AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1927, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS’ PICTURES “ BLUEBEARD’!? SEVEN WIVES” —TO-NIGHT. Three popular stars of the screen will' he seen in Robert 'l'. Kane’s “ Bluebeard’s Seven Wives," which comes to-night the Princess Theatre. This trio consists of Blanche Sweet, i.ois Wilson and Ben Lyon. The picture is said to he an unusually diverting comedy, tracing the highly coloured career of a hank clerk. John Hart, who, hy dint of good acting and clever publicity, becomes Don Juan Hartez on the silver screen. The picture derives its titi’e from the idea evolved hy Don .Juan’s press agent, who in a sensational endeavour to make his charge famous, determines to marry him as many times as was the original Bluebeard. And ail this is quite distasteful to Don Juan, because he is one of those fellows who is very much in love with a certain plain little girl' —a waitress! How he manages to escape his seven " wives." and how finally he discards his character of Don .Tuan 1 lartoz and goes to just plain John Hart, forms the humorous chain of events that constitute the picture. Ben Lyon is seen in the role of the modern Bluebeard. Blanche Sweet is his leading lady in his picture of

“ Romeo and Juliet,” while I.ois Wilson is the girl lie ultimately marries. The ladies who play the seven wives are. Dorothy Sebastian. Diana Kane. Katherine Ray, Ruhy Blaine, Lucy Fox. Muriel Spring. Kathleen Martin, and Sam Hardy.

A topical arid comedy will "also lie shown to-night.

On Wednesday a special' William Fox production entitled “ Siberia,” will he the big attraction.