AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1931, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

IVERYBfJDYS PICTURES. * “ATLANTIC”. A BRITISH TRIUMPH. When Ernest Raymond, the popular -author of “Tell England!” penned “The Berg,” he no doubt considered the story a good example of his . work, but little thought it was destined to be the theme on which Britain’s most remarkable talking picture would soon be based. “Atlantic, which is to he presented at the PriuOesk Theatre to-night (Thursday) is without question the most success! ill British all-talking picture that has reached New Zealand. Ernest Raymond when he saw the screen version of his book, congratulated the producers on the success they had made .■and all Avho witness this remarkable entertainment will agree with him that it makes a decided advance •in the production of talking pictures. :The cast includes such well-known 'John 'L’ongden, Ellaine Ter•riss, Monty Banks, Donald Calthrop, 'Sydney Lynn and Madelaine Carroll. .'A s*bod supporting programme of Shorts’ twill, ;als ofie shown. Prices 3/-, 2/- plus'thx, children (downstairs; (id.

i “JOURNEY’S END.” GREATEST STAGE PLAY. characterless ; females have been numerous enough in recent years but few dramatists have dared to Write 1 a play without a female character in it in the manner of “Journ"ey,s’T2iid,n which will be produced liv the Maurice Gordon Company at the Princess Theatre on Monday and Tuesday next Had its author R. C. Sheriff, been routined to the job be probably would have fallen in.'with the usual theory that a play without a worn.'ib in it is foredoomed. It Cjlianced that he was simply a clerk in h‘n’.insurance office, who had been a soldier in the war. After the Prince of. Wales applauded it in London, a 'Ghnnan colonel predicted that it would change .'the, whole world’s wav of./thinking.;.lt'' concerns a muster ol British officers awaiting an anticipated Attack in .» dug-out before St. Quentin. Thqre are none of the usual stagey, fireworks ..of battle' scenes. This •ipter.fe-stiijg womanless play has moved the) ‘whole of Europe and America. It is; a-Jlay entirely of British ' origin, ■With, British’ soldiers as the _principal characters, and played entirely by English and Australian actors. Beg. i Netyson •.plays Gaptain Stanhope, Gu.v Lieuteant Osborne, Digbv Marricvfct Stecond-lieutenant Raleigh, Claude .Carter Captain Hardy, Leslie •Gordon'Private Mason, Alan Chapman 'Second-lieutenant Trotter, S. Hamilton • HcnryjiSecond-lieutenant 11 ibbert, and Brett Run da 11 the colonel. The whole Tof' this-production is set in a dug-out -oil the Western Front during the war. ■ but' has'-nothing ,of war bitterness. This was illustrated in Berlin by , the fac-t that jtfWas played in the even■ings'fiS though 'it took place in h German •' dug-out. while in the 'afternoon -performance..it'was played in an 'English atmosphere. Box plan at Missbs'McTntosh’iS.