AMUSEMENIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 65, 18 March 1925, Page 9

AMUSEMENIS.

NATIONAL AND LYRIC THEATRES. "Sandra," a picturisation of Pearl Dale Bell's unusual novel, will come to the National ana Lyric tneatres with tlio change of programme to-morrow. Barbara La Marr, the beautiful and popular First National star, has the litio role, ana Bert Lytell heads the male cast. 'Sandra" is the remarkable story or a woman with a dual personality By day she is a beautiTul wife, acceptingher husband's humble love, his humlito j home and pleasure. But by ni?ht, slio becomes a glittering: butterfly, obsessed with a yearning ror the wine of life—■ tossing: discretion to the winds when the g-iamour or romance calls. she cries ror Paris, Deauvllle, Monte Carlo, tho naunts of those to whom pleasure is very existence. Behind her is the broko'u heart or one man—before her, tho ™ arts o f many men. Sandra sought all tnese, but in the end. with weary rootsteps, her lesson learned, she returnod to the only true love she had ever known, ine second attraction will be another ■tarry Semon comedy, "Kid Speed," white uoya Hamilton is seen in "Lonesome." Other supports will be shown. LITTLE NELLIE KELLY. 7,Jl Llttlo H Nellie Ke], y" continues to charm large and appreciative audiences at the upera House, last evening's performancebeing- enthusiastically received. As in The O'Brien Girl," dancing- and ctttchv hrESft while the dloiogue is brig-ht ana the humour irresistible. Miss Mamie Watson makes a delightful Nollio Kelly, while the part or the lover is mJ£ £ or H ay S. a hy Geor S* Burnett. Miss May Beatty has another part whicn particularly suits her own style or artistry. h,^h Ma , rk - Da,y ' who was the henpecked husband m "The O'Brien Girl," becomes the droll Irish Captain or Police m this production. His comrade in run is Irolana Cutter. June and Dorothy Roberts the Ziegiield Folly girls, present more original dance numbers, while tho other members or the company combine to make the play, which will be staged ror tne nnal occasion to-morrow, an entire success. MISS DOROTHEA VINCENT. A. sj'nopsis or tl.e programme to be submitted by Miss Dorothea Vincent, the visiting- English pianist, to iocal musiclovers at the Town Hall Concert Chamber appears on our amusement paire. The varied natu.-e or the programme, embodying works by both ancient and modern masters, should r?nX?T, a wi , de a PP eai - Commenting on numbers which Auckland is to have tho pleasure or hearing, the Port Elizabetn Advertiser," under date September i>4 last, remarks as follows:—in "Romance" (Mozart) and the "Appasionata Sonata" (Beethoven) Miss Vincent proved herself a planiste or outstanding: attainments united to temperament and an individuality that impressed one. Her playing- or the "Appassionata" was a very tine perTormance, and each of the three movements was played in a masterrul manner. Versatility is also a strong- point in Miss Vincent's playing:. This she g-ave ample - proor or in her delig-htrul interpretation or the works or Debussy, Cyril Scott and John Ireland. Debussy's "La Cathedrale Engloutie" and "Jardin sous Ja pluie" were played with astonishingrealism. ST. PATRICK'S CONCERT. Irish hearts beat fast and responded tenderly in the Town Hall last evening to the lilt or those old Iris.i airs that all true sons and daughters or Erin love so well. "Kathleen Mavourneen," "The Minstrel Boy," "For the Green," "The Hills or Donegal"—they were all sungat St. Patrick's concert, which was attended by several hundreds of people who had missed the usuat procession and sports with which the patron saint's day is usually celebrated, but wiio were rully recompensed by the excellent programme submitted last evening. All the performers were greeted with enthusiasm, and encores were the invariable rul° Mrs. Cyril Towsey (accompanied by Mr. Towsey) gave a beautiful -md appealing version of "She is Far From the Land, - ' and was heartily encored. Madame. Irene Ainsley was also accorded a great reception. She sang "Kathleen Mavourneen" in an appealing manner, followed by "Danny Boy" ana "For the Green," in true style. "The Hills of Donegal," sung most sympathetically by Miss Jessie Smith, proved a great ravourite i.as it always does), while Mrs. T. Monahan proved equally delig-htrul in "The Kerry Dance," and, as an encore, gave "Believe Mc ir All." One of the features or the evening- was the harp-playing or Miss Mavis Grevatt. She opened with "Believe Mc ir All," but was rorced to give a double encore,, responding with "The Minstrel Boy" and "Isoarer My God to Thee." The harp is rarely heard these days, but Miss Grevatt's playing- or the sweet-stringed instrument charmed the audience. Miss V. Lambert got very near the hearts of her listeners in "That Little Irish Mother of Mine," and she was warmly recalled. Mr. rtoy Dormer, Who possesses a very fine tenor voice, was g-iven grateful receptions for his singing or "The Minstrel Boy" and "Eily Mavourneen." Mr. Alan McElwain kept the house in a constant breeze or laughter with his humorous items, and Mr. Tom Harris appropriately ana .'ppealingly recited "The Little Irish Mother." Mr. Harry Hiscocks played selections berore the concert and opened with Mendelssohn's stirring "War March of the , Priests." By far the most impressive and masterful piece or the concert was the presentation or the Aria, "Agnus Dei" (Bizet) by Mrs. Cyril Towsey. with a viojin obligato by Mrs. R. Singer, who played in her usual finished style, and with Messrs. Towsey ana Hiscocks at the piano and organ respectively. The accompaniments were left in the capable hands of Miss Nellie Ormond and Mr. Hiscocks. STUDENTS' CONCERT. The students of the Auckland university College will give a concert in the Scots Hall on March 28. A fine programme has been arranged, ana the performers will include the Misses Besla Carr and Laura Stone, and tlie Lyric Four. Tlie students' orchestra will provide the music. YThe box plan will be opened on Saturday at Messrs. Lewis R. Eady and Son, Ltd. AMUSEMENTS GUIDE. (For Entertainment Announcements, see Back Page.) OPERA HOUSE—" Little Nellie Kelly." KING'S THEATRE—Vaudeville. TOWN HALL CONCERT CHMBER—Dorothea Vincent Recital. PICTURE THEATRES. national AND LYRIC—Bebe Daniels in " Dangerous Money " ana P«rcy Marmont in " Idle Tongues." STRAND—Warren Kerrigan in " Captain Blood " and Mr. A. Mayes. TlVOLl—Laurette Taylor in " Happiness " and Richard Talmadge In " On Time." EVERYBODY'S—GIoria Swanson in " Her Love- Story-" PRINCESS—Edmund Lowe in " The Brass Bowl" and Reginald Denny in " The Reckless Age." HIPPODROME—Amateur Trials and " The Mask or Lopez." GRAND—Wesley Barry in "Go and Get It." BRITANNIA —" Desire " and " Tho Sawdust Trail." WEST END—"The Rejected Woman," and "Handle With Care." CAPITOL—"The Sin Flood" and "BigTimber." BROADWAY —" The Goldfish." EMPRESS —" Flowing: Gold." REGENT—"Arsene Lupin." EMPIRE—"Scars or Jealousy."