AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 April 1925, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

.OPERA HOUSES “The Storm Daughter,” a Jewel Special, featuring Priscilla Dean, will be the enormous attraction on Friday. Through the rage of the storm with , breakers and rocks ahead, the sturdy little “windjammer” trifed bravely to keep its course. f The brutal skipper that knew the seve nseas was not at the helm—only a slip of a girl, gripping the wheel, guided that ill-fated barque through mountainous seas that battered it mercilessly! ’Would her. •strength and spirit prevail against the\ terrific onslaught of wind and stoim? . Tom Mix in his latest Fox film, ‘ “Ladies to Board,” is announced for the matinee on Saturday and 1 again on Saturday night. William Dudley Pelley, who wrote “Ladies to Board,” has furnished a genuinely funny situation. Mix inherits ail old lady’s lidine/ und his efforts to conduct it, get himself and Pee Wee Holmes into all manner ‘ of/ laugh-provoking complications. Tony, the wonder horse, is at'Tom s disposal,' and he makes the best of his superb horsemanship. The supporting pictures include the first chapter dl a new serial, 1 In the Days of Daniel Boone.”

I A GREAT MUSICAL EVENT.

To-night, William Heughan, the world-famous singer and actor, and his associate artistes will give the .second of their concepts in the Opera House, when all who are interested in music and dramatic art should not fail to hear them. , . ± As assisting artistes, he is fortunate in having the famous young violinist, Hyman Lenzer, the beauty ana brilliance of whos> art has everywhere received the highest praise, and who never fails to arouse the enthusiasm of thereby. He is further assisted by Gladys Sayer, the wellknown pianiste from Brussels Conservatorie, who, as an associate of Melba, i earned for- herself no small fame. She /.is a- scloist of unusual brilliancy and ’ power as- well as an accompaniste of true sympathy and understanding.

LURE OF THE SCREEN.

One of'the biggest schemes to find suitable types for movie, has been taken advantage of by Mi ti. E. Bennett, who has succeeded in se curing an agreement with Mr Beaumont Smith, Australia s leading p ture producer, to appear personally at the Opera House and test the ability and personality of each candidate, y experience has spread over a long pei. iod,” said Mr- Smith to a ..reporter. “For ten years I have been malcin,, pictures—principally in-Australia. In that time many artists have appeared in my productions. Some have been recruited from the legitimate stage, whilst others have been types uho have, had no experience arid yet been successful. Among the artists who have appeared with me are the following. Claude Dampier, the well-known comedian (his first appearance m pictures;. Harold Parkes, Mayne Lynton trie late Cyril Mackay, Hector St. Glair, Arthur Tauchart (of “Sentimental Bloke” fame), Barry Lupino, Gordon Collingridge, J. R. Taylor, and others. The fair sex include Lotus Thompson, (now doing well in Los Angeles), Stel. la Southen, Heather Jones, Dons GUhain, Elsie McCormack, Constance Gia. ham, Fermande Butler, who made her first appearance as the adventuress; in ‘Joe’ and plays the lead in ‘Hu 11°, Marmaduke’ ; Lucille Lisle, a little gnl of sixteen whom I selected for the latter picture, and her first attempt pioved a big success. Many of these artists will, of course, appear in future productions — others, - owing to theatrical contracts, I am unable to make use of. But I want fresh* faces, and particularly want people of outstanding ability, so I have come to the Dominion to see if I oan find them. If I can—and I see nothin" to prevent me—then T shall be thankful. seen many types in your streets during the short time I have been here who I think would be successful, but until the camera tells me I cannot pass judgment. The camera gives the search, ing test necessary, and it doesn’t lie. So until the camera decides I can say nothing. The tests will be made at Greymouth next week. With me is my chief producer,/Mr L. H. Nunn, who will help me to direct operations, and some of my technical staff.