AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 51, 2 March 1926, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. When .1 fortnight ago the Moon-Morris revue company made a llret appearance at the Opera House, it was quickly recogmtsed that the band of entertainers was entitled to a very hiph place among-st similar companies which from ilme to time have shown here. Bright and breezy, there i= not ;l tlull moment during- the whole ninety minutes the company hold tin , stag*. Oria-iuility 's a feature of tlie Heme, and inaiiy of ill* , .-on? scenas. ana comedy skits dtsplav ateliuct cleverness. Tills weeK the company stage "Wit auJ but the title i> nothing, and trie -piece is merely ~ successlo-i of songs , ' a - I '.?',V and potted comedies. w:-«i a vprj-line cii.mx in the •• l«2h M'Pstrel?. As a matter of f'<-t. the two items w ,-.r. stana risrht ou'i r'Ki an , entiiud n" <al "',.'" turn l a?c "Sin* a.Ki rt-ml- P°»f "™"; n * runny absurdity showuv ail-."-'>-.d i.k ul< it , at a country ioliee station, and ilie i '-> Minstrel?." The costumliip in tne latter s a credit to the conipanv. indis by jar the nest seen in Auckland. In the opnnu? chorus the audience are told the MoonMorris company Ignore to give J>«PP«B«W. and right well does it cany out US «• Quickly-gripping: the audience, the members or tat: company never let g-i.. as they Whirl throufrtl their One programme. Tl chief laujfhiuakers are the inimitable Moon and Morris, and thoy are rt-sp'Misible for several contributions, always Hacked n> by the chorus. >yd. Bnrchall. one or the. favourites, and the possessor ot a g-oo t voice is happy in " The World i> W alttnsc for the Sunrise "• ana also " The stoker. • \ yon- pretty scenic effect is presented i>v tlie conipanv in " Novel and r.harminp. but better still Is "All Orange Grove in California." sung by Ena Gordon andl William Beresford. "Why Do They Call a Ship a r?he? " was well rendered by Dan Morris and chorus, and Noll Fleming- is as dainty as ever In more than one bright number It is a preat Show all round. The first half of the programme, as usual. is devoted to vaudeville, and all old ravouritcs score heavily. Queenle ana David Kalli. Hawaiian entertainers, μ-o big: with their melodies on steel fruitars. tne hit or their contributions bemv - 1 opa I oves Momma." Sam Stern, character comedian, renders many line items, tno 'best being: an impersonation of an Italian ' srtrl sing-infr '• Banano." Morris ami U'lWlev provide an entertaining quarter or an hour in a contribution Of singinp. music, and comedy. one particularly pood item Deincr " The Crimea Veteran," while WeiidlinsT and Molloy, a versatile pair. ar<? responsible ror pleasing singing and selr-o- ---• lions on an accordeoii-concertina. IH6 programme will be repeated throughout t xhe week. I "THE FARMER'S WIFE." '■ liirect from the r.oip-t Theatre. London : where it has been running ror three years, - Th? Farmers Wire," a play or de ig-htrui humour an:l quaint characters, which ha* also been as big- a success in Sydney and Melbourne as in London, will be presented at His Majesty's Theatre Tor a short season ■of seven nig-hts, commencing- on Saturday I evening next, by a new company or coniei dians specially selected in England by th* : J C Williamson management. The newi comers include Doris Johnstone. Townsena Whitlin?, Susan Richmond. Frances cave. Edwin Hrett, Doug-las Vigors, Graham ; Stuart, Emmeline OrTord. Cynthia Burke, I and Violet Lev, nearly all of whom have ; appeared in the English production. A I brilliant caste in association includes Eardley Turner. Arthur Greenaway. Millie Engler, and Yettv Landau. Although Edei. Phillpott's play " The Farmer's Wire " had ibeen refused by innumerable managers berore he could a-et it produced, it now holds the London long- distance record for a modern tarce-comedy. " The Times " declared it " More than a success; it is a positive craze.•' " The Farmer's Wife '- is a play or quaint rustic types, wno gather at Appleparth Farm. In many respects it is reminiscent of the pre-war triumph " Ltunty Pulls the Strings." It Is lull or homely wit and sparkling- dialogue, and not the least of its attractionsare the effective settings. A Sydney critic says, " We can almost srneii the perfume of lavender anil hay blowing- across the rootlig-hts rrom the glimpse of Appleg-arth •! Farm seen through the windows of the , ! living room. It is a play remarkable for L I Us cleanliness, and the quality of its wit ' I Is. always refined, whilst the characterisaI tion is "excellent right through." The box plans tor the season open to-morrow I (Wednesday) morning- at Lewis, R. Eady I 1 and Son, Ltd. '! DTXIELAXD CABARET. " ! The special Hawaiian carnival at Dixie--5 i land Cabaret last evening was an unquali- ; Ced success, the hall being tilled with a • merry party of dancers, which numbered lover -500. The gathering- was a thoroughly • : representative cne. and included many •or the through passengers on the. , i .Niagara. The cabaret am! lounges were " decorated with nikau palm.*, while ■ some beautiful isjahd tapa was artistic--1 ally crraiig-er! on the walls. Cherry . blossom was used to brightni up the lat- ; tire work of the cubicles. Hundreds of I colouro* lights hung from the celling, and > altogether the cabaret presented an , animaied spectacle. A troupe or Hawaiian entertainers, headed by Miss Lllliokalanl, - danced and san?. The real Hawaiian hula ; dance was g-iven by Miss Lilliokalani. . liixieland's orchestra, appropriately parbed in llawa i-ni costume, dispensed dance ■ music of the brightest order. Waiter - Smith's Jazz Bind also supplied some delightful Hi\vji:a;i dance numbers. Dancing a! the cabaret was indulged in unfil two ' o'clock t.i s morning, it is the intention I i>r the management to hold special nig-tits lat least once a month.