AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 June 1925, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

: .. :i opera house. , ; . ’ ./ r "T*" ' . ? ' l .' Typically, a 1 Lincoln , J... Carter picture, th'e Fox .version ‘ ‘The Arizona Express,;” which yiii ..be' shdivh in the, Opera,|i'oiise .to-riight,: is a work of art. g’ne riyna’nCijMf' tnfo ; fa,ils.^vilh ! ..falhng bridges, rushing ..floods and smiling mail car bandits is l lntq,eveiy foot of the.picture'; so logically that one ‘is carried,away’By the .Dinhs. Pauline Starke; .Evelyh Bient, Hiitbld Gobdwin . iih.d. //Da.Vicl .-Buvibr^ina-ifcthb;,.principal , hhies/ 1 with-, "the of - a capable cast. Miss •Bitent, aS the. queen of the bandits, docs an excellent piece of work. Dayid Sutler portrays the .y oung mail clerk, ■ whose heroism ik ’phojn.;'-.ial but effeciive. ' ■ /Suhaay.-r-yTHoi.. Eagle’s .Feather,” starring James Kirkiyopd and Mary 7-,'Aiddn,. will bejth.b niaih ?tt.tl,-action at . the picture benefit on Siiliday. It is : Hull d>f> thrilling, dense .'.episodes, part.iculai.ly' .suitable' to the screen and Edward Cldihan; the . director,, is said to hace made the- nios-t. of them. A great deal of the picture was made in tne open; in thb beautiful valley at the foot of tho Sierra Mountains in California, and the picture' depicts the noble, austdre grandeur of this part of the country, which Is covered with great cattle'raiich.es;

TOWN HALT).

FRED FOLEY T MAGICIAN.

Fred Foley,, /styled', the empsror of magic, and ventriloquism, will present what is. described as’ a brillihiit entertainrheiit at'thte Town. Hall oh Monday' and Tuesday evening; in. : conjuiictipp iyith the.picture, '.‘‘Watch Your, Step,” I t is said that his sleight-of-hand work S i,s as'clever as it ,is amazing. The ven-ti-iloquial section of the entertainment is p: rsented-on altogether new lines-. As ajearioonist Fred Foley ranks high. Mr Leo Bradley,- pianist and; niusicgl director,/,, Melbburne, ~is( highly, spoken .of by ,the Victorian Press. The entertainment -.will •be supplemented bv- the snlehdid Universal picture, ‘‘Watch Him Step;’’ starring Richard Talmadge. ■ When the picture fans read the title of “Watch Him Stc.o,” Richard Talmadge’s new feature, they will doubtless wonder what-it. means. The title refers to Richard Talmadge, the greatest thrill producer the screen has ever known. Prices for the above double attraction will'be 2s aifd Is 6d, children 6d- . : .

PARAMOUNT PICTURES.

NEW 7 PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCED .... ■ _ ... , v

Moving pi dure goers throughout New Zealand will -foe ..glad tj> learn the following details .announced recently by Paramount. b The near fu-‘ tore’- is about to bring to the screen a number of'very great productions. Included in. Paramount's .famous forty yet -to.. be rele?.ned l i this, .year, there v./l] be “The Golden. Bed,” “Coming Thru,” ,?“Miss .“.The Swan,”. “The Devil’s Cargo,’’ “Forty . Winks” anid other .pictures. Looking somewhat; further into. the future, Pardmojint announces “Madam Sans Gene,’’the great .Sardop story . of Napoleonic- time. Zane .Grey offers tbyee disfi.net stories,, namely, "The . Thundering HeycQ” ■ “The Light of Western Stair.,”’and ‘‘The Cide of ■> the Sea.” j “Sackcloth and Scarlet” from George Gibb’s popular novel, “The Dressmake.r>F.rom Paris,” “Salomy of tile ’ Tenements,'” “Grodnds For IJiyorce,” “Contraband” will be among ./ the noteworthy “Peter Pan,” , James M. Barriers great story will also be included in the futute productions. - In addition to a great line up of big subjects, Paramount has to _annoiidce the ,r?i ent . acquisition of Harold Lloyd, Douglas Mac Lean, Raymoh Griffin, into their for .the purrjoie comedy production, D> W. Griffiths : wlid -.recently/signed ■ ' a ■. contract ’. to. produce, .pictures -fbir .I'M? 1 ' mount,i .has ' l iii7.hari’d ? Marie Corelli’s “The Sorrows. : of Satan”, affid “That Royle Gi'rK” A> notable'feature m the future/policy ohsPa.ra-inpunt Pic; turps is the bringing .into,line- of such juen, as Zane Grey, Sir James Barrie, Jeffrey FMiol, David Bela'sco, and Kafdel SAbatini, .who,’will personally ' supervise, the'r respective stories m, their production for--the screen. * PARAMOUNT WEEK. ' \ Fifth Annual Paramount Week will be •cejeb.rityjiijhis year from '.Augusf 31 to. Seii'tem.bei’ 5/jiext,.. It will b.e . the .b.iggest.’.nipve jn the.,,, hi story.‘,<?f moving pictures in New. xZealand. Paramount .W®e.k- lutF been.,instituted by the Faniops.-:La«ky .K-hn 'Se.rvf'.p,. and ’upppi'tuni.t.Ts ..wjlli ibe given ,t;> Showmeii. througliout New Zealand to stimulate their individual and the general' interests of the moving pic- ■ ture. \ ; " ■'" .. "FAMOUS, DRUM SCREENED. This 'war-drum.will have a quiet old age. . Fi'Oin .the. bloodstained sands of Qmdurman to the position of a “Prop” in George ..Melforcl’s Paramount production, “The Light That Failed,” is the brief outline of the lire story of a Brought 'to Hollywood by Dick Richards, a British veteran, a Dervish tom-tom plays a pai't.in/the. Port Said scenes of,-this, picture. Richards secured the drum in Port Said in 191 L It was carried ,by the Dervish warriors on that, September Jay,, a quarter of a..century ago, when twenty-thousand British...trpops under Kitchener defeated r forty .. thousand natives in terrible battle of ,OmdUrman. No one knows how old the drum is and how often its wild,.rolling thunders incited ’ the desert warriors to baltle cun, .only lip guessed at, but it is. fairly certain that the drum was also .present at. flid battle of .Atbara, which' was. fo,u.yht just..uridr to Omdurrniy. Featured l.’Tho .Light That Failed,” which comes to the Onera P,ou-e on . .Mcpday, . . Jacqneline Logan, Percy'Marm.ont, '{Sigrid. Holmquist and .David: Torrence. ' CAREX ’g. HALL COBDEN.. , Another, euchre : and dance, .will be held in Carets Hall/op Fy’day next j-1 .? : -i of t’m Cobden Memorial Bridge. / rrnngertents . frir tliis ’function are in the. bands rf a capable committee. The prizes offered for the euchre are -Ist. 7hlb 'bas sugappnil. 50,Jb flour; 2nd. vaiuahie’ alujriiniurn, kettle;. 3rd. F’hs tea. .The ■.suhper ’.. arrangements are iii the hands t of. .a ladies comrnfttee. The music, will-be,'.supplied by the Steele. Brothers and a. capable ’ M.C. will have charge. The proceeds*, rf thin; function are in ,aid of. the Memorial Br.irtee which lias,just been d'‘Psti‘ucted., For the cpbvenience of town patrons the ’bus will leave the P.O. et 7.45. Euchre at S o’clock Sharp. Adipissiori 2/-. X; ” ~ Male choir concert ; .... ■ A fair altehdanco, iiiqliiding' liianv children, heard thq concert gi.y.en bv the Greymouth Male Clioir at, the Miners’.Hall, Runanga,'last.. eveiiinc:, in aid of the funds of, the Runanga. Bowling. Club. The programme was much enjoyed, every , item Using anp’atidsd. Solos were given by Misses B. Dr.l'ke aiid Down as, and

Mr. J. Hadland; recitations, Miss Marie Parfitt; piano duets, Misses Higgins and O’Reilly; vocal duets, Messrs Smith and Harley, and Hadland and Harley., The choruses were those recently sung by the Choir at its Greymouth concert. Mr. Miller thanked the soloists and the Choir for their assistance, which was heartily appreciated. The visitors were entertained at supper after the concert.., • : . • In the course of his remarks, Mr. Miller,, vigorously protested against the action of a minority, in the Ruhanga Borough Council, w.ho had organised a euchre tournament in the gymnasium, in opposition to the Choir concert.../He stated, that when the gymnasium'was built, it was definitely understood that,/ when there was any event ; of public.j.imp'ortance held ’jn‘* the Miners’ Hail, no opposing itincUpn should be. held .in the gymnasiunL -,-;Those - councillors, responsible tor the euchre tournament, had committed a breach cf Haith. k ‘ 0 ..’ FANCY DRESS I)AN(?fe.. Lovers of .dancing will have a good night’s ■ .amusement, on -., Wednesday, July 1, when a plain and fancy dress ball will „be. field in aid, of Convent Rebuilding Fund. Williams’ orchestra has been engaged. The dance will be a good opportunity to help a worthy cause.