AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1926, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES. “ NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL -MEET ’ ’—WEDNESDAY. Anita Stewart, the famous screen star, has appeared in many bewitching roles, but none so appealing as that of Princess Tamea, South Sea siren and heroine of Peter B. Kvne’s famous novel. "Never the. Twain Shall Meet.” This intensely dramatic story of a. white man who fell a victim to the wiles of a brown enchantress, married her—and regretted it, was made into a motion picture by Mctro-Gohl-wyn-Alayer in the island of Tahiti and will be seen on Wednesday at the Princess Theatre. Maurice Tourneur directed and Bert By tell plays the part of Dan Pritchard, the white man who crossed 11 the colour line.”

On Friday next the first chapter of the world’s greatest circus serial will be shown entitled “ Samson of the ( irons.” starring Bonomo, the world’s strongest human and Louise Lorraine. A. competition has been arranged in conjunction with tho above great serial, particulars and conditions arc as follows:—The competition is for the correct solution of a sentence of 15 words describing tho Universal Serial “Samson of the Circus.” Each week during tho screening of the serial, one word of the sentence will be shown on the screen. Competitors are required to give—(1) the rotation in which the words appeared on the scren, and (2) the correct arrangement of the words to make a sentence describing the serial. All competitors’ efforts arc to be enclosed together, with name and address, in a scaled envelope, and handed to the Manager of tho Princess Theatre not later than one week after the screening of the final episode. A prize of a brand new “ couch mail ” Bicycle, fitted with coaster hack hub brake, will be awarded to the owner of the first envelope opened, containing the correct screening rotation and correct solution of the sentence. Competitors must not be over 16 years of age. For further particulars apply to the -Manager of the Princess Theatre.