ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 November 1931, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE—TO-NIGHT. Yearning for romance is inherent in us, “To my mind, romance is only another name for idealism,” says Grey. “I look through the painted windows of the dreams of youth. Somewhere in the depths of every soul is the inheritance of the primitive. My stories speak to that. Love is another name for romance.” Paramount has I filmed more than twenty Grey novels as silent pictures. “The Border Legion,” which will be screened at the Opera House to-night and to-mor-row night is a Zane Grey tale of a turbulent outlaw band, with Richard Arlen, Jack Holt, hero of many a thrilling Western, and Fay Wray in the leading roles. “Temple Tower” will be screened at Blackball to-night and Tuesday.

BLAKETOWN DANCE. To-night the Second heat of the waltzing competition will be held at the Blaketown Hall. The prizes are first-class, and well worth winning. GRAND CONCERT, COBDEN. A grand concert will be held at McKane’s Hall, Cobden, to-night. Pro-

ceeds in aid of Cobden Fire Brigade. “HIAWATHA.” ' ‘ f The famed “Hiawatha” is the choral work, which the Greymouth Philharmonic Society is presenting on Wednesday at the Town Hall, and such a fine musical composition ought to draw a crowded house. The Society have already won a reputation for their ability, ahcL their ’ effort gives them the opportunity to enhance that reputation. The fact that the baritone parts are to be taken by Mr Ernest Short, the noted Wellington vocalist, is an additional guarantee of the presentation, as his work’ in Wellington and in New Plymouth has gained for him a reputation that .any singer might envy, and has made him the subject of eulogistic press notes, that are eloquent praise of the quality of his singirig. Other soloists for the production are Miss I. Kitchingham, Mrs J. Saunders, Mrs J. Wright and Mr J. Hadland, all of whom afe too favourably known to Greymouth audiences for their merit to be reiterated. An orchestra of seventeen instrumen-

talisfs, under the capable baton of Mr T. Savage ensures that the orchestral selections will be equally as enjoyable as the vocal part.

SACRED CONCERT. An appreciative audience almost filled the Town Hall last evening when a sacred concert in aid of the funds of St. Patrick’s Church was held. All of the items were well-received, each of the solo artists being encored. An appearance on a public platform fox* the first time for a number of years was made by the choir of St. Patrick’s Church, and the items rendered by the choir were amongst the most popular of the evening, and reflected credit on the conductress, Mrs Kane. The choir numbers were the “Kyrie Eleison” and “Gloria,” by Hammeral, in which Mesdames Hickman and Kane, and Messrs N. Bayley and J. Duffy were the soloists, and “Ave Maria,” and “Jefeu Corona Virginum,”

in which the solo parts were taken by Misses A. Saunders' and N. Barrett, and Messrs N. Bayley and G. Murtha. The most enjoyed It6ms of the whole evening were those given by Mr Harold Prescott, whose fine tenor voice was admirably suited to his selections. He was Scheduled on the programme for two numbers “Mignonne” (Riega), and “Awake” (Peter), but these two numbers proved so popular that he was twice encored, and rendered two request numbers, “Onaway, Awake, Beloved,” and. “Mother Machree,” both of which were received equally as enthusiastically as his two former selections. Mrs Cogswell was another v.ocalist whose items proved popular, and she also had to respond to a call for two encores. Her numbers were “Sweet Spirit, Heay My Prayer,” “Onlj r a River Running By,” and “Her Mother’s Eyes.” A sacred solo “Ave Maria” sung by Miss Nora Barrett, was well-receiv-ed, and she had to respond to an enthusiastic encore. Mr J. Duffy’s rendering of the “Gloria” was amongst the most popular of the evening, and for an encore he sang “The Fairy Tales of Ireland.” 'A much-appreciated item was a Dickens duo, by Misses Mona Hannan and Margaret McDonnell, in which characters from David Copperfield, The Old Curiosity Shop and The Tale of Two Cities, were realistically portrayed. At the conclusion of the concert, Rev. Father J. Long, thanked the audience for attending in such large numbers and the performers for the fine programme which they had presented. He referred to the great work that had been done for the choir by the conductress, Mrs Kane, who unfortunately, would soon be leaving the district. During the evening the accompaniments were played by Misses B. and M. McSherry, and V. Miller (piano), and Mr D. Fogarty (violin).