dealing with the solution of the hallling death of lira Leavenworth, a wealthy old recluse.. A. comedy and serial will complete the display.