AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 September 1924, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

TOWN HALL.

Gladys Walton graduates from a working drto nifty sport clothes •5 in her latest Universal feature, which will be shown at the Town Hall to- . night for the last time. It is the 7'• .story of a poor family’s - rise to social distinction through the invention of - the sausage machine —and a marriage of the family daughter with the son of society’s elect. Buffalo Bill.— The supporting, pictiires include another chapter of “Buffalo Bill,” and a two reel comedy. OPERA HOUSE. . •Sunday.—A picture, benefit entertainment in aid of the Swimmingßath Fund will be given in the Opera House ' on Sunday. “Enter Madame” is . : a brilliant comedy in its lines, exciting in its situations, novel in its theme, and tender in its pathos. It .satisfies a dfesire that most people (have— a- / curiosity . to. know how those of. the stage live in their own homes, away '/from th© glittering splendour of the theatre, with its lights and flowers and Hi'its shallow emotions. It shows how a .'successful American business man cracks under the. strain of serving ® merely as his talented wife’s husband. It shows his revolt —only a temporary one, however —and'his ultimate return to the charming woman whose .bnlliance has become a.necessary adjunct to his. own happiness. IW ■: “PEG O’ MY HEART.” • Again last night a crowded audience' greeted Nellie Bramley and her •j company at the Operi House, aind 'roughly enjoyed their bright and vivacious presentation of the ever- , green favourite, “Peg o’ My Heart.” It . is not a play that gives scope to £ much brilliance, but each of the company was? well suited to the part pi taken, and the versatile leading lady certainly made the most of the charmihg part of Peg. Her brogue was delightful and she portrayed the part of the. Irish colleen very well. The story concerns an Irish girl who under the terms ofTier uncle’s will, made in atonement for his callous treatment

'of the girl’s dead mother, his sister, i. is to receive an annuity of £5OO a year upon reaching the age of 21. Prior < to, that £lOOO is set aside for the lady who will act as her guardian while she is receiving an education k: suited to her new station. Peg thus ' .falls into the hands of her aunt, whose temporary impecunity through the failure of a bank in which she is interested makes the guardianship of Pag a timely proposition. The play centres around Peg’s battles with the conservative conventions of her aunt & and her cousins, and ends in Peg saving her cousin from disgrace and marrying an attractive gentleman with a ■ title. Quite an enjoyable comedy : well acted and a distinct change from the morbidity; of modem “problem” plays and pictures of the eternal triangle type. The American comedy, “It Pays to Advertise,” will be put on by the Nellie Bramley Company to-night. It is- a specimen of the farcical-comedy af > its best, in which there is quite a good working plot which keeps one guessing right up to the last, and plenty of fun and laughter all the way through. The story .is built on the merits of advertising oh a grand scale, and is a kind pf humorous testimony £ to'.the susceptibility of the public to this form of business persuasion. Th.e performance will commence at 7.45 . p.m. - i ' The furniture used by the company . was supplied by S. Burnett White, of Mackay Street. BLAKETOWN CONCERT. / - ''A - • Despite the inclemency of the weather, a well attended concert was given in the Blaketown Hall last even- ;' r ing in, aid of the Citizens’ Hall Building. under the auspices of Mr Beach,' assisted' by three of Greymquth’s most talented artists, and a number ~o^.! local musicians. Mr McKane, during the course of the evening; thanked the performers, giving special thanks to Miss Doreen Daly, ’who had travelled all the wav from Blackball to take part. He “ stated that he was very.sorry the hall did not proyidb larger accommodation 'for those who wished to enjoy such good music but should they, the performers, wish to return he would pro-,-mise them something better than that ./.in which they •_ .had performed last evening;- . : The following programme was pre.sented. endlores .being frequent throughout the evening Overture bv > Miss Daly (pianiste), Messrs Leach and : Parkinson (violin arid ’cello respec,tiyelv); ■ Sailor's Hornpipe, bv Miss McMinn: song by. Miss ;TurHU entitled “I’ll Sing to Yon”; recitation,

Miss Nancy McKane (encored); song by Mr Dougles, entitled “A Chip of the Old Block,” and for an encore, “Hail Caledonia” ; violin duet, Master Mils, and Mr Leach, own selection; j?|d(tat|ion, Master Alexander, “Mr Nobody”; mandolin and guitar duet, Messrs Lamont and Jackson; pianoforte solo, Miss Daly; ’cello solo, Mr Parkinson; violin solo, Mr Leach, which was received with much applause ; 'ftr’jo, Miss Daly (pianiste), Messrs Leach (violin) and Parkinson (’cello); song, Mr Douglas, “Sailors’ Paradise” ; mandolin and guitar duet, Messrs Lamont and Jackson. Miss McMinn gave a fine performance of the sword dance, accompanied by Piper Ha.y. Song, Miss Turtill; pianoforte solo, Miss. Daly. Several recitations by Mr Smith, a local comedian, ’cello by Mr Parkinson and for a grand finale, duet by Messrs Leach (violin) and Parkinson (’cello), accompanied by Miss Daly as pianiste. DAFFODIL SHOW. Readers are reminded of the Daffodil Show which is to take place in Trinity Ha.ll on Thursday next, Sept. 12. A schedule containing five sections, with 73 classes has bp»n arranged, for Cut Flowers, Daffodils, Decor, stive Entries. Cookery and Vegetables. There should be good entries and splendid .competition. Daffodil culture has made great strides since opportunities for ; growers to compete against each other have been available, and as a result th© quality of the bulbs grown hasjbeen improved, and a better knowledge' of daffodil culture gained. Tn addition, to the .special section for daffodils, there is one for other, cut flowots which come into bloom with spring. Those whose tastes lie in the sphere of decoration will find ample scope for their abilities in the decorative section. The culinary artists will, have opportunity to demonstrate their cult in the cookery section. Work and other stalls will be in evidence, and refreshments will be dispensed as usual. For the evening’s entertainment a good •'rogramme of musical and other Phas.been arranged. Schedules inay be obtained on application from the Vicarage, or from Mr Bush, the Secretary.