AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 November 1926, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

TOWN HALL—TO-NIGHT. TlirOWli overboard in mid-ocean, albiig Xvith H satchel full of United States BOnds—left to drown in the Pacific while the bundle of swag, with automatic flare attached, is to be picked up by a rum-runner —that was the trouble in which Johnnie Walker found llihiself in “The Mailman,” which comes to the Town Hall tonight. But the troble had only just started. The worst was yet to come. Johnnie hangs on to the floating package, and the rum-runner, seeing the flare, picks Up the floating package, Johnnie with it.. To avoid a violent death, the boy pretends to be an accomplice in the crime, and is congratulated by the conspirators for the daring robbery. The Pacific Fleet catches sight of the rum runner, plants a shot across her bow, and captures, not only the conspirators, but Johnnie as well, arresting him for robbery aild murder! How the unfortunate mail clerk gets out of the difficulty forms the basis of a gripping drama. PIUTtIRE BENEFIT. TO-MORROW Every ■ element Of suspense, every thrilling incident and eVOry Stunt that sends delicious chills of terror along aii atidletiee’s spine is embodied in “The MSiiStef,” which comes to the Sunday night filfetfire benefit in the Opera House. Thei'd are ghostly hands that stretch forth mefiaeWy; there are sliding panels in which queer faces appear; skeletons in closets, and a demented surgeon who fascinates his victims with hypnotic power. There is also an exciting ’ story of a mysterous disappearance; ' there are two voting men in love with ; the same beautiful girl, and who desire to win her by their boldness and ! eotfrage, and there are breath-taking ' mo'fileflts that will make spectators ’• Hold on to their seats and gasp in sur- ' jir'isd diid suspense, Lon Chaney, ■ gr'eiitfest 6f ail character actors, is the star. ’ “WITHIN TO-NIGHT, i This evening at the Opera HMsd i Muriel Starr will make her re-appeai'- . ance in her famous role of Mary • Turner; the shop girl who schemes for • vehgeiiiffid when she has been wrongj fdliy tfliivibfed of theft, With the i pojiniai-' liafve'y Adafiis in the oppo- ’ site role of jde.Gdi'SOfi, the revival of this favouvie drains tehdUld be Well 3 worth seeing. A notable cast Will be 1 in support. Crowds used to go to‘ the 3 theatre in the first season of “Within r tiie Law,” when there was a new actress, Muriel Starr. How intently f they followed Mary Turner's denun--3 ciation of Job Gilder as given by Miss " Muriel Starr, and Mary’s triumphs of 3 revenge. The material was melodrama really, but remarkably skilful ‘ melodrama. The poor, oppressed girl 9 who 7 suddenly became a Napoleoness 9 of strategy ’and married a million--1 aire’s soil evidently appealed to 1 thousands of her sex. The oppressed 1 girl seehls to hate vanished now--3 adays. Anyway, all tile girls nowadays appear to be quite capable of t making any would-be oppressor sorry 1 for himself. Yet it is certain that the E woes of Mary Turner will be followed - as sympathetically as ever when Miss Starr takes up the part again this 3 evening. She has played it several 3 times since the season in which she made her first appearance in Austra3 lia, and always to popular sympathy • A big house should be present to ’ welcome back Miss Starr and her 1 popular company. r —■ ■ —- CHRISTMAS TREE. On Tuesday, December 14, a sale of ’ work and Christmas tree is to be held ’ in Trinity Hall for the purpose of assisting Sister Rose Bachelor’s work 1 in the Chinese mission field. There ’ will be stalls for the sale of sweets, " sewing, cakes, flowers, a jumble stall, : and a stall for the sale of Chinese ; curios and needlework. Refreshments i will be available, and there will be a Christmas Tree for the children. Ad--1 mission will be free. In the evening ’ there will be a social, when a good ' programme will be given, the charge for admission to the social being one shilling.