AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 97, 26 April 1922, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. There was no doubt about the new programme of vaudeville submitted at Fullers Opera House on Mouday evening being to the taste of the large audience, which repeatedly recalled several of the artists. Described as a musical jack-in-the-box. George Dlxon made a success of a novelty musical turu. which included effective humorous stunts that lent attraction to a turn built up on unusual ability with the concertina. An unusually tine reception was won by the .Sprightley Sisters in a snappy coster character turn of song and dance, followed by a clever skit on the Kugby girl, the best thing of the kind that has yet appeared locally, which appealed unerringly to the local football public, and brought a recall, when the artists put on a snappy period song and dance that gained them further approval. The broad-couiedy element was well catered for by Huley and Beut. who presented a sketch that was both 'lever and funny, marked at times by the characteristic Huley-and-Bent boisterousness, which has its humour. A more retinpil class of humour was dispensed by Norton and Forbes, whose fopularity in a new song and daucc sketch was pronounced. New songs l.y Kffic I'cllowes. haunting Hawaiian melodies l.y the Honolulu Four, and bright simultaneous dancing by the Krnnedv Boys were turns that caught the fancy of the house, while the lightning artistii- work of liix. the .lever gymnastic display of Wells anil Delle. and the patter of Braver, the talking juggler, assisted to make a merry and enjoyable entertainment* which will hold the boards nightly till the end of the week. THE STRAND THEATRE. Patrons during this week are expressing much satisfaction with the First National film. "The Sisrn on the Door." iv which Miss Norma Talmadge is the leading character. The production reaches a high standard, both in its acting and its more mechanical attributes, and it is supported by good secondary films and well selected music. The feature announced for the next change of programme on Friday is -The Kid." the latest of Charlie Chaplin's fun films. To help him with this comedy, which outlines in hilarious fashion the adventures of a tramp, a child, a woman, and a policeman, the world-famed comedian had brought iv to assist him Jackie Coogau, the little lad who is cast iv the title role. THE LYRIC THEATRE. "Pollyanna." the pretty aud joyful Mary Plckford film now running at the Lyric Theatre, will continue for a few more matinee and evening sessions. The story, with its keynote of gladness and its contrasting elements of sadnesß. makes a splen|did entertainment, which is well supported by special orchestral numbers. THE PRINCESS THEATRE. The Princess Theatre still holds large houses at every session of that special picture "Over the Hill." The subject is of such universal interest, the production attains to such a high standard, aud such admirable restraint is a feature of the nork of this players, that the film cends the generality of moving-picture snbipcts in its effect upon the emotions of all audiences. As a naive and beautiful story of family life, intertwined with really human story, "Over the Hill" is a film which deserves the attention of all. Its season here uears its conclusion.

'•THE GONDOLIERS.The comnanv at present i>layin~ at His Majesty's Theatre revived "The Gon.iollers" before a well-tilled house at the matinee this afternoon, anil will present the same I'opular comic opera to-nlsbt. With its hauntin™ melodies, its clever tllnlofftip. anil picturesque ensembles "The Gondoliers" has always heen a favourite. Tomorrow nijrlit (only) "The Mikado" -will lie played, and Friday and .Saturday, the two last niehts of the season, will be de voted to a revival o| "The Chocolate Soldier." which will be presented also at a matinee ou Saturday afternoon. EIJ..V SHIELDS SEASON. The .popular London artist. Miss .Ella Shields, who won such approval during her previous visit to Auckland, will reat His Majesty's Theatre for a farewell season on Monday next. Miss' Shields has an extensive repertoire of male impersonations, mid restraint is the keynote of her success. Miss Shields will have the support of her own company of Imported vaudeville artists, consisting of Mr and Miss Tree, musical mentalisti". the three-Jack-sons, slisational equilibrists. Maurice Sterndale. j.-, Zi . violinist. Brooke and Cahill. ill music, son™ and story. Ilarko. the comedy cartoonist. Togo, a slapstick iuzpler. a nd con iMoreni. of .pantomime dame fame. The liox plans for the season opened to-day at Lewis R. Eatlv and Son. Ltd. BOHEMIAN ORCHESTRA TOMORROW. To-morrow evening at the Town Hall the Bohemian Orchestra will present the first concert of its ninth seasonal series here In Auckland. A programme that win appeal to all lovers of music has been arranged. including a number of vocal items and many instrumental solos, with several orchestral anil uonoerted selections. AMUSEMENTS GUIDE. HIS MAJESTY'S—"The Gondoliers." OPERA HOUSE—Fuller's Vaudeville. PICTURE THEATRES. THE NATIONAL—Eugrene O'Brien in ■'Chivalrous Charlie" and Miss Dv Pont in "False Kisses." THE NEW LYRIC—Mary pickford in "Pollyanna." THE TlVOLl—Cosmopolitan Film. "Just Around the Corner" and Harold Lloyd In "Amongst Those Present." THE STRAND— Norma Talmadge in "The Sign On the Door." THE HIPPODROME — John Gilbert in "Pliame." THE PRINCESS—"Ove.- the Hill." THE QUEEN'S—Fiim or sculling- race between Paddon and Hadfleld also "When Bearcat Went Dry." THE GRAND —Charles Hay in "The Midnight Bell." with "Tarzan" serial EVERYBODY'S—VioIa Dana in "The Match

Breaker." THE WEST END—Frank Keenan in "The

Bells." THE BRITANNIA—EiIeen Percy in "Wings or Love." THE BROADWAY—"White Youth." THE EMPRESS—"Love, Honour and Obey."