AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1926, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

SVERYBDDYS PICTURES.

GRAND DOUBLE STAR DISPLAY TO-NIGHT. a set of unusual circumstances sends Buster Keaton and Katlir.vn McGuire. adrift -alone in an ocean liner on the high seas, in the Alef.roGohhvyn feature comedy, “The Navigator,” the occurrence is almost disastrous, both for the unfortunate two. and for those who follow their hilarious adventures on the screen, in the matter of split sides. Mere is something brand-new in film fun—at once original! and overflowing with real laughs. Gag follows gag with the speed of '.light, and the staccato bursts of laughter quickly merge into one continuous roar of joy. You have never seen anything like this great picture, which comes to the Princess Theatre to-night. The second big feature in to-night’s display stars the William Fox Western actor, Buck Jones in “Hearts and Spurs.” It is a real western thriller. “Hearts land Spurs” is a story of a courageous cow puncher who sacrifices himself in order to protect the brother of the girl he loves. The picture has a thrilling chase and severajl slambang fights, climaxed by an avalanche which buric-s the hero and the villain iu a shack. The villain is mortally hurt and, on his deathbed, assumes all the blame for the crime committed by the girl’s brother. Carol Lombard is Buck Jones’ leading lady. Freeman Wood plays the brother and William Davidson is the villain. Others in the east are .T .Gordon. Russell, Joan Lamott, Walt Robbins, Charles Eldridge rind Robert Littlefield. 'The picture was directed by W. S. Van Dyke from a scenario by John Stone.

THE OPTIMISTS. Hokitika will again have an opportunity of seeing and hearjng The Optimist Entertainers at the Princess Theatre on Saturday night next when a change of programme will be submitted. Sam Stern will he heard in another budget of catchy numbers which will include the dramatic “Hell Gates of Soissons,” by.. Herbert Kaufbann, A one-act comedy “I’.C. Cohen’’ will be included in the hill of fare. “The Optimists” locally fulfilled their gloomdispelling mission at'the Princess Theatre on Monday when they appeared in a bright, sparkling programme, which was well received. There was much comedy of the highest order, while the vocal numbers were most pleasing. Sam Stern again put his audience in •merry mood in character songs from liis extensive repertoire containing incidentally many items of his own composition. His delineation of the Jewish type is particularly clever and diverting. Miss Peggy Pent will delight all wifh her singing.