AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 September 1929, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA HOUSE TO-NIGHT. “Beau Broadway” will be shown at the Opera House to-night and tomorrow night. “Beau Broadway” costars Aileen Pringle and Lew Cody, and is an unusual film romance of the bright lights and the squared circle. Cody and Pringle are here in a sophisticated comedy that is pure joy and excitement from first to last. RUNANGA CHILDREN’S DANCE The Runana children’s plain and fancy dress ball was held in the Miners’ Hall on Friday. The grand march started at 8.30 p.m. Steele’s orchestra was engaged. The children held the flooi* until eleven o’clock when an adult dance followed. Miss White (Greymouth) and Mr. R. McTaggart (Mayor) were the judges. Ninety-four couples took part in the March and the judges found it difficut to pick the winners. An energetic ladies’ committee provided a good supper. The following donated prizes: Mr. Robertson (Greymouth), Mr. Airey (Greymouth), Mr. Graham (Cobden), Mr. Braithwaite (Runanga), Mr. Manderson (Runanga). Assistance was given by Misses King, Richmond and Quinn, Messrs T. and J. Timlin. Mr. J. McPhee was an efficient M.C. The prizes were won by the following: —

Original Dress, girl: Patty Millar (Cave Woman). Boy: John Hambley (Old Pioneer). Best Dress: girl, Claire Quinn (Spanish Lady), boy, Jack Quinn (Toreador). Lucky number: — Miss Isherwood. Among those present were: —

Billy Massey (Star Fish), Thelma Hunter (Crinoline Lady), Edna Barnes (Jingle Bells), Joyce Greening (My Favourite Comic), Noeline Scott (Night), Alan Shackley (Target), Bernie Hunter (Gipsy Boy), Abbie Rose and Harry Shackley (Indian), John Hambley (Old Pioneer), Elsie Gallon (Balloon Girl), Gladys Higson (Bell Girl), Patty Miller (Cave Woman), Jos Miller (Red Riding Hood), Margaret Petterson (Fairy Princess), Moira Murphy (Military Girl), Coral Mundy (Dick Whittington), Alfie Bennett (I’m a Bum), Fred Keys (14th Century Boy), Ethel Keown and Betty Callanan (Old Fashioned Prince and Princess), Jean Duggan (Masquerader), Belle Duggan (Bell Boy), Len Duggan (South American), Eva Downs (Red Cross Nurse), Joyce Morris (Gipsy), Belle Rouse and Minn Patterson (Runanga Sports Club), Joan Livsey (Geisha Girl), Joe Knight (Ruffles),-Hazel Finn (Br'own Paper Parcel), June Finn (Aero Flour), Joan Tyson (Flower Girl), Norma Tyson (Sack Sugar), Win Hunter (Billiards), Ken Moore (Grandpa), Pat Freeman (Grandpa), Joyce Freeman (Fairy), lan Freeman (Little Miss Muffet), Aileen Hill (Rooster), Leona Spark (Balloon Girl), Jack Campbell (Red Indian), Ida Welsh (Tin Soldier), Bill Henderson (Jackie Coogan), Elsie Dowling (Alice Bluegown), Ross Braithwaite (Man in Moon), Max Braithwaite (Jingle Bells) Claire Quinn (Spanish Lady), Jack Quinn (Toreador), Melva Chambers (Powder Puff), Bevan Chambers (Blue Boy), Lois Chambers (Spring), Dorothy Gallon (Pierette), May Halliday (Toe Dancer), Irene Campbell and Jackie Campbell (Jack and Jill), Barbara Patterson (Princess), Molly Richmond (Pantomime Prince), Dulcie Canall (Gipsy), Alf Shackley (Sand Eby), Eric Reynolds (Father Christmals), Nola Finn (Balloon Girl), George Williamson (Pierrot), Merle Armstrong (Toy Pierette), Jeoffrey Lee (Jingle Bells), 'Janie Knight (Orange). TRINITY FLOWER SHOW Daffodil growers will welcome the news that Sir Heaton Rhodes has promised to send to the Trinity Spring Flower Show on October 18, a collection of blooms from his gardens at Otahuna. These flowers will be staged for exhibition purposes only, and will not compete with local growers. Sii Heaton Rhodes has won a remark ‘ able reputation for the beauty of his daffodils, and local gardeners will wel come the opportunity of seeing ths r latest and best blooms of the queer i of Spring flowers. I J. —— l ——