AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1927, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

everybodys* pictures “THE GOLDEN PRINCESS ’ —TO-NIGHT. A glaring scarcity of firearms will bo noticed in Betty Bronson’s starring collide, “ I lie Golden Princess,” which comes to the Princess Theatre to-night. Despite the fact that the picture is laid in California during the hectic days of ’4O, only three revolvers arc used in the entire production. There is a logical explanation for this conspicuous lack ol death-dealing weapons. Hearken to Clarence Badger, who produced the story, while ho clears up the mystery. “ \ cry few miners,” points out the well-informed director, “actuatcarried revolvers. The popular present-day belief that a westerner was not fully equipped without a ‘sixshooter ’ is due largely to motion picture villains and red-blooded lietion. Itevolvors were hut little use to the gold prospector. .Most of his shooting was done at long range and ho had practically no need of a short range

ftun. lo fell a deer or a mountain sheep required a rifle of the highest calibre and carrying power.” Bcttv I!ronson portrays the title role in “The Holden Princess,” adapted by Frances Agnew from a Bret Unite story. As an orphaned mountain girl, she comes to the mining camps and makes the greatest gold strike in the state. The plot is said to he based largely upon far t, and most of the scenes of the picture were filmed in the heart of the gold country, high up in the Sierra .Nevada mountains of California. To insure characterisations that would he true to the spirit of the story, a distinguished supporting cast was assembled. Xeil Hamilton. Bockclifl'e F'ellowcs, and Phyllis Haver are the prominent film favourites that surround Betty in tin’s production, A Topical and comedy will also he shown. JOSEPH CUNNING I I'AU'S ENGLISH COMEDY COMPANY. PBJNCESS THEATH E. \YEDX ESDAY. Following a tour of outstanding .success in Australia and New Zealand. Air Joseph Cunningham is bringing to Hokitika Ids new English Comedy Company who after receiving a warm welcome in Sydney and .Melbourne, roused the theatregoers of those cities to a great pitch of enthusiasm. They are bringing with them a repertoire of plays scintillating with English (humour. The company open a season at the Princess Theatre, on Wednesday next, and their repertoire will include “The Cnfair Sex” and "Eliza Comes do Stay.” The great success of these productions in other parts of the globe made their coming eagerly waited for, and it is fortunate that they will he interpreted h.v a east of •such distinctions. One of the Australian critics has said that Air Cunningham is not only an artistic producer. hut also an actor with few peers. Associated with him is Miss Zillah Bateman, Ihe talented and beaut,ii ill English actress, whose fame in her own land has spread throughout, the English-speaking world. She is a Londoner who was educated on the Continent, and who after playing in opera in Italy, forsook her musical studies ther greater fancy the legitimate stage. Ollier members include Frank Bradley. Ileginald Newton. Camnh'J] Coplin. Norman Carter. .Tack Phillips, Charles McCollum; Misses Beryl Barn-dough. ’Vera St. John, Henrietta Cavendish and Sylvia, f'!■ fton. The season will commence cm Wednesday next with tin- brilliant London comedy triumph “The Cnfair Sex.” On Thursday the second production will be another sparkling comedy “Eliza Comes To Stay.” 'The company is coming direct from Christchurch bringing (1 to full and complete two productions in their metropolitan entirety. The box plan opens at Misses Mclntosh on Monday.