AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1927, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS’ PICTURES

“THE SEA BE A ST’ ’—T 0-NIGHT ! At the Princess Theatre to-night (Monday) Master Pictures presents the great- screen epic—‘‘The Sea Beast” Herman Melville's thrilling story of the sen. AA’ith a wonderful cast headed by the world’s greatest star. John Barrymore, including lovely Dolores Costello and George O’Hara, and a wonderful collection of .sea-faring men from all ports of the seven seas “Moby Dick” the “.Sea Beast.” He was 90 feet long and weighed 90 tons; as much ns a herd of 180 one thousand pound steers. His heart weighed 0,400 pounds, his tongue 4,900 and his sirloin steak 30.000. Three trolley ears could have been slipped into his hide without touching it. He had circled the globe three times and carried in his skin more than a 100 broken harpoons. “Mobbv Dick” was known to tow a whaling vessel at a speed of more than 12 knots against the wind with all sails set. This was the creature against which Aliah (John Barrymore) pitted his puny strength and conquered, only to he conquered himself in turn by a slip of a girl (Dolores Costello) hack in the sleepy old town of New Bedford. “The Sea Beast” isn’t a studio lot picture. 'Hie storm scenes were not made to order in a “tpnk.”

The mountainous waves that break over “The Piquod,” of Nod Bedford, from stem to stern, are real waves. An epic of the golden ago of sea-faring adventure, whaling a lost thrill of other days. See the most thrilling struggle the screen lias ever presented. Sixmen pitting their skill against the brute strength of a 50 ton monster of the deep. “Moby Dick” tin' “Sen Beast” was the mightiest of Them all. “Compared to the game (whales) they hunted, the mightiest land-beast was but a. poodle dog; compared to the crush and crash of the sperm-whale flukes, the most direful blow of a mad elephant’s trunk was a playful tap with a fan.” “The Sea. Beast” is based upon the authentic fact gathered by the author of “Moby Dick.” Prices are 2s and Is fid, children Gd. A good Topical and Comedy will also he shown. On Wednesday next a sterling production will he presented entitled “Men of the Night.”