AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 January 1921, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

THE GEISHA”

-TO-NIGHT.

To-night in the iPrinceajs Theatre, Mr Tom Pollard will present the Greymouth Amateur Operatic Society in

the tuneful musical comedy “The Geisha’’. The production lias had a marvellous run of five nights in Groymouth

to crowded houses and according to one and all this success has been richly deserved. The Greymouth criticism is as follows:—Comic opera demands not only bright and nippy libretto and a never-teasing flow of tuneful, eatchv music, but also capable speaking and singing performers, captivating stage settings, a well-trained chorus, three or four outstanding members of the cast and a wealth of detail which only a master of production can hope to attain. Well-produced, and with a

good cast, comic opera is perhaps the most entertaining of all theatrical ventures, Lut it must essentially be well produced, and that it where most amateur attempts fail. All who attended the initial performance of “Tile Geisha” at the Opera House last night, however, applauded and commented with a perfectly clear conscience. It was the society’s first attempt at any production, and the venture was certainly attended by every sueces. We have known musical comedies produced by big theatrical organisations in a much inferior manner compared with “The Geisha”. The whole piece was a triumph from beginning to end, and if the society is to maintain the same standard as its first effort, the more pieces it puts on the bettor. All the members of the east at the Opera House last evening appeared after the first choruses, perfectly at home on the stage, and few who saw the performance understood the difficulties under which the company appeared. The whole affair but placed another feather in the Cap of the veteran producer, Air Tom Pollard, who had the entire supervision of the piece, and who certainly made an excellent job of it. The production was, then, irreproachable. The scenery was bright and warranted to catch the eye. The lighting effects were good, and the whole piece excellently managed. 'The chorus, somewhat weak at the opening, soon found itself and was especially good, and nothing hotter than its grouping could be wished for. Its colour scheme had apparently been arranged by a master eye, and its whole work was deserving of the highest credit. Pollard’s operatic orchestra under the baton of Air Henry Hawkins form a big attraction alone. Prices of admission will he .5/-, 3/-, 2/-. pi us tax. Rents may tie reserved at Mclntosh, confectioners. The Geisha will Tie repeated for the last time on Thursday night.