AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1926, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES. ■ NEVER- THK TWAIN SHALL AIEMT; ” —TO-NIGHT. Voutli calls to youth and love springs up heUven young pimple no matter whether they are of different races and creeds or not. From time immemorial the mating of white races with coloured races has been a subject that lias created cndlcs discussion. In bis famous novel, “ Never the Twain Shall Ateet,” Peter Jh Kyno dealt with the colour question in a powerfully frank manner, which won instant approval, and now comes the pieturisation of this story, constructed along equally forceful lines. Aletro-Goldwyn-Alavcr’s special screen version of this gripping and vital narrative was actually made in Tahiti-—the locale of the story—and all the gorgeousiie.ss and exotic beauty of the tropics has' been caught by the camera. Thousands of dusky warriors and island beauties play flteir parts amid a riot of tropic verdure and the native wedding ceremony which plays a big part in the story has been accurately and skilfully reproduced. Anita Stewart is bewitchiugly beautiful as Tamca, the half-caste island princess, and Bert I.ytell is most convincing as Dan Pritchard, the man who threw away his birthright because of her. FTtifitly Gordon, Justine Johnston, Lionel Belmore, George Siegnuinn, and Florence Turner have important roles in this dynamic screen attraction due at the Princess Theatre to-night. On Friday next the first chapter ol the world’s greatest circus serial will lie shown entitled “ Samson of the { irons,” starring Bonomo, the world’s strongest human and Louise Lorraine. A competition has been arranged in conjunction with the above great serial, particulars and conditions are as follows :—The competition is for the correct- solution of a sentence ol L> words describing the Universal Serial “Samson of the Circus.” Each week during the screening of the serial, one word of the sentence will he shown on the screen. Competitors are required to give—(l) the rotation in which the words appeared on the scrcn, and (2) the correct arrangement of the words to make a sentence describing the serial. All competitors’ e(forts are to he enclosed together, with name and address, in a sealed envelope, and handed to the Manager of the Princess Theatre not later than one week alter (he screening of the final episode. A prize of a brand new “ coachman ” Bicycle, lilted with coaster hack hub brake, will he awarded to the owner of the first envelope opened, containing the correct screening rotation and correct solution of the sentence. Competitors must not he over 10 years ol age. For further particulars apply to the .Manager of the Princess Theatre.