ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 31 July 1922, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE TO-NIGHT.

"WHEN WE WERE TWENTY-ONE." | A photoplay that holds by virtue of its romantic and dramatic interest, its gripping acting, and its artistic settings and production is H. B. Warner's newest Pathe subject, "When We Were j Twenty-one." Nat Goodwin and Max- ! me Elliott starred in the stage version i years ago with trementlous success. The same elements that made it an , international stage success are in the photoplay version, and "When We ' Were Twenty-one" should be immensely popular. H. B. Warner is his usual magnetic and charming self as the guardian whose selfish love knew no bounds. No one could have played it better. Christine Mayo is sufficiently hard, scheming, and heartless in the role of-the temptress, while Claire • Anderson is pretty, girlish, and viva- ■ eious in Miss Elliott's role. The story is of a boy whose youthful follies slate him for a blow that his guardian would ! save him from at his own expense. The romantic end is upheld By the girl, who j loves the man, but engages herself to the boy to please the man. Jack Hoxie in "Thunderbolt Jack" will also be screened to-night. If you want to see him in the most amazing series of adventures ever recorded on the screen —not a collection of inane stunts and ghoulish supermen, but real, every-day life in the wild wide West—you'll be on hand with your eyes glued to the screen when "Thunderbolt Jack" appears. And a scream of a comedy, "The Bull. Fighter," featuring Billy Franey. Usual prices.

BUCKMAN-D'OISLEY CONCERT.

TO-MORROW AT 8 p.m. The box office indications are that the Opera House will be packed to the doors to-morrow night, when New Zealand's world famous prima donna, Miss . Rosina Buckman, will make her reappearance here under the direction of Mr E. J. Gravestock. In Auckland and Wellington, Miss Buckman has had most gratifying receptions, the enthusiasm of the audiences knowing no bounds. Of the first concent in Auckland, the Star says: "One of the most delightful concerts ever held in the Town Hall was given by Miss Rosina Buekman and her splendid supporting company on Saturday night. The audience was a large and expectant one, and , awaited with unabated interest the reappearance of New Zealand's famous prima . donna after her phenomenal . achievements abroad. Throughout the ' evening the utmost enthusiasm' • prevailed, and music lovers had a long 1 and glorious evening of iierfect music i perfectly interpreted." A feature of j these concerts are the operatic duets, ' sung in English, by Miss Buckman and Mr D'Oisley. The gramaphonp has rendered some of these duets universally familiar, which fact will lend interest to the hearing of them on the concert platform. To-morrow night's programme will include the famous drai matic duet from the fourth act of I Gunoud's "Romeo and Juliet," in | which the singers recreate the operatic ' [ atmosphere in a manner altogther unusual in concert work. There will also be an exquisite duet "Lovely Maid in the Moonlight," from the first act of I Puccini's "La Boheme." Miss Bucki man's solo numbers will include the fay- ' i ourite aria "One Fin<> Day," from ] , Madam Butterfly. Miss Buckman's [ j greatest operatic success was made in ; ! the role of Butterfly, and her singing' |of this aria will be looked forward to with great interest. Her other numbers will be "The Lass with the Delicate 1 Air" (Arne), "Butterfly Wings," and "Oh, Shin of My Delight," both by Montague Phillips, and in response to numerous requests "Waiata Poi" and "Waiata Maori," by New Zealand's own composer, Alfred Hill. Mr Maurice D'Oisley. who is regarded as one of England's greatest tenors, will sing "Eleanore" by Coleridpe Tavlor, j "Adieu dv Matin" by Em'ile Pessard, ' "Doiorosa" by Montague Philliop, and • J. B, Weckerlm's "Petromlle." "On the' instrumental side. Miss Adelina Leon, a 1 musician who enioys great favour with j London audiences, will play several j 'cello solos. The accompaniments will j be in the capable hands of Mr Percy j T^"ahn. The box plan is at Mrs Cook's I Sw.oet Shon. and sale of tickets will be available to-morrow.