AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 September 1924, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

7. - .. OPERA PQUSE. , M At the Opefa House td-iiiglit at 8 the wonderful First National super feature McGee l,r; " ’ will ? be shown. 7 Slippy McGee stole because he was proud of his-art j but through, the years of purloining superiority there 7’ always lay ihe hope that the-day would come when he could sound <-■. ‘Taps’ on the burglar’s kit and blow a ‘Reveille’ for the faith he had .prayed ■ . for unconsciously.’'’ ‘‘Slippy McGee” 1 is one of those unostentatious,. hojne- ■ spun gems that occasionally grips into ?7. the rush of life and leaves an ineffacable mark of tenderness and appeal. ' w The.role of “Slippy McGee” is made a’ triumph by Wheeler Oakman, whose 1 flashings between the physical and 77. mentalsare the best work he ever has done. Sam De Crasse is a superb con.tr'ast as a priest. Colleen-Moore, dignifiedly “grown up,” and roguishly blossoming/ a Southern schoolgirl, has the feminine Jead. There will be no orchestra to-night. ■7 • A LONG-LOOKED-FOR EVENT. ■-■■■ ■ I ■ 'V Mr William Russell could have no more delightful opening vehicle for 77 Miss Npllie Bramley than the quick- ' fire comedy, “Fair and Warmer,” ■which /he will present to-morrow (Thursday), September 11. The ‘‘Auck- \ land HCrald,” reviewing the play, says: for an instant does the vein ofcihqmour weaken—it sparkles 7 and splashes .even as the obviously 7 . genuine..champagne which plays such ■ ' uproarious havoc in the mundane lives of the Bartletts; Comedies of the modem school havei a predilection for the smug, limpid atmosphere of a conventional married home as the scene of operations for all manner of exotic intrusions. Such was the home of the 7< Bartlett’s until .some good-natured busy-bodies spread the idea that “a Z wife who is happy and contented does not know that she is married.” Mr , Bartlett, slow to think and slower still to act, eventually steps forth as,a convert to the principle that “if you want 7 . tq keep holdjof your Wife you must not, be a piece of furniture in your home—keep moving,” and his harmless endeavours to act upon this theory mark the commencement of a whole train of unexpected disturbances. Miss Bramley and Mr Arthur. Cornell keep the fun going at highest temperature all 7 through, and the other characters are said to be. admirably sustained. The 7 box plans are at Webley’s. 7 ’ Our Hokitika correspondent wired this morning that the Nellie Bramley Company opened their season last night to a packed house. The cqmpany is recognised as being one of the strongest companies that has visited Hokitika. :