AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 October 1932, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S PICTURES

TO-NIGHT AND SATURDAY

“LETTERS OF FIRE.”

i The special feature jfar to-night at the- Princess Theatre 'is “Letters ol Fire” starring EdwaiSj, G. Robinson, it-contains a swooping camera manoeuvre like the flight of a hawk, which reveals details of an;, under-the-street speakeasy—and catches two of the patrorks in a shaken tremulous light which

suggests amusingly;-.the state' of their

minds. The shot required much ingenuity on the pi4r<? of Mervvrl Le Roy, the directory‘ and Sol; Polite, camera, expert; - •U-‘V;‘V * A three-himtfred-pbund camera, equipped >*ith /'lenS ' capable"‘ of 7 focusing clearty at was'iiiouiited on art' elevating crane; The crane, a haphazard looking machine built for Le Rhy from specifications he -dret in the air with' 1 his finger, take 3 the camera from ‘a 1 level of> one foot to a; .'height of thirty in nine; (sqqoffds., ■ 'First National executives;'Were so impressed byktllfc’* df the machine that they ordered the mechanical department ' to* work out' a ‘machine that cottld' tog s a : camera around ever more unusually; Mr -Robinson is supported by* Marian Marsh, H. Warnfer, Am thouy Bushell; George' Stone, .' Frances Starr, Ona Mhhsori , f' ,, Bbris 'Karlotf, Robert Elliott, Aline MacMahon, PurnelliiPi*fi I tts‘<‘baviiL TorrCncOj' ’ Oscar Ap L felj Gladys Lloydy k EveljWi" Hall and Harold’ Waldridge. “Letters of Fire” wabf written by ' Lends, ••'Tffeitz&ik'onT.. Mervyin Xe Eoy' dif ft Was Mr Rofiiiftiotr Who supported George Arliss in^;‘“Disraeli.’,’ Good' supports are in-

j v MERRIE ENGLAND SUCCESSFUL SECOND NIGHT. . .-.-'.vj, • .. - ■.***•• . PLEASING GOMIC OPERA. Sudcesah iundqubte'dly,;; ; ,attended the sedoiid performance jof vi Merrie EhgT land?h ; bj? the - Hokitika 1 -Operatic ,Society lasiievhmftjg when the Ptihc&ss (Theatre agfc'ih" housed a large ’appreciutive audieUeft;: ;,as a resulty employment relief fund should benefit Fortified by experience of the previous showing, the ~ performance went. With evpn' a greater swing, than on Wednesday evening the audience litst night, generally,, .departed with thbf pleasant sensation' of having been prfekCnt iat perhaps the most interesting and; attractive' entertainment that has . beefl 'provided in this tOwn for many

a The success of “Merrie Eifgiahd’ ’ cannot 1 ' be gainsaid, and \ may bb, gauged 'by the continued applause ..throughout, and the mUnrief jn which ' thg performers were erdU’s; bouquet's and.othejc.v’presentiitions 1 were, iria^e. ' T hot %'4dtch in the . whole petfortriftliee, - and -unbounded credit- is-

due tb Miss Anne Duff and Mr W, Lindsay (the producers) Mr R. Lynn Jv his assistants' (stage appointments ; ,rScenery)j while special mentioif : be made of the work dfthepianiste Mish -Giese. ' .■* - The charm and'attraction of the various. gqioured. dresses and scenery evoked much favourable comment, which

augmented by the' enjoymento? the production. Minor deficienees *of the previous evening were absent, and the principals executed their respective roles in commbridable manner. The fund of humour provided by Messrs Bulpin and Brooks, as Simkina and Wilkins, two players in Company, tfas fully appreciated.- Upon these two rested much "of the work, and they went through, it creditably; Messrs J. Stopforth! (Earl of-Essex), and A. E, Perry (Sir Walter Raleigh) were really splendid; the latter’s several vocal numboth- $olo%fl<l; duetf) beihg good features, awhile Mr Stopforth was-heard to advantage in- “The Yeomen' of England;?’ Miss M. Jones was’, presented as ar/vdi'y graceful QueenfElhsabethv and; rendered a charming ' :k6lp, “Q (PfeaedfUl England,” accompanied ’by the chorus; C. Wright and T. Stopforth, - Big Ben were good also, the heard to advantage' in; vocal npnjhbrs; -V-. Mrs- Perry (Jill-all-albne)(- ;Mis.s Duff (Beaaie Throokfaorf<&s ahd- Miss A. Lynh- (the May Queen),;. each: had. difficult> roles; but thhf/lnterpretation left little to be ; desired-,;-ahd v their Vocal efwere airfongthe featttrhs;of the evening-. vfr. ; • Thfe. chorus was .agam .:pr6mi«ent in imparting gaiety to .the scenes, their' efforts- lir the' concerted numfers playibg no small part in the evening’s success. Though small in numbers; the qdality and volume of -. their singing proved pleasing- indeed, scored heavily with the audienc«" whoSe spontaneous applause was 4rell deserved. Word' must also he made of the orchestra who played no small part in guidittg' the destiny of the production, and-in this respect Miss Giese was of the utmost assistance.'