AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 31, 7 February 1927, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS.

, PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE. j f The last week is announced of the . hlton Bl.uk Hevue Uonipany. that havei , played so sucifssnillv .it the I'nm e' ! Kdward Theatri- tor the hist se\ t-n weeks.' This company have proved most amus-j 1 ; uiif in .ill they have attempted. introdn>-i : in if new soniis. dances, and delight: il I sketches. Fur the tinal week they w-.1l : j be seen in an extra strong show, playinji L | request sketches, also new ones. The ( i vaudeville will see th»> first appearani e t j here ot Huley and Bent, two clever peopV ; | that jiive off a laugh every minute or so. i Next Monday will s ee the np«>ninz rvf (Ion.! Storey and his new revue "Storyettes." I i This conijiany hav.> plaved.to success; i! | i business in the South, and old admirers| , of the comedian will see him in a u*w | I kind of show with a new kind of H" i is supported by a very strong cast. The! feature of this revue is the last w.iy! the company work, and the beautiful ' • frocking and scenery. j NEW REGENT THEATRE. j , I Entertainment of a standard never! . before presented to Auckland picturehouse patrons, is the onler at the New ' Heuent Theatre this week. Variation in entertainment is the keynote to success. - and it is plain that this fact stands para-, i mount in the minds of the management. . for they have prepare! a programme ov^i . which even the most blase would enthuse. . The star that shines a little more brmhtly than any of the others in this sparkling 1 firmament of entertainment is Ed-he - Horton. the famous American organist. He j carries his audience away while his dett ■ ringers run over the keyboard ot Ins , Wurhtzer orsan. pro<lucing music rich, I sonorous, and beautiful. He h; . a combina- . tion of To instruments on which to work, 1 and in brilliant fashion, with almost the " i touch of a master, he prodm cs a wea.'t.i ) ! of hamjony. impressive and wonderous m ! effect. The organ is magnificent; th<- . | player is brilliant. Almost as m-.n .1 , appreciatwl is the first-<lass "rchestra I under the most capable direction of Mr. " Maurice Guttridgp. Many aver that it is : by far the best orchestra in Auckland. .So , much for this wealth of musical enter- - tainment. The film part of tiie programme 1 is heaiied by vivacious Laura La Plant.', , who gives an excellent performance in | "Her Big Night.'* .1 farcical comedy with a lauch in every foot of film, l ast as .1 ■ mrl employed in the corset department ot * a drapery store, the star is whirled from - the quietness of her hundrum life to the t brilliance and clamour of the stage. It was , just for a nnrht. a night in which she j bluffed a theatre audience to save the< ! reputation of a great actress. Hilarious • complications develop, but after halt an c hour of riotous laughter, the net is un- . tangled and Laura La Plante emerges 1 triumphant. Throughout the story, a droll . newspaper man makes desperate efforts to j upset the little blutf. threatening to run .1 scandal story if the actress does not make 1 an appearance. Tully Marshall, as "I'op- * corn" Aiianis. the newspaper man who ? could smell news—if its that kind of i news—shone throughout. The rilm is one L of the best comedy-dramas seen here for a - long tune. The picture programme is completed by an interesting gazette, and .1 scenic rilm showing the beauty spots 01 ; Melbourne. Direct from J. I . Williamson vaudeville, the Aerial Smiths give a r daring ac/obatic exhibition. The audience j gasped when the girl. v.-ith a terrifying i scream, dropped suddenly on a conceal, i } extension rope, on which she was -impended high above the auditorium. This ! excellent programme will be a ted 1 throughout next week. | GRAND THEATRE. 1 "Learning to Love," a picturc in which 1 Constance Talmadgp has a most -ppcalmg role, is the featured picture on til" . programme now showing at the Grand Theatre. The star is seen at the leader 1 of ,i band of modern young men and . girls. The frivolity of the girl and her . associates gives rise to many humorous l situations and alarms to get her two 5 aunts, who are anxious to get her married to the right man. She meets their legal adviser, played by Antonio Moreno, and ■ finds lmn the only man who will not fall in love with her. This aggravates her so ! . much that she actually falls in love with - | him. For a time they are estranged, but I later their true love is evinced. Also showing is "New Zealand at Work." a t picture produced in Auckland, and in which many local people take part. It 1 relates the adventures of a gang of children . who spend their holidays visiting many - I factories in the city, where they see un'v r the principal industries are carried on. , j Ample comedy is pro vided. 1 HIPPODROME THEATRE. | Excellent professional and amateur 5 vaudeville will be presented at tiie ? Hippodrome Theatre this evening. A rir»t- ---■ class programme has been arranged. .June j I Megan, the eight-year-old child performer. _ will be heard in jazz and ballad number-. the Hiding sisters will appear in dar.. c . specialties, and Yaughan and Willie w::t L present a humorous dialogue. Claude Kcr-. 1 a child of 4 : i years ot age. will a.so appear. All Ensor. the well-known tenor, will sing a bracket of popular songs, tourteen specially select.nl amateurs will also appear in song, comedy, and dance, 'tig Leaves," with George O Brien and Ohve Borden, is the teatured rilm. 1