AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 June 1932, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S PICTURES.

MARIE DRESSLER AND POLLY Moran a scream in “politics’

'Jn “Politics’,’ now playing at the Princess Theatre to-night only, Marie Dressier, aided and abetted by Polly Moran, romps through screamingly comical situations, and into the bargain gives the audience a taste of the character'work that she displayed in “Min and' Bill.” The new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture is a hilarious story of Marie’ as a feminine candidate for mayoir, with the agile Polly as her campaign manager. She harangues the woman’s vote, conducts torchlight processions, handles political rallies and evfcn calls on the women of the town on'a strike against their husbands for the sake of civic purity. Underlying the laughs, however, is a tense little drama of a woman battling the crooked politics of the underworld to save her daughter arid other women’s daughters from the eprils of political conditions. Shk defies the gangsters and the crooked 1 mayor—stages raids—and generally raises a rumpus with the political machirikry of her rival. William Bakewell arid Karen Morley play the romantic leads, and the cast' also includes!' Rosco A ties, John Miljan, Joan Marsh, Tom McGuire and others; Th e dramatic highlight is the political meeting, where Miss Dressier challenges the crooked mayor and his gang and hurls defiance, winning the women’s vote to her cause.

HAROLD PRESCOTT RECITAL THURSDAY, JUNE 9.

A splendid programme has been arranged for the Harold Prescott Recital, which will take place at the Princess'Theatre oil Thursday, June 9th, arid all music lovers who attend can he assured of a pleasurable evening’s enteiftaimnent. Mr Prescott will lie heard in operatic and classical songs prid the popularity that this gifted Ql-'iist has in the past achieved in Greymouth, and in practically every city erid' town in the Dominion, is a sufficient guarantee of the success that his (terns will prove. Mr Prescott’s splendid vojcp has been the. subject of laudat'tjfy press notices, and his past perIfpfmancps entitle him to be considered brief\bf the Dominion’s outstanding male' vocalists. Happy in his choice of; selections, Mr Prescott’s interpretation of them leaves nothing to be desired, and the combinatin of his excellent voice, with his able technique, makes any selection of his worth going it long way to hear. In addition to Mr Prescott’s own selections, the programme set down for his recital also eriritairis items bv a number of assisting artists and advanced pupils. Two of Hokitika’s leading artists are assisting Mr Prescott, namely Miss Gwen Jacobs, a talented pianist, and Mr jnrnes Stopforth, the gifted elocutionist. Both are well and popularly known on the local stage. Mr Leo. Cavrutbers, champion trombonist, Mrs Edith Wright, lyr ie soprano, Miss Marvel Warm's, operatic soprano. Mr Eve Boote, dramatic tenor, Mrs fsobel Mor. row, Contralto, Mr Jack Horrick, basso, are also on the programme. Miss Vohev Millar is acconipaniste. A packed and enthusiastic audience greeted the Greymouth recital, arid we would urge patrons to reserve their seats at Miss Mclntosh’s. The box plan opens on Thuisday, June 2nd. No extra charge' for booking.