ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 July 1931, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE TO-NIGHT. ■ “Elstree Calling,” the British International first big vaudeville production will be presented at. the Opera House to-night and Tuesday. The cast is as follows: Will Fyffe, Scotch comedian; Lily Morris, comedienne; Teddy Brown and His Famous Band; The Three Eddies, in their Lightning Song and Dance Act; Helen Burnell,, dancer; Balalaika Ballads; The Chariot Girls, in song and Choral Singers, in Russian Songs and dance; Jack Hulbert, in excerpts from the great vaudeville success, “The House that Jack Built”; Cecily Courtneidge and full company singing and dancing (theme song “I’ve Fallen in Love”); The Berkhoffs, Whirlwind Russian Dancers; Gordon Harker, the Cockney Comedian w'ith the World’s Worst Wireless Set; Tommy Handley, comedian, -‘Mr King at the Microphone”; Donald Calthrop and Anna May Wong, in their great Shakespearean Burlesque, “The Taming of the Shrew.” “The American - Prisoner,” staring Carl Brisson, will also be screened. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY The success that greeted the presentation on last Wednesday by the Greymouth Philharmonic Society of Offenbach's world-famous opera “Tales of Hoffman” should be repeated at the Town Hall to-morrow night when in response to numerous requests, a repeat performance will be given. The opera contains many beautiful vocal numbers that delighted the .audience on Wednesday, and the Society’s orchestra under the able conductorship of Mr. T. F. Savage will again render the selections that met with so much popular approval last -week. The story on which the opera is based is absorbing and Hoffman’s recital of his loveaffairs, all of which end unhappily, contains passages of rare beauty that allow the vocal talents of the artists the fullest scope. Previous productions by the Philharmonic Society have proved that the best of classical music has an undoubted public appeal and tomorrow’s presentation shows P of being the most successful that tne Society has yet given.

WALTZING COMPETITION. The Blaketown Hall are holding a waltzing competition tonight, when the first heat will be run. Good prizes are being given. The learners’ dance will be held from 7.30 to 8.30. -Instructors -will be there to help all learners . Reg. McDonald’s music. MOTOR CYCLE-CYCLING RUN. A successful run, conducted under the auspices of Greymouth Pioneei Motor Club and the United Cycling Club, was held yesterday under good weather conditions, to Mount Davy. Forty-live ''members, including many young ladies, left from the Grey mouth Post Office at 8 a.m. Rewanui was reached about 8.30 and the party commenced its steep climb to the summit which was reached about 11.30. Some energetic members of the Cycling Club hurried to the top, and had the billy boiling when the main body arrived, and in a few minutes every member was enjoying a cup of tea. " After lunch, much enjoyment was obtained 'in the snow, which was there in abundance; there being many long and steep snowdrifts, from which most of the day’s enjoyment was received. Many persons took part in a “slide” which caused considerable amusement for the onlookers. Snowballing was indulged in. One enthusiast took with him a movie camera with which he obtained some splendid “shots” including many humorous incidents; a specialty being an exhibition of tobogganing by a couple of the fair sex, who had lost their footing on a particularly long and steep snow drift. The party partook of refreshments and started on the homeward journey arriving back in Greymouth at 7 p.m.