ENTERTAINMENTS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue XXXXI, 16 June 1920, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE, HAWERA—TO-

NIGHT

This evening a big double star programme will be screened at the Opera House. Jane and Kathefine Lee, the Comedy Imps, will provide laughter and good, feeling for everyone .in Hawera during the screening of the famous picture "Smiles." These little favorites are placed in the parcel post, and start off alone on an impromptu flight by aeroplane- Innocent mirth galore packs the play. This picture will be the matinee picture for Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The other feature is "The Courageous Coward," starring the noted Japanese; actor Sessue Hayakawa and his wife. Hayakawa appears as a young lawyer, while his wife takes the appealing role of Rei, a girl from Japan, who cannot understand American ways. This picture has a happy ending. Seats may be reserved at the Opera House.

OPERA HOUSE,

THE ENGLISH PIERROTS.

That clever combination of versatile artists, the English Pierrots, who were so "well and favorably received on the occasions of the.ir previous visits, are again visiting the Dominion. Some changes have taken place in the,personnel of the company since their last visit, but these have tended to strengthen the. combination as a whole. There are sixteen members in the preent company, and they have the happy knack of carrying their programmes, through with delightful ease. They include excellent comedians, whose humor is such that the audienpe is kept in a constant ripple cf merriment- throughout. In addition thei-e is an extremely fine instrumental qiiartette of four lady members—-all entirely new to the company. This acquisition has caused very favorable, comment. All the male members are still with the combination, including W. P. Turner, the very droll comedian, and Charles Lawrence, entertainer. ,The programmes presented by- the English Pierrots are always referred to as being singularly clean, refined and wholesome innovation of the most desirable kind. The novel methods adopted by this merry band of entertainers must be seen to be appreciated. When it is mentioned that the English Pierrots have been appearing eontinuorisly for the past seventeen years during the summer seasons at their pavilion at St. Kilda. Melbourne, and are still as popular as when they made their reputation in England,.it will be understood what a talented organisation are about to visit Hawera. The box plans open at Opera House to-morrow.