ENTERTAINMENTS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLV, Issue 10406, 26 May 1925, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

HiS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. FRED FOLEY —MAGICIAIM. The visit to His Majesty’s Theatre this evening or % rod j?o*ey , magician, ventriloquist, cartoonist, and. hand shadowist, is exciting great interest. Mr Foley is on his second tour of the world, and has been acclaimed as one of the greatest of modern exponents of sleight-of-hand tricks. He has been described as the modern “Valentine Fox. Following is an excerpt from a Press criticism :- “Fred Foley is more than a ventriloquist, he is an entertainer of the highest order. It is hard at times to believe Joe, the dummy, is not human. Ihe patter throughout this novel turn is clean .and refreshingly new, a portion of it relating to the travels of Columbus bieng highly educational to scholars, and amusing throughout. The interrupted cornet solo is a ventruoquiai achievement, and something entirely new to vaudeville audiences.’ Lightning sketches, marvellous and apparently dangerous tricks such as needle-swallowing, impersonation ot a Chinese magician, and melodies on the glassophone, will be included in the entertainment. , , The services of the brilliant young Australian pianist, Leo Bradley, have been obtained for the tour. “WONDERS OF THE SEA.” Supplementary to Fred Foley’s acts this evening, a film entitled Wonders of the‘Sea” will be screened. _ This story is said to have been laid in the waters of the West Indies. It reveals the mysteries of the floor of the ocean, where adventure leads an oceanographer, a beautiful girl, an artist, and a stowaway lad. Tire delicatelyshaped marine flora and wrecks of ancient treasure ships form, the background of a dramatic hunt for dangei - ous denizens of the deep. The cast is a strong one. “ENTICEAIENT.” It is said that “Enticement,” which will be screened at His Majesty’s Theatre to-morrow evening and on Thursday evening, is one of the most extraordinary love stories ever penned. It is based on the novel by Olive Arden, “Enticement,” and the universal appeal of its daring theme has made the book one of the best sellers of the year. The book has been transformed, it is said, into a picture that is destined to become one of the most successful of the year. “Enticement” is unusual in that, while it is a story of love, it does not follow the usual formula and bring the “love at first sight” romance to a happy ending. Instead, it tends to show'that many young girls do nc„ know what, real love is when that emotion first stirs their hearts, and that they allow themselves to be led into other paths. In this instance, the girl was frightened by the advent of love and found out too late that she had made a mistake.

HAWAIIAN ENTERTAINMENT. Hawaiian melodies have always had charm for most of us, perhaps because they are spontaneous, the gift ot music and song coming naturally and tree the people of these happy islands, hew people have the opportunity of hearing these songs and dances rendered by actual Hawaiians. Next Monday and Tuesday evenings, however, a company of Hawaiian musicians and dancers under leadership of Ernest Kaai will open at the Theatre Royal. Mr It. .J. t,airoll, the well-known entrepreneur is responsible for bringing this entertainment to New Zealand. Lhe piosrramme will be divided into two parts, the first consisting entirely of Hawaiian songs and sung in Hawaiian tongue, and the second the latest jazz and dame music, hut played in the chaiactensti manner. * The artists will appear ou the stage: in Hawaiian costume and will wear round their necks wreaths or gai lands of the Elima, the Hawaiian royal flower, and the emblem of festivity, song, music and dance.