AMUSEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 March 1930, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA HOUSE.

“It Can be Done,” with Glenn Tryon, the popular comedian, in the star role and William Cody and Sally Blane in “Eyes of the Underworld” are star attractions for this evening’s programme. Tryon portrays the part of Jerry Willard, a clerk with an inferiority complex. He falls in love and then things begin to happen. “Eyes of the Underworld,” a story of mysterious haven of criminals and un-

usual romances. Bill Cody gives many outstanding performances, especially by bis daring stunts. “The Ware Case,” with Stewart Rome and Betty Carter, will be the fare at Sunday night’s picture benefit.

“The Manxman,” Sir Hall Caines’ famous novel, will be presented on Monday for one night only. Carl Brisson, the celebrated stage actor, makes his screen debut in this picture, and is seen in the featured role as a lowly fisherman. The story is of the love of two great friends —one, a fisherman, and the other a lawyer. The climax is brought about at the height of the production, which ranks the picture among England’s best.

“THE DESERT SONG.” “The Desert Song,” the all-talking, singing and dancing operetta, will be presented on Tuesday next and the four following nights, and at Wednesday’s and Saturday’s matinees. The singing and dancing are the outstanding features. !The singers seem to be on the stage in life. As a talking picture, the first of its class, it is a wonderful success, and has had remarkable seasons in the North Island, and in Christchurch played to capacity houses. It is full of comedy, drama, and romance. John Boles, who takes the part of the Red Shadow, mysterious and elusive, has an excellent tenor voice. Carlotta King’s lyric soprano is ideally suited to the role of Margot, the girl at the French military post on the edge of the Moroccan desert. The picture is a magnificent show, with marvellous desert and interior scenes, a. splendid chorus, a fine Eastern ballet, and a pair of comedians in Louise Fazenda and Johnny Arthur, who are a positive panic.

MAWHERA DANCE. Don’t miss to-night’s dance in the Oddfellows’ Hall; its the final of the Wishbone Competition. The thirty-six persons holding a wishbone are asked to be on the floor for the final. Steel’s full orchestra will supply the music. BAND CONCERT. The wealth of talent secured for the concert next Monday night will be the best and brightest that the Municipal Band has yet offered to its patrons, and an entertainment of the highest class may be looked for. In Madame Anne Harper the public will hear a foremost New Zealand contralto, an artist always in demand at the biggest musical entertainments held in Christchurch and other towns. Her number will be “Ye Powers That Dwell Below.” The programme describes this number and patrons should procure one so that they can follow the story of the song and other items. Hex* second number will be a most charming song “May O’Neill.” Miss Cecelia Keating, a very promising violiniste, will render Carl Bolt’s work “Oft in the Stilly Night.” In presenting Mr Les Croft to a Greymouth audience, the Band are confident he will prove a welcome innovation, being a most popular vaudeville entertainer, whose jazz work is in the front rank. Mr Geordie Wright, a comedian of the Lauder type, has already become popular here with his Scottish dialect and character items, and he should be another welcome addition to the programme. Mr Cyril Blumsky, a robust tenor, will at this concert make his first appearance here, and his songs ought to prove most popular. The Band will give four items,, including the hymn, “Jesu Lover of My Soul,” tho operatic selections “Maritana’ and "Semiramide,” and the item “The Elephants’ Parade.” The prices are popular ones and seats may be reserved at Moss’s.