AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 September 1928, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES.

JOHNNY HINES-FRIDAY

If you want to bo bumped into a state of merriment by Johnny Hines, don’t miss “ White Pants Willie.” It’s another of those hilarious affairs that C. C. Burr provides for his favourite comedian gives us a generous supply of the kind of merriment that humps the world around. When 1 say you’ll be humped into a state of hilarity, I menu it, because Johnny—or White Pants Willie Bascom, has invented a magnetic auto-bumper that brings all thr laughter bouncing along. First you see Johnny—l mean Willie—working in a garage and hoping to put his invention over. Then you see him in his white pants—his pride and joy—dodging the pranksters of Sloansville in a sequence that brought down the house with howls of laughter. Then you see Willie—er, Johnny—at a fashionable summer resort where he is mistaken for a polo champion and forced to win the game or lose the girl. Poes he win? Well, you ought to know Willie —1 mean Johnny, by this time. It’s a First National Picture. An added attraction will bp presented on Friday night when patrons will see the great battle for the world’s heavy-weight championship between Dempsey and Tunney in 10 exciting rounds.

The usual big supports will also be shown, including topical, scenic, comedy and serial.

On -Monday next the picture that gripped the whole world —the wonder film of all time—“ Metropolis” will lie shown. Thousands of people co-oper-ated to make this epic of the screen. It is a powerful lesson! It will baffle you! Enthrall you! You will want to see it again and again. And yog will feel better for having seen it. New York went hysterical over it. London went mad over it. It set the film world by the cars. It is too colossal foi- mere words to describe. The full orchestra. Prices 2s and Is fid; children (id. Box plan at Mclntosh’s.

1928 REVEILLE. PLAN OPENS TO-MORROW MORNING. There is always a queue formed for the opening of the box plan. Patrons are well advised to get along early. There is no extra charge for hooking. The programme to he presented next Tuesday will he varied, introducing, ns it will, the cream of Hokitika’s talent professionally trained in dazzling electric marches, clever comedy numbers, choruses, all the latest song successes. There are 10 distinct numbers from which the first programme will he selected. The programme will change for Wednesday night. A glance at the programme now on sale will show the Reveille is a c-olossol production with numbers to please all tastes and with nothing that tho most exacting could take exception to. Amongst tho first night’s programme will be the comedy scarecrow ballet, the spectacular opening scene by 1110 performers with revolving discs and sun-ray effects, performing teddv hears, acrobatic dancing. human statuary by 30 performers, seven bill lets, eleven song successes, ah supported by lull choruses. The Slavey Trio, which is a scream from start, to finish ; also the comedy sketch entitled "The Ini ruder," which is another side-splitting novelty number. Tbe Palace of Cards, March of Court Cards, the final scene with revolving electrical effects will beany eye-opener. The Reveille is not a revue, it is a spectacular extravaganza—no plot, no padding, no waste time-; just one brilliant scene after another in amazing rapidity, states the Ch.Cii. “Press. Tuesday night's programme cannot be better explained than 2J hours oi brilliancy.

Although the name remains the same the programme changes each night. Patrons will have to attend twice to seo the whole Reveille Production. The box plan opens to-morrow morning at Miss Mclntosh’s. No extra charge for booking. ■there will be no hooking after five o’clock, and no reserves over the ’phone, except country orders.