AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1926, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES, “VOL,A XILV -WEDNESDAY. STUPENDOUS PRODUCTION'. Tlk- crash of .steel-clad armies meotj, ILC in mortal conflict. AYide panoramas of majestic beauty set in the (lavs of chivalry and valour. Ardent love that will not be denied. Raw, red-blooded adventure surging throughout are some of the mighty features of Afar ion Davies’ new Metro-Goldwyn production, “Yolanda,” from the thrilling novel of the same name by Charles Alajor. This breathless production, the biggest picturo of the season, is coming to the Princess Theatre on Wednesday. ft tells of an imperious beauty, the Princess Alary of Burgundy. whose spirit is cowed only before the. fury of her father’s rage. Nevertheless she defies him when he seeks to exchange her heart with further power. Intrigue follows intrigue, and finally two great countries fly at each other’s throats in her cause. This picture has been produced with a. magnificence never before ■ attempted. Franco and Switzerland of the Middle Ages have been recreated with utmost fidelity. Thousasd of people occupy the screens, fighting, loving, eating, drinking mid adventuring as in the Golden Age of Romance. It is a tremendous spectacle with an epic theme. It is action all the way through, lie it the resounding slap of a serving wench in answer to the hold advances of a. boisterous soldier, or the moments when steel battle-axes and broadswords are sinking deep into the mail-clad foeman. A'ou have never seen a picture with quite the wonders and entertainment of “A olaiida.” Don’t miss the opportunity. A good topical ana comedy will also be shown.