AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 16 February 1933, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA HOUSE—TO NIGHT. “BLACK COFFEE.’’ AN ENGLISH PRODUCTION. “Black Coffee,’’ an English production with English artists, will be, fin ally screened to-night. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. “SPEAK EASILY.’’ Bust' r Keaton is a comedian who can put over an evening’s entertainment without a semblance of a smile, and keep a" audience in fits of laughter. He does it in “Speak Easily,” to b e screened on Friday, Saturday’s matinee and evening He commences as a pro fessor in a public school, and ends with his name in a big line on the bill in “Speak Easily,” a revue which takes Broadway by storm. How he gets inveigled into the show, and turns what threatens to be a dead failure into a brilliant success, is something worth seeing Jimmy Durante is a good sec--1 ond in the show. BLACKBALL—TO-NIGHT. “The Purchase Price” will be screened to-night. RUNANGA—TO-NIGHT. “Unashamed” will be screened to night. SCHOOL OF DANCING. Miss Dorothy Thwaites, principal of the Greymouth School of Dancing, has recommenced dancing classes at the Druids’ Hall. Tainui Street, Grey mouth, and at Hokitika. At Reefton her class re-opened on Monday, Feb-n-uarv 13. Miss Thwaites, for the purpose of keeping thoroughly conversant with the very latest creations in the dancing world, has recently studied under Mr Vincent Agnew, of Sydney, who is on a visit to New Zealand; and under Mr Stan Lawson, the well known daneer and producer of musical comedy. The noted success of her pupils is sufficient guarantee of Miss Thwaites’ ability to impart a thorough knowledge of the art of daneing. MISS BURGOYNE'S DANCING SCHOOL. Miss Mavis Burgoyne, the only West Coast holder of a New Zealand Dance Championship, has resumed teaching at her studio, Mayfair Buildings, Mawhera Quay, Greymonth. Pupils may enrol for Quick Step, Tango, Slow Fox trot. Old Time Dances, Classical, Opi eratic, Character, American Tap and Buck and National Dancing. Miss Burgoyne’s National dancing chant- ; pionship successes include two N.Z., two North Otago, two Otago, and one 1 North Canterbury, also the Hope Cup, Dunedin Rose Bowl and Black and 1 White Cup. The victories of this ! talented young lady’s pupils include - the Sutherland Cup, Dunedin Cup, and Harley Cup (two years), whilst the 1 Snodgrass Cup was annexed by Miss Jessima Holt, a pupil eleven years old, at Motueka on January Ist last.