AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 24 April 1925, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA HOUSE TO NIG iIT. “IN TH E NAM E OF THE LA'.'. .’ ' At the Opera House to-night, lhe above will Le the star je.cture. The dramatic, robbery of a bank, the f.-..i work of the police in rounding up I'i" culprits, the accidental shooting of h.> own son by one of the policemen, lend interest of the keenest nature to ‘Mu liio Name of the Law.’’ -Mother O'Ha ra is the heroine, mid her policemnii husband the hero', Ralph. Lewis appears as Officer O’Hara; Ella Hall. Claire McDowell, as Alotlier u’Hnim: ; Johnnie AValker, Ben Alexander mid j Dick Morris. Mr Johnsen produced and diret'lod the production. AVLLTJAM HEI'GHAN. I Lovers of music have a big treat m store in AATn. Ileughnn’s visit, eoni ng' [ns he does from great successes in rhe 1 Sydney Town Hall, the principal citi'.w | of Australia, and throughout the wor'J. I “Sydney Alorning 11. r.nbl ":-- , 'Ue w ' indeed an actor-singer of > enimk.abl“ I talents,’’ while the “Di ily Tel 1 graph.’’ Sydney, describe--' him as t’n' ‘ ‘ Incomparable basso rmitmi I ’ He gives concerts in the On- ra Tlo’:>-- i n Tuesday, April 2Sfh. mid Thursday. Ar>ril 30. when he will be assisted by Hyman Lenzer. Iho '■••onsnt iorm! young violini-t. wh-> has boon :• i <•]•'i mo J Hie Heiffzc.’’ wh • ha-v-'liiped into a very great violinist.

In Gladvs Sayer, music lovers have pianisti' Who is not only brilliant a« |■! soloist, l.iif .■!■■ nrci.-si imistr. or.:v. ho shows true symnnti:.' mid uii-l"r i : 1 amling. ■BUDDING ST AGE ‘‘STAR S ’ ’ I Greymouth’s hi.driouii- talent was n» th-' fore .-if the Town Hal! last night, m d :• large m’diimce a.->.-'mnld.ed Io la.'L. il . There i-mi i.e bo <’ lib’ 1h: I far as laughs were enm-erned 1 although the mirth was mis Dlaccd at lime-;. A f'-v.- of the performers however. <ho\v cd uiolrjubted abib’y. i m-Li-ied. ij t'i> i category might be mmitioacd Miss I Elsie AlcMiiiii, a graceful hornpip.* dancer, whose turn v.::s one of the beM of the evening; little Miss I’:.!!" T; : o ■, (a clever vliild daurer) mid Mr J:: ; k Watson, mi instrumental mid voca l mimic of no mean ability. Mr Wat son’s turn, indeed wa,--. ;:b. ia ike (•rest of th ( . evening, Ilis imitat'on of a prima donna in mi excerpt fro gr.-iuil opera evoked neirs of ire, ri J Mr Jmk Smith also yr. vta! Io L:clever coui('diai). his rend"! ia j, <>•’ mi old favourite “Wai' till y.,u get them [ up in the Air. Boys “ being ymiiaely i reo;ilied, wiien lie gave '• V< i .!■> ! :• [ Queer. “ The inst 1 iii:h'’'J :■! s j I 'a rkiimlm, Lmmuit m-d pr.... deservedly poprJnr. h:i( Hie “ Ai I ' ’ <■; IM i J . Dum 1 >le won id ha \<■ In . a i letter ;i. a s.i loon -• • bng ..s 1 ii< r■ j Were m. i-u.d on.r is waiting. He was ai-coidi'd a triple eni-oi'e making quir<a hit in hi-; cmidle ami (•aiiiwi imper mo e. his impersemi! ions will ia-lmii I’io i-rleli'a |cd act mil i tied ‘‘The R. w.'iv Train. ■ ■ Mr Jm-k Willi.r.iis -.e. .. a deservedly < lever impersonation < f i an inebriate,' but fur some reasot' tie audiom-p would have n-ane ul him. m>d | lie ‘‘took the re-uni.’’ The others who gave a “trial” proved a bigger trial to the audience, who took i! ail in good part, and went he,me in a g; od mood, thinking, no d-.mbt, that the lif.* of an actor is not a happy one—n ' even that of an amateur actor. To. night a galaxy of new talent will btried out, while some of last night's successes will reappear in new items. The hilarity of the audience last nig'ni was not marred by any unseemliness it being a feather in the caps of all the local amateurs that they eseapc-1 the tomato and other “offerings” presented amateurs in other centres on such occasions.