AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 October 1926, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

TOWN HALL. Lita Hazlitt loved both her parents, •so she hit upon tUo plan of giving them something in connncn to think about, and started a little romance aH of . her own. You vyili enjoy Lita’s efforts at bringing about' a reconciliation to her parents in “Are Parents People?” the Paramount picture which heads the all new programme at the Town Hail to-night. OPERA HOUSE—TO-MORROW. To Biarritz. Paris, London and much of Scotland went Marshall Neilan and his production unit, including ■ Blanche Sweet. Ronald Colman, Lew Cody, George Fawcett, and a number of other first-rate players to makb “The“ Sporting Venus,” a Metro-Goldyn picture which comes to the Opera House -to-morrow (Friday) night. “COUNT OF. LUXEMBOURG. ’ ’ “The Count of Luxembourg,” a Chadwick Pictures Corporation adapt-ation-.of Franz Lchar’s romantic opera, is the star attraction at the Opera House Monday and Tuesday. An old duke wishes to marry a young Parisian actress, beautiful Angele Didier, but will not do so while she is untitled, so he artranges for her to marry and divorce within a fortnight, the handsome young Count of Luxembourg. AHAURA BALL

Tlid Anniversary Ball at Ahaura on Friday proved itself to be the “ball of the season,” visitors being present from all parts of the Grey Valley. The JialL was gaily decorated with many gay colours and coloured lights thrown on the dancers . at intervals made a very pretty scene. Th 6 floor was in excellent order and was in the capable hands of Messrs M. Robinson and G. Hahn, while the music supplied by Miss Watson’s orchestra, left’ nothing to be desired. A sumptuous supper was served by the ladies. During the evening several novelty dances were arranged which added much to the evening’s amusement, the winners being: Chocolate waltz, Mr. IJjidley.. and Miss Hill; lucky spot waltz',' Mr." Scott and Mrs. Kilgour; KiaOra lucky one-step, Mr. Nutall and Miss'<TJ.uss; balloot dance, Mr. and Mrs. S; Smith. (Following are the dresses worn by the ; ladies. Mesdames P. Smith, navy marocain; F. Hahn, black velvet, gold trimmings; S-Burrows, henna crepe de ’/Chine; Ganoway,; black velvet; Camage, flora,! satin; Pope, gold satin black,; lace overdress; / Ward, black velvet,; ' Lowry, emerald crepe de chipe; Guerdon, black marocain with lacf’.; _ Brojvn, grey crystalline; Paul, black''velvet; Clayton, blue crepe de ; chine; S. Smith, henna georgette; Kilgour. (Masterton) black satin and 13ce;'.’Green, shot taffeta; G. Hahn, gr^y'silk : Blackmun, blue jersey silk; Freernan, shell pink marocain;. Turk, black, georgette; Hemara, primrose satin?.;' Mason, black georgette; Chiltoji/bigck beaded net; T. Hahn, pink shk'“;‘-.Murray, green marocain; Karnback, Taylor, black satin; hi&EJxv’itf, pink marocain; Misses jazz marocain; Burrows, Bheli.tj?|nk S. Hill, apricot •aafitt’V; Barnes, heliotrope georgette; Bepker,-maroon silk; Fox, blue georgette ;",Duggan, black satin; Ord, navy silk;. Dudley; navy crepe de chine; Haljazz .voile; Neilson, navy , g^rgdtte; Nyberg, lavender Mik and lace;'Stevens',) blue velvet; Lees, sal-

mon velvet; McDonald, flame marocain; Russ, jade velvet; Kells, pink satin; Milligan, jade green satin; Alderson, black satin; Lees, blue georgette; Ward, green satin; Whitehead, pink silk; K. Dudley, wine velvet; Kidd, jade velvet; N. Kidd, green silk and gold lace; G. Ross, pink marocain; Camage, floral marocain; Archer, champagne silk; A. Fisher, flame marocain; V. Mayne, tomato satin; E. Milligan, blue velvet and lace; Marion, black velvet and gold lace; O'Brien, black satin and lace; Haisty, red georgette; Grindle, floral georgette; Russ, blue velvet; Black, green velvet; Pengelly, green marocain; Harcourt, shell pink georgette. The following gentlemen were also present: Messrs Hahn (5), Clayton, Paul, Ward (2), Burrows, P. Smith, Brown Savage, Long, Sartori, S. Smith, W. Scott, Taylor, Jamieson, Revelly, Pope (2), Lines, Doolan, Walker, Dudley, O’Leary, Becker, Lucas, Morrison, Hardy, Fisher, Mayne, O’Brien (2), Hines, G. Broughton, Hamilton, Robinson (2), Leitch, Feary, Sadler (2), Dunn, Kidd, Lewis, Greer, M. O’Brien, Gilmer, Russ, Leitch, Anderson, Ritchards, Hapison, Whitehead, Mason, Fitzgerald, Campbell, Deere, Kennedy, Cloverdale, McLean, Ford, Turk, Nutall, White (2), Schaefer, Palmer, Peattie, Gray, Harding, F. Moore, Roberts, Coutts, O’Hara, Boyd, Thomson, Hill, Haisty, Guerdon, Lowry.