AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 August 1926, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

HIPPODROME THEATRE

A pantomime, "Mother Grumly and Her Children." is being , presented during the afternoons of this week at the Hippodrome Theatre for the benefit of the children on holiday. The entertainment has been written and produced by Lester Sinclair. All the well-known characters from the fairy story will be introduced, and Mr. Sinclair himself will appear as Mother Grundy. Miss Edith McMilne, who arranged the ballet numbers, will be the principal girl. The pantomime promisee to be exceptionally bright, and should, prove very popular with the young folk. At the theatre this evening a special de luxe vaudeville programme will be given. Lester Sinclair and Arthur Lord will appear in another funny sketch, and they will present "The Ziffs," a company of "Id veterans, who will sing songs of the past. Nearly a score of other specially-eelected acts will also be preei'iitecL sinil the gold medal competition for Carolina Sweetheart"' will be continued. The principal picture at (motion at all sessions is ''The Fighting Buckarou." , Buck Junes. PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE. Another special vaudeville programme will be given this t-voning at the Prince Edward Theatre. La-: Monday niflit the theatre was parked to the doors and some hundreds of people li.ul to be tuTjK'i] away. Tlii.* :-\-cnin«z*« programme liroinisps to be own more attractive than its «nices=ful precedes*"! - . The chief iti-in iviU be that by the Jlasked Trio, i-onipii.-iiijj a pianUte, a ijaritone and a tenor. They have been popular contributors to broadcasted concerts, and their identity will not be d!-• so that the audience will find added enjoyment in speculating a<s to who they are. The other items will all be of a high-clasa nature. Tlic chief pbf-ire will be ''The Truthful Liiir,"' in which Wnn.li Hawley hn - tiie leading role