AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 April 1927, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

TOWN HALL.

If you like rip-roaring western films you’ll get a great kick out of “A Man Four-Square,” the star screening at the Town Hall to-night. Jones as Craig Norton is called upon to help a friend who, though innocent, has been conviculM of stealing cattle. Buck runs down the guilty in his usual dashing style and incidentally wins a beautiful bride.

A special note 'to all picture patrons: Owing to the Opera House being epgaged on Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, pictures will be shown at the Town Hall. OPERA HOUSE SUNDAY NIGHT. “The Great Divide” comes to the Sunday night picture benefit in the Opera House. It is one of the outstanding successes of the American stage. For the two leading roles, Alice Terry and Conway Tearle were selected. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. The official picture of the fight between Dempsey and Tunney at Philadelphia for the world’s heavyweight boxing title will be shown at the Opera House on Wednesday and Thursday next. Speaking of the film, the “Auckland Star” states: “A private screening at the Tivoli revealed the picture as a most remarkable one in many respects and thoroughly satisfactory in that it shows up every incident and action of the ten rounds of high-speed fighting. Of general interest is the preliminary portion picturing the training camps and exercise. the personalities of world-wide note in connection with the ring, and the wonderful stadium and arrangemets to seat 135,000 people. The fight took place at night, part of the time under a downpour- of rain, and the picture consequently does not contain the panoramic views. Steadily for ten rounds, under special lighting, the camera was focussed on the ring, and for that reason it is probably the most satisfactory picture of a real fight that has yet been made. The boxing enthusiast gets every detail of the three men in the ring, the wild tear-away attack of Dempsey and the beautiful stopping tactics of Tunney in the first two rounds; the gradual mastery of skill and scientific strength as Tunney gets the mastery, and the final desperate rally by the beaten champion, and the cool ferocity with which it was countered and beaten down. Slowmotion views of the most thrilling episodes give enthusiasts a most fascinating study of the varying styles and characteristic of two tremendous fighters.

HUMPHREY EISHOP CO.

To-night at the Opera House the new English Humphrey Bishop Musical Comedy Company will meet Greymouth audiences face to face. Included in the first programme—aftei' the new introduction of the artists —is a delightful duet by Thelma Trott (soprano) and John Montfort (tenor), Dan Flood in his latest success, “Gardening,” Elaine Maye and Mark Leslie in a clevtjr terpsichorean speciality, Dorothy Ryder and Fred Webber in a delightful singing, dancing and musical sketch, Charles Albert (the irrepressible “Dame”) will discourse on “Mrs 8.,” Allan Kitson and the Girls in a breezy ballet dancing scena, then “Scratcher” Ross will introduce his new absurdity, “The Stage Carpenter” —this is a real gem of comedy—after which Walter Kingsley, Thelma Trott, Fred Webber, assisted by the company, will appear in a scene from “11 Trovatore.” This will conclude the first part of the programme. Part 11. commences with a gorgeously frocked Eastern scena, “Nile Nights.” Then Marie Landon and John Montfort appear in a neat cross talk and singing duo. After which “Scratcher” Ross and Fred Webber have a laughable sketch, “Hot and Strong,” to offer. Mr Walter Kingsley will sing “Bells of the Sea,” and “Just a cottage Small.” Mark Leslie, assisted by Evadne Royle have a clever comedy duo, and the performance will conclude with a riot of fun, “In Arcady,” by “Scratcher” Ross and the whole company. The plans are now filling fast at Webley, Sons, and Gofton. There will be an entire change of programme on Monday night, and another change on Tuesday, the last night.