AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 January 1923, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

POLLARD’S PICTURES. To thousands of men who are still young enough to remember the capers and secret societies of their boyhood there is a delicious treat coming in Marshall Neilan’s presentation or ‘Penrod,” Marshall Neilan’s latest First National attraction with Wesley Barry which will be run at the Opera House on Wednesday. “Penrod” is the film adaptation of Booth Tarkington’s inimitable boyhood creations and the presentation at the Opera House marks the first screen appearance of “.Penrod’’ in one complete film. The picture furnishes a vivid reminder of boyhood days with its opening scenes taken in the headquarters of the American Boys’ Protective Association. This is a secret society of which Penrod is the charter member and president. It has its headquarters in a cave dug Into tho ground and enlarged to provide kneeling room for the thirty disciples of tiie freedom of American boys. Tho organisation has “’nishiahions,” “symbols,’’ “grips” and tho typical black crossed bones of all secret societies and pirates. Frowned upon by the more sedate elders of the rural city the American boys’ protective association undergoes one of the queer turns of plot that makes the elders thankful for its existence. ST. PATRICK’S DAY. With a revival of sports io its respective devotees throughout tho world comes the resucitation of the one-timed “big” sports on St. Patrick’s Day in our own town. The St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Committee having received much encouragement and practical support from tho business people of Greymouth intend to ipromoto fl.ll attractive athletic (programme in addition to a sawing and chopping competition which will be well worthy of the Coast and when presented the programme should reinstate tho high standard which St. Patrick's Day sports were of old.