AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1927, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS’ PICTURES

A TRIP TO CHINATOWN ’

—TO-NIGHT.

Do you I’ike to Inn<rli p Do you want :i change ti'oin heavy screen drama tjf> a picture that has a chuckle in every scene.-' Then arrange at once to goto the Princess Theatre where the William I'ox screen version of Charles Hoyt's play, “A Trip to Chinatown,” is on 'i*-'"’ to-night. Try to recall the three 1 tinniest pictures you ever saw. Multiply their humor hy ten and you are somewhere near an estimate of whnt to expect Irom “ A Trip to Chinatown.” It is easy to appreciate how the original piece was hailed everywhere as the greatest comedy of its time. The picture is most certainly the most laughable farce ever screened. It’s a widow who starts all the trouble. She’s m love with a millionaire who believes lie has one foot in the grave and the other we IT on the way. She knows that all he needs is a little diversion so she invites him on a trip to Chinatown. His frisky old uncle, whom lie is visiting, gets the message and believing it is for himself decided that he will marry the widow in the picturesque setting of Chinatown. Furthermore, lie decided to kill two birds with one stone by lixing up a match between his nephew and his ward and making the wedding a double celebration. When the widow discovers how much trouble the bungled telephone conversation has dragged her into, she proceeds to extricate herself as best she can. She and the pampered millionaire finally succeed in escaping from the old fellow’s clutches and everything turns out just a.s you’d want it to. But- bolero it does there develops a net work of screamingly funny situations that keep the audience in one continuous howl. The cast of,

“A Trip to Chinatown ” contributes greatly to its success. Among its players are Margaret Livingston, Enrlo I'oxe, .T. Farrell MacDonald, Anna May Wong, Harry Wood, Marie Astaire and other favourites. A topical and comedy and also further chapters of the “-Ace of Spades ” (serial) will also he shown to-night. On Saturday a story of stage life entitled. “ Sai'ly, Irene and Alary.”