AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 December 1923, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

; OPERA HOUSE. ROBIN HOOD. “Robin Hood,” a Peerless classic of t tlio days of chivalry, will be th 6 big attraction at the Opera House on Monday next, commencing at a special matinee on Monday at 2.30 P.'P 1, “Robin Hood,” starring Douglas Fairbanks, is a tenderly beautiful love story in the midst of marching crusaders, clash Of broadswords, the hum of singing arrows. Eight centuries are brushed aside by the camera lens, showing “Robin Hood” and his merry ■crew, who took from the rich to aid the poor; his love for sweet Maid Marian; Sherwood Forest and Nottingham Town; Friar Tuck and Little John with their staffs and cudgels—all etched out of the dim past and made to live again, and drawn across a span of'Boo years! TOWN HALL. At the Town Hall to-night and Saturday and Matinee Saturday, the star attraction will be William Tarn um in “Moonshine Valley, a sensational six-reel Fox super Mature Ned Connors is a hard-working gold prospector. His wife, believing him dead elopes with a doctor. He becomes a “bad man” and a. drunkard. After four years the wife returns to the section where she formerly liver with her present husband and tneir little daughter. The man with whom Ehe has eloped sees her husband and quickly leaves the town. Their child is lost. Farnum finds her, and she works his reformation. Later, he finds his wife’s illegal husband, and in a thrilling fight kills him. Hiwife’s penitence softens him, and they are re united. . , The supporting pictures include further chapter of “The Lion Man, a two-reel Sunshine Comedy, and the third edition of the Beauty Competition. One of the finest programmes ever presented.

ODIVA AND HER SEALS. * Those who were unable to gain admission to the local performance ot Odiva and her seals will be pleased to learn that Captain C. F. Adams will give further performances m Greymouth at the Opera House tonight and’ to-morrow afternoon and evening. Owing to the fact that transport difficulties make it practi- - cally impossible to take extensive ; paraphernalia and the seals to West- ~ port the arrangements made to show in that town had to be cancelled and it is mainly because it would give residents of the Buller district an opportunity of seeing the seals that Captain Adams was prevailed upon to extend his Greymouth season. The - vaudeville programme will be completely changed and the seals. will be shown in new feats of animal intelligence more amazing than those already demonstrated. The prices at Saturday’s matinee will be the same as those prevailing at the evening performances. Special train arrange ments are being made for the convenience of country residents. On Saturday evening the train usually leaving Greymouth for Rewanui at 9 P- 1 / 1will not leave until 10 10 p.m. The seals act will be presented in the first portion of the programme on Saturday evening, to ensure that country residents will have ample time to witness it. FLANNEL DANCE. Another of these popular dances in the shape of a flannel dance, to assist the R.W.B. candidate . (Miss Thelma Anderson) in connection with the Cobden War Memorial Fund, will be. held in Carey’s Hall, Cobden, this (Friday) evening. The hall has been elaborately decorated for the occasion, and the floor specially prepared,, and with Williams’ delightful music, should be all’ that is desired. The latest novelty dances will be' on the programme. The supper arrangements will be in the hands of ' Mrs Carey’s committee. Euchre enthusiasts can look forward to-a good night’s enjoyment for the valuable prizes offered. Mr Mallock has donated the first prjze, a lady’s Christmas hamper, valued at one guinea, second, bag of flour, third, valuable trophy donated by Mr Bond. A' ’bus will leave the Post-Office at 8 o’clock.