AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1927, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

E VERY BOD YS’ PICTURES

TAKE IT MU.) AI AIL” Mi I DAY NEXT.

Reginald Denny, whose latest Universal starring production is " Take ft l''roin .Me.” is one of the most popular stars of the screen. He was horn and educated in l.ondon, England. He played leads in light opera and musical i onicdy on the since, served in the Royal Divine Corps during the war, and came to America shortly after the Armistice. Alter some time on the sta.ite in New York, he entered a picture career in Hollywood. He played leads In a numlier of feature productions, then was sinned by Universal to play in a series of buxine pictures based on 11. C. Witwer's stories, "The Leather Pushers.” He was then starred in feature length farce comedies, and has become, so popular in this type of picture that he is rated as one of j (lie S'rcen’s greatest stars. II is recent j pictures include " What happened to ( dom-s.” "Skinner's Dress Suit. I •‘Where Was I,” "Rolling Home.”, "California Straight Ahead.” "f Uj Dhow You the Town.” and others, j Mona Denny, sister of Reginald Denny, j Lniversal's popular comedy star, work-| ed as an extra for two days in “ 1 alee li Mom .Me,” her brother’s latest pic-j Ir.rc. which comes to the Princess 'linetie on Friday. Miss Denny, just over from England, was visiting her > ciitemaiically famous brother the making ot the picture. anil as a surprise to him. arranged with William ' Suiter, the director, to appear as an ext ra on the set. It was not until the first day’s work was almost over that! the star discovered bis sister among the extras. Shortly after Die picture' was finished. Miss Denny, who is a. well-known static actress in England, returned lo her home in London. She | intends to return to America within a.| lew months, and may possibly take up a motion picture lareor in Hollywood.

Spvi iiil prices will lie charged on Friday next, viz.. Circle ‘Js, stalls Is I'd. children downstairs fid. CARTER CATC 11 KS MARKED BULLET ! (1,,, ~f the sensational stunts that. Curler the Croat who will appear with |,i s Comnnny, for one night only at the IVnu-e>s Theatre on Tuesday next will try to put over, is one wherein he essays to catcli a marked bullet. He has perfected the trick to .such a decree that he permits one <1 his assistants not only to catch the bullet., but who apparently suffers the marked bullet to penetrate her abdomen and is then caught by Carter on a platter behind the subject. To heighten the effect, a i ilihon of scarlet hue is riveted lo tlrbullet which bullet is marked by auditors and the course of the bullet is gra |di ica 11 v described by the ribbon entering the girl assistant’s torso and afterwards played back and I rib 11:"(!u<_•; 11 lhe body by those in the audience who arc courageous enough to make the trial: the ribbon is then severe I from the bullet and the .subject laughiugly exists. This is a partieula: ly dangei mis trick or, it has proven sech in numerous instances. (hone; Lung Ko i was killed in London by a,

mistake of an assistant in using a. rusty ride that clogged the mechanism which helped work the trick suo-("x-sfully. Carter goes his predecessor one better and lias invited a <■ unpany i f soldiers from Hie Presidio to do the shooting. Presto ! So long Carter ! most of the doughboys and leather necks at the Presidio were expert riflemen or sharpshooters, medals on their left breasts, and because of little target practice lately are “rami’ ” to go !