AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 March 1926, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

, OPERA HOUSE. “The Mystery of a Hansom Cab,” which will be ..shown at the Opera House to-night only, is a revelation of the .pKjdiicer’s art. The story, which was written by Fergus Hume some forty years ago, has been brought to life on the screen with an entirely modern dressing.’ It depicts, in a most convincing manner, social life in our great cities, and deals intimately with life in the lowest slums. The production is beautifully mounted and admirably acted. Arthur Shirley, as Brian Fitzgerald, the hero of the story, gives a perfect portrayal of a most difficult character; his acting being on par with the leading, screen stars ol the world. The picture contains one of the most delightful love stories ever screened, and the story is interpreted by an excellent supporting cast, of all Australian players. There are many in. terestinfc and beautiful scenes of Australian life; delightful effects have been attained by magnificent scenes of the towering blue gums, and the bullock teams at their daily work. /The full orchestra, will be in attend-cint-e, and the usual prices. Box plan at Webley’s.

' DUNEDIN EXHIBITION (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, March 8. Beautiful summer weather on Saturday evening attracted another tremendous crowd to the Exhibition. The attendance was also swelled by a crowd of several thousands who watched the finals of the fire brigades’ contest on the sports ground. In the afternoon the total for the day as registered by the turnstiles • was 36,894, making a grand total of 1,969,217. This means that the gold watch which is to be presented to the second millionth visitor may be won to-night and •will'certainly, be won to-morrbw at the latest. Six hundred children,from’ the Christchurch suburban schools are to

arrive in Dunedin to-day to spend a •’week at.the Exhibition. Mr. T. J; Walter, of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, judges Southland best of the provincial courts. “I have examined all the courts at the exhibition, and I feel that the palm must be given to Southland,” he said at a luncheon given to visiting Harbour Board delegates at Waipori on Saturday. "Some of those I was with preferred Canterbury, but the great variety of interest in Southland’s display invests it with a higher value from an artistic aspect.”