AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 September 1928, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA HOUSE. , \ Love we are told, is what makes the world go round. J. Harrison Grey heard the platitude. Young, handsome and wealthy, he had nothing to keep, him from experimenting with the hearts of blondes, brunettes, red-heads and the in-betweens. Charming young girls with fond mammas could not understand Grey’s indifference, and hardworking husbands refused to relish the idea of wife spending the afternoon in a gilded tea room with the handsome loafer. The picture has been booked to be shown in the Opera House to-night. SEVENTH HEAVEN. Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell have the featured roles in the film version of “Seventh Heaven,” which opens at the Opera House for a two days’ showing, commencing Monday nekt. These two youngsters, both of whom have come comet-like into the foreground among screen stars through their work in this picture, are said to give two of the finest screen performances of the year as Diane and Chico of the story. “ROOKERY NOOK.”

“All of ‘Rookery Nook,’ ” which is to be staged here by the J. C. Williamson, Ltd. New English Comedy Company next Friday and Saturday, “is very humorous, and the dialogue is brilliantly clever. The play is so good-humoured that anyone with the slightest sense of the ridiculous must infallibly enjoy it.’’ This is how a Sydney paper began its criticism of the initial Australian production of Ben Travers’ phenomenally successful comedy, which is now in its third year in England, where it’is be-. ■ ing- played by no less than seven different companies. One of the strongest features about “Rookery Nook’’ is the opportunities rt gives to good character artists, and realising this the J. C. Williamson Ltd, maifagemeht spared no expense in procuring the ' people best fitted for the types created by Mr Travers. Sydney critics state that never previously has Australia been visited by a finer actor than Mr Hastings Lynn,, who is said to be highly amusing as Gerald Popkiss. Mr Basil Radford, who recently appeared in “The Ghost Train,” was specially engaged for the part of Clive Popkiss, in which he has scored an outstanding success. Msss Helene Simon and Miss Minnie Rayner, both of whom come with London reputations, made them- . selves very popular with playgoers in Sydney and Melbourne, and so did Miss Jane Comfort, Cyril Vernon and Victor Fitzherbert. That sterling actor, Sir Leslie Victor, will make his appearance here as Harold Twine in “Rookery Nook,” and Miss Bath Mackey will make her debut in the character of Clara Popkiss. Miss Nellie Mortyne will appear as Mrs Possett. The production of “Rookery Nook” will also serve to introduce Miss Donalda Warne, a young Australian actress, who created quite a sensation recently in Sydney by her finished acting in the role of Rhoda Marley. Box plans will .be open at Webley’s on Tuesday morning.