AMUSEMENTS.
EVERYBODYS’ PICTURES
jaaiks or. iv icr crinvoon story
WFDXHSDAY
Oiio ol tlif finest interiors of :i thcatic i'Vi'l' (»root ot| on a motion picture lot in Hollywood was constructed :ii Sox Films West Coast Studio to represent a Xew York City slum house* in a brilliant and dramatic sequence in Fox Films version of “The ( oiiutrv Beyond.” fiy .lames Oliver t lirwoud, starring Olivo Borden, and due at the Princess Theatre on Wednesday. Infinite care was exercised in preparing the set. which was correct in all details and handsomely mounted. I he. backdrop is of gorgeous silver cloth. Flic next drop ol black velvet, scintillating with brilliants, and the main curtain of beautiful purple velours which blended effectively with the old bines that decorate the proscenium arch, relieved with gold leaf. In the centre of the stage, extending from tin* flies to the floor, is a winding stairway, literally covered with silver doth and decorated with bright-luted conventional flowers made of metal cloth. Down the full length of this gracefully walks Olive Uorden, star of the play, in the role of the little Frcneh-Caiiadian girl who heroines the premiere dancer of a music box revue. Reaching the stage she at once glides airily into a whirlwind dance accompanied by sixty professional dancers fantastically adorned in glorified Indian costumes. .Miss Borden herself wears striking costume simulating the garb of an Indian princess. It is literally covered with rhinestones. About her head is a hand of rhinestones which are also entwined with her two long braids of jet black hair—incidentally, the star’s own. On her tiny feet she wears silver slippers with large rhinestone buckles and heels. Appearing with Aliss Borden in this, her greatest role, are such well-known and popular players as .1 . Farrell .MacDonald. Gertrude Astor. Freil Kohler. I.awford Davidson, Evelyn Selbie, Ralph Graves and Allred Fisher. The usual good supports will also he shown, including the latest in Topieals and comedies.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HOG19271122.2.2
Bibliographic details
Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1927, Page 1
Word Count
323AMUSEMENTS. Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1927, Page 1
Using This Item
The Greymouth Evening Star Co Ltd is the copyright owner for the Hokitika Guardian. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Greymouth Evening Star Co Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in