AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 249, 20 October 1924, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS.

FULLERS" OPERA HOUSE. TllC third production or the Band-Box Rovue Company, entitled -The Laiiy Buccaneers " contains a very novel plot. It i> on« or Hie best or Mr. Oaylu Wyers revues, and will certainly prove one of Uie must laughable. A band or beautilul. but bloodthirsty, lady pirates, sworn to hair«d of men. set sail isn the P>»d ship ■■canimlisn," but tuey Mud themselves without any clear ulea as to how to become buccaneers. Their Ideas are all upset boards u'e ship a'rter his machine has been wrecked, and stowaways l*sartorc Htzcohan ana Uiuat/. Mn.iiiinis an- disiovercd oil buarr] Many complications ensue, and jealousy anioripst the pirates dually leads lo tilt- break-up or trie panir, and itw ship heads Tor nrcakrast Urceis and homo. Mr. fiayle Wyer appear.-" as Hie gallant airman, whilst Waller Cornock and Krank Perryn as the stowaways, together with Billy BovU. Unci ample opportunities Tor screaminir comedy v very strong vaudeville programme is i:i Mipport of the revue, amongst Hie iifwrimiiTS being Don (.. Merle a magician with an outstanding- persuuality. who is a master or his art. Mr. Merle duns not depend on time-worn Idea", but performs some most original tricks, whilst his act is full of genuine comedy. A bright act will be presented by Hartley and Wright, billed as "The Fashion Plate Two." and their dressing rully entitled them to this drM-nption. Yaurte and Verne, in ti'lo lnst'nimemailst. and Lllasßirt comploic the programme. MUNICIPAL CONCERT. The usual municipal concert was given in the Town Hall on Saturday evening:. before, a moderate attendance. A programme or org-an, pianorortc, and local pieces was submitted. and enjoyable renderings wero obtained or the solos, (.'•uilmanl's ".Nuptial March," Handel's "An- . danle." and Kinder's "Lullaby" were attractlvely performed on the grand organ by Mr. Maugtian Barnett. who also gave a 1 distinctive reading- or Vlcrne's Cantllene, Intermezzo, and Finale. Chopin's Nocturne, op. 15. Debussy's "Jardins sans la pluic" and riotinanyl's "Bhapsody in c." were skiirully treated, and with good tone quality, by the talented pianist Miss Maida Hooker. Sandersons "The r.tory of theSea," Del ltiego's "Sink, Red Sun," and "To the Hills of Donegal" were effectively rendered by Miss Phyllis Gribbin. a young contralto or promise, posscsstng a voice or good range and power. Mr. Whittaker acted as pianist. An enjoyable, concert concluded with a tasteful rendering, on the grand organ or Verdi's "Miserere" music from the opera "11 Trovatore." " THE MISLEADING LADY." A delightfully amusing story is revealed in "The Misleading Lady." in which the. .Nellie Bramley Company will signalise their return to His Majesty's Theatre lon Saturday. and. as the title indicates, there are many gay complicallons ana confusions. Helen Steele is the name of the heroine, bewitching, saucy and fearless; and her counterpart will be Miss Nellie Bramley, who has an inborn raculty for true comedy. The piece also provides this charming actress with a chance, for emotional work, and she scores one of her greatest successes with the public. Mr. liny Hastings, a forceful personality always, plays the part or Jack Cralgren, whom Helen has flouted and tormented almost beyond endurance. However, she meets her match in the end. when Craig-en carries her away by force to the mountain rastnesses. Then come the dramatic moments arter a run of merry incidents. Very humorous and a remarkable study Is Mr. Arthur Cornell's Impersonation of a mental defective obsessed witli ihe idea that he is the great Napoleon. "The Misleading Lady" should undoubtedly appeal lo all patrons when it is presented on Saturday. The box plan opens at Lewis 11. Eady and Son, Ltd., on Wednesday. DICKENS BAZAAR. "A little bit or old England"—the old England made so wonderfully entrancing iby the immortal works and tne immortal characters of Charles Dickens—has been brought into these modern times, when ' people are so used to taking most things j for granted, that they see nothing really I beautiful or out or the ordinary In anyI thing. If Aucklanders take the very modern Terry boat lo the very modern Bayswater wharf, they will come to a very modern clubhouse. Hut when they enter they llnd themselves transported rrom this monotonous every-day modernism to that "little bit or dear, old England" or which we spoke in opening. Here is a dreamtown, with its gabled bouses, its inns, its Old Curiosity Shop, its arched entrance. Its cobbled streets, its lanterns, signs, and shimmering river. And there is Mrs. Wardle. Mrs. damp. Little Dorritt. Em'ly. whiskered Peggoty. big-collared Micawher, waiting around, and the rest or that community mat is essentially England. And it's all part or the Dickens Bazaar that the Takapuna Boating Club is holding in the <•Jubhou.se. The bazaar was opened on Saturday arternoon by Mr. A. M. Gould. I the patron or the club. Mr. Gould, who was introduced by this commodore (Mr. Mollar). said he considered It a literary education, as those visiting the bazaar would have their memories refreshed and gain an excellent knowledge of Dickens' cbaraci lers and works. Mr. Gould reminded the 1 public that anyone could become a life member or the club on payment of £2 10/, and boys under 10 years or age on payr ment or 25/. He thanked the ortg-lnetors lor the bazaar scheme. Mr. Davis (the secretary), and .Mr. Melville, who painted all the ) wonderful scenery, for the enormous I amount or work accomplished by them; I also the ladies' committee, under Mrs. For- ! ?"yth as leader, Mrs. Ward as secretary, and jMrs. Skerritt as treasurer. Messrs. Warman, Mackay, Skerritt, Fortzer, Smythe. Forsyte, and Woodward were also mentioned. Before declaring the bazaar open I Mr. Gould wished all concerned a sucl cessful time and gave, notice that at the end of the week's sale a Dickens Ball i* to be held.