ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1017, 9 November 1917, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

;.-“TURN TO.XCHE RIGHT.K : •’ ;: jU-Uic.’Op'ora "House-this 'evening Messrs, J. .ami :.N. /I'aii’.s. Now .Comedy Company makes its, fii-sT appearance' in Palmb.vstoii North.'in tho successful comedy “Him to tho Kig'm.” Tiotii the play and the players with 'high 'credentials. Their success •m’.AMbourmy nutl Sydney, it is saul, v/as 111 thd ■natufo. of ■ a sensation, and their visithero “drill.."doubtlesj -be • attended 'with ;Con-! .rid-riablo success. “Turn to Ilie.-Right • ,i» written in ihVec. acts rind a prologue. H' l ' prologue; depicts the meeting-ol doe ■ mscornb, Musa'S, and .Gill.v in a-pawnshop, on tho morning’- of Joe’s release front, bins 1 VSing* prison, Mug'g.s • nucl C illy' aro two crooks, not really bad at heart,’and 'they are. fluxions to-'get- Joe into a scheme’ with them, but: ’Joe is rdcionuiiied’ to “Turn to tie. -1 light!’ and return do his mother in the country. - The subsequent- scenes show the return ■of Joe to his mother and sister. Irbtli’df whom arc unaware -that;ho' has been im gaoi, a'ud tt- very dramatic<jithatioujariHcs when Joe. enters the home in tho midst oi the. prayers’ of his mother, who has-never, ■'given; up. hope of his return. Tlie evil theming of the village Shylock' has resulted in getting •' Mrs -'Brascomh into financial difficulties, hut with the assistance’of-Muggs anti iGilly.. Joe.mtuntgos to sol things right; anti tho two-T.’roolts,’ under the influence of Aft's Bianscomb turn over a now leaf, and Uugeritlnig’ of the play ’is holli novel and uu. expected.' The oast, includes P. Hicha.nison.:’.John vJunior,’ .Stapleton-. Kent, Vincent Dennis.aml- Miss.Margaret Calvert, a]) eh whom ;tve making their fust- appearancyv-’ .in. Auckland. After -an absence, of eevcrdl, ye'dis Alt’. Gaston Mnivale returns a.s producer'’of the play and will assume cue of the important parts.oilier well-.knowiV’-artists making reappearances are rMfsstl-ifelth Pafkes, Owen Do rise-, prances Anderson, n’t.Marie . Collier,' . and Messrs pVfatil’ioc. Dudley, George- ’Chalmers and C-.U’k-tcin Smart, . .... ! ’ Orr Monday 29iJi flje ,company . returns to PahnVrsidn North and presents .“Tlb.-’New 'Henrietta,” ’-ah exciting corngd.v drama, which"'is sifitl to be a- worthy .successor to •‘‘Turn to l.lie.'Right'.” _ gThe bp's fpl:uii.ltir,.ti6..night-’s performance i-y at■ AndresSv;.Millar’s,- and -the management, desires,, to,’ remind , patrons of - flic Government immsemcnt .tax,, I lie amount of which must, be added to The prices of admission "ss advertised. ; , KOSY. ;■ ; ■ *’TIIE HAUNTED PYJAMAS.” The Metro’ Company ha vb .produced. a play’ in “The Haunted ■ l-’yj'amns” 'flint is altogether novel and unique,- breaking away', from- t-lio--.conventions, -presonting--’a, picture story of’great interest: with''plenty, of-fun., some good tlrani.a tic tit nation, and a delightful love interest.’ .Harold Lockwood is.(hit "star,” uiml he has..never been seen, to hotter advantage, while as _tho lead-, ing lady, tt new and most- pleasing- actress has been secured in .Carmel Myers—a gir! possessing ..charm and personality to a marked degree. , ; Magic has been introducetl into this.story, as the title indicates, but - thill does 'not mean if- is a story for children.,- -Although (lie main idea may be an impossibility, the story has been so cleverly and .brilliant ly conceived and worked out: that it- is without-' question one of i.ho most popular Metros produced this year, and has’bfokeu all previous Lockwood records in 'Auckland, . AVelling'ion and. Christchurch. “The Secret of tho Submarine”, is most ’-exciting, _ and the other pictures equally good in their several kinds. . .. ... "LOOK WHO’S HERE!” -..A feature of tho entertainments to be presented -at. the. Opera House on Monday and Tuesday next,"under the title, .“Look Who. 1 -’ i'RiAI”. is the swing with which .it proceeds. ■’Beyond one,interval.of five minutes, (.here is no" break - .in. tho.’ euLert fuiiment.'“ Comedy follows song, and dance follows r-omedv with, nut waiting time, and while the scones are being changed, -the Purple Hand supplies delightful snatclies of, music, ranging from grand opera lo. ragtime.. V J(. is, .indeed, an oDa.mplo.ol■rnasir-rly production. In the details, as well as the-.whole r-lVeet, the entertkmrneut-, .says.the Evening Post, is equally •pkv.sitie. It 3s strong,on the musical side.. .with Mr GregoryTyanolf, an ac-companishe-il violinist:, Mr'Fil'd \V. Dcnnelf,..fhtui whom 'it. would Ifc difficult.,to imagine-'’a better 'piani.-t for this class of entertainment, and Mr Wylie WaiiMn, who can pjiiy tho ’cello . artistically’ as well-as juggle- with if. in the •burlesque scenes. ’The serious selections presented by tiie's*'. three musician's, with the aid of the purple band, aroused marked enthusiasm. It wa-s-really remarkable how such a comparatively small company could give so,-effective,a-, rendering of tho grant-“Ta-nnlhiu’so'i'” ‘.finale. On the comedy side, Air Jack Waller led-the way, ably secondedby Mr Wylie Watson, who proved, as'cleverin. burlesque as in serious music, Dorothy AVhite, Dick \\'hite, and Le.s AVln’ie arc a trio of. dancers whose performance wins with.' npprobation.. .'Mis?-Ada Smart, Miy Ureina Gold, Miss Patsy Hill. Miss Mat-jotie Suns, Mr Howard Hall, and Mr Fred Drown tiro’ other artiste whose work deserves favourable, mention’, • GERALD ANDERSON’S WAR STORY. - Du .Tuesday, .November 33, Mr Gerald Anderson will, give his warqueture ieolure. "•New’’’Zealanders, iit. War,” at- the Empire H'aii. .. The 'le'cliiro has provoked considerable enthusiasm wherever it lias boon given. Mr Gerald Anderson,. journalist ami ivfurn--isl yildier, has won high tribuies. with a remarkable unanimity, froth the- inetropol,|it;im. and .country press, Jieadni.ast-ers oi pubiin and .private schools, and very many parents with, sons on the many fronts. The .Dunedin .Star says ,‘Tl'. is an instructive, lnccicsting,,aiid inspiring ,story.” The.Olago Daily. .Times. “A; most interesting lecture, noted for its vivid and lucid e>:■.pianations. He ’relates much. llutt.- is new.’' Tho Wellington -Times: “The imblie need pot. fear they will-be disappointed.” The Free ' Lanco, wfers Mo. Afr Anderson -as. “quifo'it-ht>'.nibst itifc-resting'waT lecturer that yet visited,;,us.”,...