AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 November 1927, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

TOWN HALL.

“30 Below Zero,” starring, the famed Westerner, Buck Jones, will have a showing at the Town Hall tonight. In this story of the wild adventures of a wild young man, there is plenty of action as the result of a very interesting plot. The scenes are laid in the wilds of Broadway and the wilds of the the north woods. The love interest is very, pronounced and some of the stunts performed by Buck are of the kind to make an audience grip their seats. An outstanding feature of the production, however, are the man}’ humorous situations in which the star becomes involved.

OPERA HOUSE SUNDAY NIGHT.

The activities of the Vigilantes, the “citizen police” which used to spring to action and to arms whenever law and order was seriously threatened in the Old West, features “The Unknown Cavalier,” the current attraction at the Sunday night picture benefit in the Opera House. Although groups calling themselves Vigilantes sprang up spasmodically, and were sometimes perhaps not actuated by the highest motives, often the Vigilantes took matters in their own hands when the constituted agencies of law enforcement were unable to cope with the criminal element of the population, and saved a serious situation. MONDAY ONLY. Lon Chaney has found his thousand and first face! The famous delineator of weird characters does a weird and gruesome make-up for some of his scenes in “The Road to Mandalay,” coming on Monday to the Opera House. As the sinister ruler of the Singapore underworld —bad to his finger tips, but still with a great love that in the end redeems him —Chaney gives the greatest performance of his career. / THE ENGLISH FUTURISTS

Two popular members of the Eng lish Futurists Co., are Joe Brennan and Ida Newton. Mr Joe Brennan originally left Australia with Jack Waller’s “Look Who’s Here” Company for India with the idea of ultimately linking up with the late Sydney James for a music, hall act in England, but the death of Mr James caused an alteration of plans. Returning to Australia after a. tour extending as far as Japan, Mr Brennan signed up with Messrs J. C. Williamson for “dame” in their Christmas Pantomime. No greater compliment could be paid him in the Australasian theatre world for J.C.W. only signs up for those parts after much calculation and their final choice must fall to stars who in their opinion enjoy the biggest measure of' public favour. During the Futurists tour Mr Brennan will be seen in some of his inimitable “dame” studies in addition to his other character comedy cameos. Ida Newton’s art has a distinct personality quite her own. It has a suitable refinement that is seen right thoughout her work, even in her humorous numbers. She is one of the few soubrettes? in whom the air of good taste is ever present which is the natural outcome of high theatrical ideal associated with a. cultured and talented mind. Miss Newton during the season will wear some charming gowns obtained during her recent visit to Paris which should interest the fair sex patrons of Greymouth, when the Company opens their season at the Opera House to-night.

SALVATION ARMY. Major Powick, of the Salvation Army, arrived to-day to conduct the Sunday School Anniversary celebrations at the local Salvation Army Hall, Sunday and Monday. Some of the attractions will be the life saving guards, sunbeams, young people’s band, senior band and songsters. Distribution of prizes, enrolment of soldiers.

BAND QUEEN CORONATION

Youth, beauty, grace, gorgeous dressing, scintillating electric lights, will be the display at the Opera House on Tuesday and Thursday nights, November 29 and Dec. 1. The promoters have gone to no end of trouble to make this ceremony one of the most spectacular ever held in Greymouth. Mr H. Sweney, of Christchurch, has been specially engaged to produce the pageant. Mr Sweney is Canterbury s foremost producer and is supervisor of all this class of functions in Canterbury. The script for this ceremony has been specially written by Miss Mona Tracey, who is recognised as one of the finest writers New Zealand has produced, and he/ work on this occasion will fully bear out that reputation. The rendering of the coronation address will be by Mr J. W. Greenslade, and Mr T. Tarrant. The Queen will be crowned as “Britannia” amidst a spectacle of grandeur, immediately after the princesses have been crowned. The coronation robes and dresses are extra special. Immediately after the ceremony, English, Irish and Scotch dances will be given by girls specially attired. The Slave Dance will be a feature wherein the slaves 'present wine and fruit to Her Majesty, creating honours to ladies and gentlemen who worked to make the campaign a success will also be a feature. The first portion of the concert will be given by Mrs McAuley’s pupils and these children will put on a concert of a first class nature. The work of these little artists both here and in Christchurch speaks for itself. Everybody wants to make certain that they secure one of the Coronation Souvenir programmes, so they can follow the ceremony word for word. They will be on, sale from Monday. Box plan is now open at Webley’s. The price of admission is 2/- and 1/-, plus fee. With this moderate charge and the bill of fare provided, there should be an overflow house.

HAWAIIAN TROUBADOURS. Hawaiian music has become a cult with the young generation of to-day. Many a young man serenades his lady fair with a ukulele, and many more will no doubt gain, inspiration from the expert playing of tne Hawaiaan Troubadours, who are appearing at the Opera House for one night only, on Wednesday, November 30, that is, if the steel guitar does not claim preference. These players can make it sing, wail, and almost speak. Maybe it is the elemental in Hawaiian music that makes it so fascinating. Its appeal is not lessened by the fact that it smashes every law of i harmony, and quaint ditties, folk songs and melodies set to music inevitably suggest a cifre- ; free people, warm laughter and warm ’Pacific nights, moonlight, and rippling water. An Hawaiian entertainment would not ba complete withou.t the world-famous Hula HulA dance, and tor this Mr Kaii has gathered round

him the finest exponentfl of the Hula dance in Hawaii. ? An addition to the company since its. last visit to New Zealand is the “Moana Jazz Four.” Many critics hail them as the finest exponents of jazz music yet heard in New Zealand.