AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 7 February 1931, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA HOUSE—AT TO-DAY'S MATINEE AND EVENING. “ COHENS AND KELLYS IN SCOTLAND.” Charlie Mui-rny and George Sidney, two great comedians star i n “Cohens and Kellys i n Scotland” an all talking, laughing comedy-t 0 be screened at this afternoon’s matinee and even ing performanc-Bs. TtoiWN hall—-to night. ‘ ‘ FOOTL IGHTS AND - FOOLS. ’ ’ TALKING, SdNGING, DANCING. BPE OTA CU LAR PIC TUR E. Tlie biography of the new Colleei Moore of the audible screen— a sinking, talking, laughing, dancing Colleen Moore—.goes buck but a f c ~w s hort month when she began tho preparations for her entrance into talking pictures. Iler phenomenal success i n sewn da’ogue, which oven surpasses her achievements in silent pictures, has be- ‘n a revelation. Without a. bit of Stage expiericnclo, |sli© h,ns nevertlieles adapted herself to talking films so remarkably w 11 that critics have praised in superlatives he.r new personality, which is to he sce n at its brightest in “Footlights and Fools.” to bo screened at the Town Hall, tonight. It was early i n 1929 that tho new Colleen Moore was borne, to become educated in tho new medium of screen dialogue in three brief months and graduate triumphantly into new prominence with her first talking picture. “Smiling Irish Eyes.” However, it was not as simple as if. sounds. Every day for those three months Colleei. took a half-hour singing lesson, and spent another hour practising the vocal exercises her instructor perscribed. Every day she studied dictation, voice inflection, and volume. She took test after test with Vitaphone recorders, and studied her vo’ee earnestly that it might be improved. She attended theatres playing talking pictures when ever the opportunity offered concentrating her attention on the quality of reproduced voices in order that she might bo familiar with the conditions underl which her own voice would be hoard. MONDAY AND TUESDAY. “LET’S GO NATIVE.” PREMIER N.Z. RELEASE. Jack Oakio pud Jeannette MacDonald arc featured in “Let’s Go Native.” au all talking musical farce to bo presented at the Opera House on Monday and Tuesday. The supporting) cast, include Sheets tflallnglier James Hall, William Austin. Kay Franc’s and other well-known popular stars. SUNDAY’S BENEFIT PICTURE “Tho Skyscraper’’ a Silent picture, featuring William Bayd, will be. screen <4l at Sunday, night’s picture benefil. CABARET DANCE. At. Ilorb Moore’s this (Saturday) evening, the Mawhera. Club are holding another of the':r Carnival Dances. There are special prizes for the lady and gentleman wiuninigl the lucky spot waltz. Steel’s full orchestra will play. J