AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 December 1926, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

■i.... — SATURDAY. Fred Thomson never had a vehicle that , offered him a better opportunity, both from the standpoint of ehatacterisation and the accomplishing of daredevil stunts, than “The Fighting Sap,’’ coming to the Opera House tonight. In this picture Thomson plays the part of a meek-appearing ytfltng, fellow who fights like a tiger when he feels somebody is trying to put something over on him. The production literally teems with thrills, romance, and high-class humour, WftbAY BENEFIT. “A good laugh is the greatest tonic in the world. People should laugh more. They will be healthier if they do.” So saith Edward Everett Horton, star of stage and screen, who contributes to. the comedy iiioinents in diihlbs druzy’s atiifising tonidnCe; 1 ‘Atjiffy Ai'e i’ ’ coming to the Sunday flight picture benefit in the Opera House. The story was adapted from “The Nest Egg,” a famous Broadway stage success. MONKEYS AND VAUDEVILLE. Bradley’s Monkey Hippodrome and Vaudeville Company, opened a GreymoUtli season in the Town Hall last evening. The monkeys were highly anlusing. Dressed iii cdlotired velvets, they played drunis, cymbals and the double bass, undet the Cojidlictorship Of One Of tlierii. The intelligence displayed by these mdnkeys iii keeping time With the music, aiid playing their instruments at tile proper time, Wotild put many human beings td shame and the fact that this jazz bdiid Performs entirely without assistance Or direction is amazing. The audience were delighted. ThoUtas, the trapeze artist, Was perhaps the cleverest Of them all. He balanced, hohiefsaiilted and reversed on the trapeze bats, aiid also did tile flying act as capably as a hdniaii being. Weight-lifting, balancing and wire-waikihg acts were also carried out by the monkeys. The other portion of the programme was carried out by Mr Fred Foley, who was a magician, conjurer, ventriloquist and lightning sketch artist in one. All his tricks were neatly executed and kept the audience mystified all the time he was on the stage. The final performance will be given this evening. MARIST SCHOOL CONCERT. The l annual concert of the Marist Bros’ School takes place at the Opera House on Tuesday next. The bill of fare is of the light character, with the short quarrel scene between Brutus and Cassius to satisfy the serious. The main item is a musical play “The Conceited Pirate” of the revue type, in which the juvenile taste for duels, daring deeds and a general shedding of blood is fully satisfied. Interwoven with a light plot there is introduced choruses, duets, marches, pyramids and various novel -.drill items. A good humber of the boys have devoted their evenings and week ends in the preparation of the various items and all patrons are assured of a novel and entertaining two hours of enjoyment. A short extract from Mr. Pickwick’s adventures and some drill dispjavs arc in the capable hands of Mr. 11. Ward.