AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 27 April 1925, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA HOUSE. The Paramount Picture “To The Last Man,” produced under the personal supervision of Zane Grey, comes to the Opera House to-night. Lois Wilson and. Richard Dix are featured. The strong supporting cast includes Noah Beery, Robert Ed-eson and Frank Campeau. The tale is that of a feud between Gaston Isbel and Lee Jorth, leaders of rival factions of settlors. The scenes are laid in Tonto Basin, Arizona, and in battles which resulted, both factions were ’wiped out “to tho last man.” Joan Tsbel, son of Gaston, is summoned home from Oregon by his father. Up meets Ellen Jorth, daughter of his father’s enemy, and falls in love with her. Joan’s brother and father are killed in skirmishes with the Jorths and their sympathisers. the Tsbels are wiped out with the exception of Jean, the last of the Tsbels. Ho lays all the remaining Jorth sympathisers, and by the marriage of Jean and. Ellon, tho sanguinary feud, is ended. WEDNESDAY.

TV douWc star programme will be screened on 'Wednesday. The main feature is a Tims. 11. Ince production “Galloping Fish,” With an all star cast, including Sidney Chaplin. Louise Fazenda, Ford Sterling and Chester Conklin. “Freddie,” the elever seal featured with I.ouise Fazenda in The Galloping Fish,” is a star vaudeville performer, having appeared on big time circuits since 1916. He docs some amazing juggling and fancy swimming in the new- Ince comedy special, ' and performs some remarkable aquatic tricks with' Miss Fazenda. Chief among “Freddie’s” accomplishments is the “Tight Hope Stunt,” in which he balances a ball on his nose while walking a tight rope. He also claps his flippers, climbs a ladder while balancing a ball, juggles a hat, and manages to furnish a laugh every time ho appears on the screen. The other star feature on the same programme features Charles Ray in “Smudge.” “Galloping Fish” will be shown at the matinee Wednesday. A GREAT MUSICAL EVENT. WILLIAM HEUGHAN AND COY. TO-MORROW. On Tuesday, William Heughan, the world-famous singer and actor, and his associate artistes pill give the first, of their concerts in the Opera House, when all interested in music and dramatic art should hear them. They come direct to Greyrnouth from great successes in the Town Hall, Sydney, Melbourne and Wellington, and if the success which has everywhere been theirs, and the eulogistic press reports written of them count for anything, a full house should welcome them here. Of Mr Heughan’s appearance in Melbourne, the “Argus” writes: “Tie has a voice of quite exceptional power, but this does not by a very long way exhaust the list of his qualifications. He is n. born actor, ami can add immeasurably, by unexaggerated gesture to the effect of a phrase, verbal or musical. Tn this respect, singers can learn much from Heughan. His performance and dramatisation of the old Somersetshire folk-song “Widdieombe Fair” was positively electrifying. This kind of thing shows him at his very best, and an exceedingly fine best it is.” In Sydney, the Sydney “Morning Herald” acclaimed him “an actorsinger of remarkable talents,” and was loud in his praise both ns a singer and as a dramatic interpreter. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest artistes who has visited New Zealand f,,r many years, and has already bad ir this country many record houses to his credit. As assisting artistes, he is fortunate in having the famous young violinist, Hyman Lenzer, tho beauty and brilliance of whose art has everywhere received the highest praise,, and who never fails to arouse the enthusiasm of his audience thereby. He 131 further assisted by Gladys Sayer, the well-known planiste from tho Brussels Conservatorie, who. as an associate of Melba, earned for herself no small fame. She is a soloist of unusual brilliancy and power as well as an accom pauistc of true sympathy and understanding. The company will appear at Greyrnouth Opera House on Tuesday and Thursday, and at Hokitika Wed nosday. The box plan is open at Webley Sons nnd Goff on.