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AMUSEMENTS. \ TO-NIGHT (WED.), AT 8. WELCOME TO NEW ZEALAND. WELCOME TO NEW ZEALAND. TO THE J. C. WILLIAMSON, LTD., NEW ENGLISH COMEDY COMPANY. IN " ROOKERY NOOK," " ROOKERY NOOK," The Ben Travers Comedy that is making the whole world laugh. "Rookery Nook" is the most fascinating of old English homes, and when Gerald Popkiss saw the name he immediately rented it. "In the words of the poet." he told his , friends, "ours is a nipp house, ours is." Then, with Clara I'opkiss. his perfect!* good wife, he settled down to enjoy his tenancy. But when his wife was not at j home there came to "Rookery Nook."" in the silence of the night, a sweet girl in pyjamas, chased hither by a man with a whip. The girl, the pyjamas, the man. the whip, added to a housekeeper quite . violently religious, made Gerald Popkiss' temporary grass widowhood a most exciting period. You Will Learn About the Scandal. — HIS MAJESTY'S — Direction: J. C. Williamson (N.Z.), Ltd. AN ALL-ENGLISH ATTRACTION. TO-NIGHT (WEDNESDAY), FOL'R FOLLOWING EVENINGS. MATINEE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. J. C. WILLIAMSON, LTD.. Have pleasure in announcing the first appearance in New Zealand of Their • NEW ENGLISH COMEDY COMPANY. In an enormously successful, clever 1 and original farce-comedy, " ROOKERY NOOK." " ROOKERY NOOK." " ROOKERY NOOK." BY BEN TRA VERS. Which is the reigning attraction in England, where if has running continuously for two years, and which recently broke all known records in Sydney and Melbourne. 3 The Cast includes : Hastings Lynn as Gerald Popkiss Minnie Raynor as Mrs. Leverett f, Basil Radford as Clive Popkiss Cyril Vernon as Admiral Juddy ® Jane Comfort as Gertrude Twine \ Leslie Victor as Harold Twine Helene Simon as Poppy Dickey Beth Mackey as Clara Popkiss Victor Fitzherbert as Herr Ptitz Nellie Mortyne as Mrs. Possett t and Donalda Warne as Rhoda Marley. Plays produced by George A. Highland, s Stage Manager - - Redge Carey, a * MONDAY NIGHT NEXT. FOUR NIGHTS ONLY. I "A CUCKOO IN THE NEST." FRIDAY, AUGUST 3. FOUR NIGHTS ONLY. "THARK" L PRICES : D.C. and R.S., 7/ ; Back Stalls, 4/: Gallery, 1/6. Early Door Stalls 1/ Extra. Early Door Gallery 6d Extra. All Prices Plus Amusement Tax. Box Plans are now open at Lewis Eady. Ltd. Day Sales at H.M. Theatre Confectionery Shop. Manager JOHN F4RRELL. ! TO-NIGHT. ' $£> TO-NIGHT, AT 8. 1 I TO-NIGHT. ' THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY. Concert chamber, rpowN tt at.t., > ONCEET VHAMBER, lOWN Q-AT-T, [ Graham Moffatt's World-famous Delightful Scottish Comedy, , BUNTY PULLS XAIHI SlX^ixnGS > BUNTY PULL 3 THE STRINGS ' RAN FOR TWO YEARS AT THE HAYMARKET, LONDON, Come and See Lillian Lugton. Peggy Hovey. Jessie Barr. J. D. Swan, Tom Johnstone, E. E. Addis, etc., etc. ABOUNDING IN HUMOROUS SITUATIONS. Special Scenery and Costumes of the Period 60 Years Ago. IT S A RARE DELIGHT. Producer, KENNETH BRAMPTON. j PRICES : 4/, 3/, and 2/ (no tax). Plans Now Open at Lewis Eady, Ltd.. where seats (except 2/) may be" booked j free, and extra tickets obtained. D. McLAREN, Hon. Sec., St. Andrew's Society. ! Box SSI. i - Phone 24-990. 23 j RUGBY FOOTBALL. EDEN PARK. EDEN PARK. 5 EDEN PARK. SATURDAY WHANGAREI HIGH SCHOOL WHANGAREI HIGH SCHOOL v. MT. ALBERT GRAMMAR. MT. ALBERT CP.AMMAR. piHAMI'IONSHIP T7MNAL. | p Championship r ]NiL _s! ' PONSONBY V. 'VARSITY. PONSONBY V. 'VARSITY. 25 m "[REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS E& " are requested to Attend at i i 1"" sIIOR F SHED TO-NIGHT, at '' C lOdi ' P m -' 0r Practice. J. | T. W. MA BEN. I Spcrerary. A.R.F.U. 25 X i j MUSICAL TUITION. ' "PI Nil E M TT. L.A.8.. Teacher of Piano. i forte Theory. Candidates prepared ; Asociati d Board Examinations. | Address: JUBILEE RO\D > F.np--;i«. s ; — I T ILLIAN BRAITHWAITE. L A B ** Tearhor of \oipp Production ! Piano. Jervois Rd. Herne l; Bay lermmus. C GOLF. "[FINEST range of Golf Material. expe7t ■M- coaching by leading professional. Li«r '§ free_—John* Ltd. Chancery St. ft > " ! ~ c- DOGS AT STUD. A A LSATIAN — SFARWOOD DREIST - i Imp. >, Champion Kuno Von Brunnenn- hof—Anni \ on Sparwoude. fe ~P ere is Perfect temperament and splenp j did constitution. His progeny, under T W _ , Hogarth, Esq., the English judge, made Alsatian history. Sspecial rate to members of the New Zealand Alsatian Club AnnK ■t roTEMPLE-.-Manow Kennels." Takapuna | rnone A ! GARAGES. SERVICE STATIONS. - Speedometers. Generators >•. . Taximeters, scientifically tested and D Fhone 4^695? 8 ° n ' StCel<S * nd Ganley - Lt £

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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 174, 25 July 1928, Page 22

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