BAND CONCERTS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18604, 1 February 1926, Page 7

BAND CONCERTS.

Dm?'! 'Military Band will play the followiM;propamine on the St. Albans Band • iotaittl»-to-morrow evening March, Natiowl Spirit". (Hewieberg); valse, The ' Midnight Writ* (Kahu); overture, 'Ray iiad'VCawiM); fox-trot, "Moonlight and i morceau, 'Salute d'Amour" fIKgW); selection, "The Merry (Uur); fox-trots, 4 'Rose of Mon'Htrj" (BnilJl ond march, "From Tropic to Traito" (Atander). . ■0» WW'itening the Christchurch Miiitlpri P'ay the following pro■nlami «'%»otorin squaro rotunda:— 1 HirtA WJfwfc'' (P. D. Clements); selectiM, (Shipley Douglas); foxtrtfc Swiss" (Gilbert and Bner); '.iiitt,■■'-HmHmllo". OV. Rimmer); dance, >jr«o JWrfed" (0. Williby); selection, ''VmJj/'Spring" (E; lo Due); waltz, ■ (Ord Hume); and march, J'C6inp|;|g»rd" (Ord Hume).

GRAND THEATRE. HAROLD LLOYD IN "GIRL SHY." AX UPROARIOUS COILED!'. The crowd in Grand Theatre on Saturday night which witnessed Harold Lloyd, the comedy king, dashing about in a whirlwind of fun in "Girl Shy," the headliner on tho current programme, rocked with laughter throughout the seven reel 3 of tho comedy. Safe behind his horn-rimmed spectacles tho hero wriggled and squirmed and giggled and paced for safety from the daring gaze of tho many and varied modern flappers who bounded into the tailoring establishment, in which he had been * n3 tal!ed as Mio optimistic apprentice in tho days of his youth by an unclo in a country town. The maids in the shop knew him a3 "Our Mr ileadows," and those attached to the managerial staff referred to him as mere "Meadows," whilo the juvenile office boy, with a freckled face and unpressed suit, described him as "That there shy sissy guy." However, although "Our Mr Meadows," was publicly shy of tho damsels who strolled into his impecunious place of business to be measured for costume, coat, or hat, he was not immune from the overwhelming softer passion. As a matter of fact, he was in love. He didn't know with whom, but in order to prova that he could enjoy to tho full all those sensations, both pleasant and unpleasant, to the loving, he wrote a book, which, he fondly believed, would make him the nation's prido and pet. He called it "'How to Make Love," and in order to show the publishers that it was the sole product of an authority he added: "By Harold Meadows, One Who Knows, and Knows, and Knows." San Francisco-bound, with "How to Make Love" under his arm, Mr Meadows launched out to tho place of a famous publisher, with whom he counted on making a contract. And on tho way ho careered into tho arms of Miss Jobyna Kalston, a lovable person, with a roguish smile and twinkling eyes, and her diminutive and shaggy bloodhound, which is worth mentioning if only for the fact that it was really instrumental in eventually uniting its mistress with the jirl-shy boy. Together they travelled to San Francisco, and tho fun and jollify experienced on the journey wellnigh put Saturday night's audience into hysterics. For one thing, the flapper's poodle was unceremoniously kicked out of tho carriage by an irate porter when the journey was commenced, and the casual meeting of Miss Ralston and Mr Meadows was immediately turned into love and cemented for ever and ever when "Girl Shy" rescued the dog, and. having restored it to the open arms of his idolised partner, was successful in concealing it from the vulgar gaze of the porter. Time rolled on, and after many exciting escapades there came a parting in tho ways of the lovers, and Miss Ralston, with a decided toss of her shingled head, eloped with another man, but was promptly pursued by Mr Meadows, who discovered that the fellow was a bigamist and heart-breaker. What follows is too good to be recalled in a review. Suffice it to say that it should not be missed. "The Romany," featuring the ever-welcome Victor McLaglen, is the second attraction on tho programme. It tells of tho life of a roving gipsy, and is interesting. Beautiful scenery in Scotland impresses one in this picture. „ , . . ~ Under Mr Howard Moody a supervision the number of musical selections appropriate to both pictures thoroughly captivated the audience.