AMUSEMENTS.

Grey River Argus, 3 November 1928, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. MATINEE AND NIGHT TOM MIN AND TONY. From horseman to aviator is a jump, but Tom Mix in “Silver Valley port, ays an aviator with surprising line- 3 . The picture will bo shown at the Opera House toj-day (Saturday) matinee and night. Shooting the airplane scenes at the Frenchman s Ranch, Tom gave a tivat in th way of an aerial circus, looping the loop, tail spins, spirals swooping and dipping and finally climbing to a height of fifteen thousand feet. The gorgeous scenic effects l ave little to the imagination. Appearing- in support of the star are Dorothy Dwan, Phil McCu.lough, Jockey Hoeili, Tom Kennedy, Eon Puli', Harry Dunkinsou and Clarke Comstock. SUNDAY PICTURE BENEFIT. Thrills and action, scenery and thrills, ar • the exciting burden of “ Senor DaPdevil,” the “Innovation Western” which is the star attraction al the Sunday Night Picture Benefit in the Opera House. With this picture th.; Western has cottne into its own, and can now reel into the very “best circles” of screendom. “Sen’or paredevil is an innovation, and it’s a picture that you should not miss. Ken Maynard is th star thai inspired the enthusiasm above, ?ud Dorothy Devore, who is as charming as she is capable, is eo-featured ns leading lady. There is a fin . cast of familiar Lames, and the direction ot Al Rogell is top notch. The story .a by Marion Jackson. MONDAY AND TUESDAY. “MICHAEL STROGOFF." The scenic and spectacular possibilities of the sere in as compared to the .imitations of the theatrical stage were never more forcefully contrasted than in the Univ .rsal-Eilm de France production cf Jules Verne’s famous, drama, “Michael Strogoif” which conies to the Opera House on Monday. To quote the language of a famous Paris cinema reviewer: -‘Meager ueeojrations of the theatre, what are you compa’red to the ball at the Imperial Court of th ' Czar; the invasion of th Tartars, the camp of the Grtind Kahn, the sensuous dancing of the boyaderes ■n the tent of Feofar Kahn, the assauD by the countless hordes of barbaric trib smen on the Siberian city of Irktusk, encircled by a burning sheet of naptha floating'on the surface of the river Angara? What are th limited number of supers in the stag presen tations of years gone by compared to the thousands upon thousands of Rus--Jan soliders who defend with then last city of Tomsk against more thousands of fi, ,rce Tartar cuvairay?” Certainly no, lover of the famous book, “Michael Sfrogoff, ’’ which retains popularity aft- r fifty years’ will hesitate to say that in the coming production he, for the. first time, has an adequate of the romance, and perils of the- “Courier ot the Czar,” in his mission across the wastes of Siberia. In this pr mentation the possibilities of his mas terpiece hav i been visualised in a manner that would stagger th ■ imaginotion of Jules Verne himself. “COWBOY BALL” Monday, the sth of November will !.<• a night long remembered in the history of Greymouth, as it marks the r.nc and only appearance of a -world famous jazz band under the directi in of F 1( <1 Mayfield. The instrumen r il ists. nine in number, playing S 7 differ . ent instruments, arc without , a dorbt the finest collection of talent which h;i> ever visited the Dominion. Cjtuing to the West Coast from a record* breaking tour of J. C. Williamson N IN gent Theatres, and at present creating a furore in Christchurch — the space <«t the Town Hall, floor and gallery. will no doubt be taxed to the utmost. Apart from the singing and playing of the band, an additional att action will be a demonstration of the “Varsity Diag, ” America’s latest c.aze, by Gladys Fry and Clarrie Hol der, two of Caiunla’s foremost ballroom dancer . The itinerary of th> Coast tour is as follows: — Greymouth Town Hall, Monday, November 5, dancing 8.30 p.m. till 2 a.m.: Tuc day. November 6th, Kumara Memorial Hall, dancing 8.30 p.m. till 2 a.m ; Nov. 7th, Grand “Cowboy Concert,” Princess Theatre, Hokitika. C >wboy Ball. 10.30 p.m. till 2 a.m. The plan is now open at Webley’s. Gentlemen 7/-, Ladies 3/6. Onlookers 2/-. A good supper will be provided.