ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 July 1930, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE—TO-NIGHT. Another great house witnessed the second presentation of the all-talking and singing comedy “Splinters,” and it is sale to predict that the remaining performances will be greeted by , Jargo .houses,.. “Splinters” is the first '■ talking picture produced at the new Imperial Studio's at Elstree by British Ttnd DQmlnions in alliance with “His Master’s Voice.” “Splinters” will be presented this evening, and Thurs,day. ; keeping in line with the progress being made, and the lip-to-date measures being introduced .into pic- / -tUte/itUeAtres jn the main centres of ? jhe' Dominion, tlje. management has in--1 stalled a complete set of Kinostar Lenses to the mechapiqal apparatus at the Opera, House. This innovation will have the effect of projecting ; .talking 'pictures to ,iife- size, thereby % fur.Ajpr adding to the realism of •' this jvqnderful invention. The,-.lead- _• in?. Australian theatres have Kino- " ,sj:ar Leases installed, and there is little doubt that. ou,r patrons will be fully appreciative of the Kinostar, . jAyhieh—produces 'a much better effect in every way. ! TOWN HALL—TO-NIGHT. ) f f'-j " ‘ • -Enough thrills and excitement to laAt a lifetime are packed into a.few, * "reels of film, in “The Whip,” First National’/Sypicturisatiop of the famous stage melodrama to h.e presented at: the To;wp .Hall to-night. Epr sheer,? mile-a- minute melodrama, with deepdyed . /Villains, beautiful heroines, noble h&f oes and all the cither familiar compon,eiitS of melodrama of this,. tyP/6r “The Whip” can scarcely be surpassed. FIRE BRIGADE BALL. \ /The annual Ball of the.,Greymouth '■ Brigade wiy. take place in the Town Hall bh F-riday .evening,.August |/i. At the. .Brigade -meeting held, last evening the following, arrangements were made: In..view of the large de-1 mand for tickets, an extra musician (Saxophone.)., will,.Jx©.. engaged to assist Williams’ Orchestra. The. light-, ihg and decorating will .be in the hands of ,a cpnjiiiittee consisting ? of Fire . men- ; Grant, Lynch, Heaphy, Me-. ' Enaney .and ..Arnott, tile, members of the Brigade to'-prepare-the floor under the management of * Mr G. Bidgood. Mrs Mclntosh also reported that she had a ladies’ committee-making all. the for a high class supper. The M’s.C. were notified that the’ dances had to.be strjctly old-time, and on no pceount would the rule be departed froxm The matter of selling ’ tickets to the business people as in the t Phst, was left with the Secretary to arrange. HANDICRAFTS EXHIBITION.

-„Mr&. Stops, of London, organiser, for the Women’s Institute movement, who at the instance of the_Farmers’- or-, has come to New Zea-; land to establish branches, has arrived here, after starting at -Murchison,- Ikamatua, and other West Coast localities. ..Mrs SRops will give a . demonstration on Friday at 2 p.m. at the Town ftall Committee room of the handicrafts and other methods of home-building which the Institute is fostering in various countries. All interested will be welcome. The Women’-s Institute is a constructive organisation, and has valuable lessons to impart 'to people who desire to make good homes for.themselves.