AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 June 1925, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

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Geoi'ge Melford’s Paramount production of Rudyard Kipling’s greatest story “The Light That Failed/’ to be. shown at the Opera House tonight is a photodrama with a soul. It is the well-known story of an artist who strives against fate to finish the one.great work of his life before he becomes blind. In jealous rage his model destroys the work while i e remains ignorant of the fact, and there follows sorrow and effort to compensate. Jacqueline Logan has the role of the model, a- -street waif of London, Percy Marmont, famed for his Work iii “If Winter Comes’’ is the artist, and the other principals are Sigrid Holmquist and David Torrence. The picture throbs with life, -The kylnptitny tor the nirth whose life is blotted out by failing sight will pull at heart in the same way that made the little street waif, who thought she had wreaked vengeance oil him, give to him the one happiness that remained. TOWN HALL.

FRED FOLEY--MAGICIAN.

- Fred Foley will appear at the Town Hall to-night and to-morrow night in what is described as a brilliant entertainment of Oriental magic ventriloquism, cartoons, hand shadows and inusim It is said Jio be presented amongst gorgeous ana most expensive Oriental scenery ill every detail as that presented' by Fred Foley in China, India, Mesopotamia, South Africa and Australia, during his recent tour. The entertainment will be supplemented by. a fiLn entitled “Watch Him Step.” . Richard Talniadge in his latest thrillo dramatic farce comedy “Watch 'Him Step,’’ introduces some new' methods of. -shortening bur allotted span of life-. To dance around an eight-meh ledge at the top of a ten-storey building can hardly be considered healthy but to complain that the ledge is entirely' too wide, and too safe—that is in airing an advance engagement with thd undertaker. And to be -niown bodily from a porch some fifteen feet Jiigh by four, young huskies to the cement, walk- below might be the' quickest, but by far not the safest, means ,bf exit from a house. Or to dive head first over a liedge on to the .pavement, might, cause ...softening of the brain.

; ; EUCHRE TOURNAMENT. Tn Columba Hall this evening, the fourth of a series of euchre tournaments will take place, special prizes being offered. The tournament will commence punctually at 8 o’clock. BLAKETOWN EUCHRE. s On Thursday next in the Blaketown Citizens' Hall, the usual weekly euchre tournament will be held, play to commence at 8 p.m. sharp. The pi’-izes will be :—-Ist, Silver tea pot; second salad bowl; 3rd bronze vase; 4th, silver sugar basin; which are to be seen in Gilbert’s window. The ’bus will leave Cobden as usual. FANCY DRESS PARTY. In the Wesley Hall to-morrow (Tuesday) evenim' a plain and fancy dress party will be held. Masks may be worn if preferred. A first class supper will be provided. A prize will be given tor the ino-st original costume. A special invitation to be present is givfen to all who wish to spend a pleasant evening. MOVIE BALL. The Swimming Baths Committee is arrariging a final function to close the recent Queen Carnival competition. It has been decided that this function take the form of a- motion picture character ball, which is to be held in the Town Hall on Tuesday, July 28, 1925. The idea is to represent in fancy dress some character in the pictures. A prize of £2 2s each will be. awarded to the lady and gentleman giving the best characterisation of any moving picture artist, It, is expected that other special prizes will also be given. During the function the Queen of the Golden Key (Miss Dorothy McKay), and her retinue, will be presented, aiid some-formalities carried out. The function will afford the citizens of Greymouth an ojiportunity to supplement the funds already in hand towards the Municipal Baths, tor there is still a, shortage in the estimated sum. The Committee lias', sufficient confidence in the public spirit of the citizens of Greyniouth to believe the movie ball will be the means of making up what is requirod to permit of the Baths being opened free of debt.