ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16597, 21 July 1917, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"VERY GOOD EDDIE." The delightful farce-comedy, "Very Good Eddie." was presented by Messrs. J. and X. Tail's Company before another large audience at His Majesty's Theatre last evening. This particularly well-talented company contains a number of capable vocalists, who are heard to advantage, in a pleasing variety of songs and ragtime melodies. The staging and the interpretation of the story are all that could be <i< fired. '■ Very Coud Eddie " will he presuited again this afternoon, and will be repented ea. h evening until Tuesday next. ii;, Wednesday and Thursday Messrs. J and N. Tail will present "The White l hr; anthemum.'' "BABY MINE." ./"■" ■"'■ '"■ Williamson Faice Comedy Cmpiny. headed by the popular comedv artists. Hubert Ureig and Beatrice Hclld«.iy, will appear in Am kl.ind in the three-rut comedy. "Baby Mine." at His Majesty. heat re in Saturday. This i-> n.pany, a few weeks ago,' plaved "Seven Keys to Haldpate." and other i medics. In "Baby Mine" trouble starts <\ei a he. Ihe child wife of a jealous man rami.-"! teli Ihe troth, and when she inno- < -r.tly lunches, with her husband's best I:-.end she launches into fiction and domes- ('■ upheavals when the simple truth would obviate ail troubles. She is found out, a:.d he: husband, tired of hearing her '•'• the "real truth." leaves in high dungeon, never to return. In order to

induce her husband to return she palms . •I a fi '.end's baby as her own. and from 1 ms on complications arise. In " Baby Mm- Miss lh-atiice Holloway makes her ' greatest success. She appears as the ! and childlike wife. Zpie. and ! Mr. Bert Greig is the muddling Jimmy ! •links. The members of the popular' Seven Keys to Baldpate Company pro- j vide a welcome reappearance in a very I powerful .-ast. The box plans for the I s.«s.n will be open at Wildman and Areys on Ihursday morning. ENGLISH PIERROTS Hood music, un and frolic are provided in abundance in the current programme presented by the English Pierrots" in the I town Hall concert chamber, and thai audience last night manifested warm appreciation of the performance. The pier- | r;ts in all their items amoly demonstrated j ineir ability to amuse and entertain. The; humorous - oinerted numbers are a feature | of the entertainment, included in which! ..re also many enjoyable vocal selections , Hie programme will be repeated this, evening. - , j OPERA HOUSE. ' ■ ! The current programme at the Opera I House, which contains an unusually attractive number of turns, will be preseti'ed for the last time this evening. On Monday the popular Paul Stanhope' Revue . I ompany will make its reappearance in : Auckland in a travesty entitled "Safety First.' KING'S THEATRE. Tho popular melodrama. -The Ticket ft Leave Man. ' was presented for the last j t.me before a large audience at the King's I Jheatre last evening. At the matinee to- I (.ay the Brandon-Cremer Dramatic Company will present for the first time Sydney Urundy's popular comedy "Much'.Mari ied." ORGAN RECITALS. The fourth of the year's series of organ recitals for school children was given in the Town Hall by the city organist, Mr. j Maughan Barnett, yesterday afternoon. | The audience numbered about 1200. Invi- ! tations were issued to various schools and | leges in the city. ! The weekly municipal organ recital will ! be given in the Town Hall to-night, when . an attractive programme will include standard works for the organ and a fantasia en Gounod s "Faust." Mr. Ernest Drake will sin- " Sound An Alarm " and " There's a Flower That Bloometh " from ' Alantana." TIVOLI THEATRE. The advance in popularity made . ■ <;. the livoh Theatre for some months past has been most noticeable, and ' the securing of the exclusive rights for '' the Paramount service has been a great ' asset to the management. Paramount pictures are, without exception, among the finest produced ; they contain simple but attractive stories: above all, they are, ■unlike- the majority of the recent picture ' J Pleases, _ absolutely free from offence. Miss Pickford is one of the many ! well-known artists who recently have joined the Paramount service, and it is in j the fiist of this company's super-features — | a Paramount Artcraft— that she makes her appearance at he Tivoli to-day. " Less Than the Dust,'' as the picture" is called, is adapted from Laura Hope's popular " Indian Love Lyrics.'' The settings of the story are laid in India and England, and are claimed to be of an attractive nature. The box plan is now on view at H. deal's, tobacconist, opposite the Bank of New Zealand. PRINCESS THEATRE. The leading feature of the new programme to be screened at the Princess I Theatre for the first time to-day is a Metro production entitled "The Waiting Soil!." in which the famous player, Olga Petrova, portrays the leading role. Mme. Peti ova is said to be seen to unusual advantage as a woman who permitted love to rise above good judgment. She to atone for her past and marries a good man. Then her past rises up to threaten her. The extremely difficult position in which she is placed is related in a delicate manner. The part is one of those | in which Mme. Petrova is seen at her I best. The picture is a screen version of i Marion Short's popular fiction story, and lias been adapted by the Metro Picture Coiporation. A particularly brilliant cast Las been chosen to support Mrne. petrova, and includes a number of the best-known artists, of the present time. The usual interesting and varied supporting (subjects v ill be screened in conjunction with '"The Waiting Soul." while special selections will bo rendered by the Princess Orche*tra. STRAND THEATRE. The announcement that the charming Australian actress, Miss Enid Bennett, will play the leading role in "Happiness." a. Triangle production to be screened at the Strand Theatre for the first time today, will come as a pleasant surprise to many picture theatregoers. The part she i- (ailed upon to interpret is that of a g'ii who, although in reality"'-a most lovable creature, is featured in a Sunday prip'-r as the "richest and moot snobbish girl in America." Her practically-minded urn ]e, .scandalised by the publication, inust- on her being sent to college to have " the nonsense knocked out of her." The manner in which she is received by the girls is by no mo.-ins envious, but by degrees she establishes herself with them. | 'J he story is said to be delightfully set midst many really humorous incidents. '1 lie supporting cast includes a number of ...pable players. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. A World film, under' the title of " Maternity." will be screened at Everybody Theatre for the first time to-day. 'J he story is woven around a young married woman who refuses the responsibilities of maternity owine to the fact that her mother died when she was born. Other incidents cccur in the story which increases her fear, and it is not until cirrunistances lead her to rescue a little child that the mother love within her is awakened. The leading part is taken by the iii'ieasingly popular actress, Alice Brady, who is assisted by a particularly strong <ast. which includes such capable aiti-ts as Marie Chambers, David Powell, and John Bowers. In conjunction with this picture, a varied programme of sup porting subjects will also be screened. These include pictures of both topical and humorous nature. GRAND THEATRE. The quality of William Fox productions Is well known to those who manifest any interest in moving pictures. One of the latest releases of this company will bo the principal attraction on tho now programme to be screened at the Grand Theatre for the first time to-day. The picture, which is entitled "The Regeneration," is said to contain one of the most thrilling stories ever projected on a screen. The story is interpreted by a particularly strong cast, headed by Rock-

ohffe Fellowes and Anna Wilson. Inbe th« i th BU PP° rtin g programme will serial t° Urth .*.R Bode of th * investing serial story, -fhe i TOn Claw >. Th story has now reached a l ,art in which many exciting incidents are portrayed. I ho latest instalment deepens the mystery surroimding -The Laughing Mask " an agent for good, who acts the part of the protector of the heroine of the story.

QUEEN'S THEATRE. The principal feature of an unusnallv ntcresting programme to he screened at the- Queen s Theatre for the first time to- ■), \, a '•'oilman production entitled lion f « nq,Bt of »-™*' A pirturiwtion of Booth rarkington's famous novel or the same name. the picture is •aid to contain one of tho most .losorlnng Tories ever projected on the screen- r.t.,° well-known and capable artists, Edith Taliaferro and Jack Sher"ll. portray the lending roles. In addition to 'The Conquest of Canaan" other juried and entertaining pictures will also bo screened. " INTOLERANCE " No picture lias been so enthusiastically rc-eiyed by the Auckland public as D. »• . Crimth s gigantic production Intolerance, which, during its season here, Has been witnessed by many thousands. -As a spectacular production, "Intoler»'"c is unsurpassed, tho manv and varied s.enes being of most realistic nature. intolerance' will be ehown for the last time this evening at the Lyric Theatre. A matinee will be held as usual this at moon. "THE BIRTH OF A NATION." . One of the most stupendous Productions in the him world, The Birth of a -Nation, will be screened at the Lyric theatre on Monday afternoon, and on ejery subsequent evening and afternoon ,of the week. As a preliminary to the r ««»ng, a picturesque precession was | held in Queen Street, Svmunds Street | and Karangahape Road' last evening. • Eleven rulers took part. Riders and Horses were covered with flowing white | garments, in the front of which were large red crosses. The procession was symbolical of the ancient Ku Klux Klan Order—" The Invisible Empire"— which, after the close of the American Civil War rendered invaluable service in assisting to ! reconstruct the American States. The | work of the Ku Klux Klan is featured in I the film. i PALACE THEATRE. I The chief feature in the series of I I pictures to be screened at the Palace | Theatre to-day is "Moral Courage," a' | thrilling story of American life, showing I i the fortunes of a mill girl, who marries her ! .employer's sen and subsequently has to I ! contend with the machinations of a | i father-in-law who strongly disapproves the marriage. The chief parts are cap- j | ably undertaken by Mis* Muriel Ostriche I and Mr. Arthur Ashley. GLOBE THEATRE. j The strong programme of varied and I ! entertaining pictures to be screened at j j the Globe Theatre to-dav is headed by a ' World production entitled "Love's 1 Crucible," in which the capable actress 1-ranees Nelson portrays the leading | part. The supporting programme includes I i pictures of humorous, topical, scenic, and j war subjects. ALEXANDRA THEATRE. « A World Film production entitled " Man and His Angel " will be the fore- ' most of an interesting programme of pic- ; tures at the Alexandra Theatre this even- j I ing. The principal part is taken bv Jane i Grey. " i WEST END. i j An attractive series of films will be ' I shown at the West End Theatre to-dav. i lit will include "The Mvsterv of the: j Leaping Fish," featuring "Douglas FairI banks. Another good film is " War As It Really Is." a grj:at opportunity. SALE OF THE PICK OF WAIKATO DAISY LAND. Every dairy farmer will be interested to know that the Farmers' Co-op. Auctioneering Co., Ltd., Hamilton, has received instructions to sell in five farms from 130 to 180 acres, respectively, the splendid Tower Estate of almost 1000 i acres, situated at Matamata. No districtin New Zealand has progressed so coni sistently or offers such splendid possibiliI ties. Excellent as these prospects were a I year ago they are now far better still, j due to the opening of the great Glaxo J factory—the largest in the world— i situated only two miles away from the estate. The Glaxo Company guarantees 2s per lb FOR BUTTER-FAT this year, while for ten years it guarantees to pay its suppliers 2£d per lb more than butter, Id per lb more than cheese. The beautiful climate of the Matamata district is well known— there is no raw cold winter—there is all the warmth and beautiful sunshine of the North. As one closely connected with the New Zealand dairying industry said, the splendid climate alone I makes the Matamata land worth £5 per j i acre more than any other part of New I | Zealand. There is also a new and up i I to date cheese factory at Matamata, while I three auctioneering firms hold monthly sales at the town. In addition, the .Matamata train service permits suppliers attending the Morrinsville and also the Waihou stock sales the two largest sales in the Waikato district, held fortnightly. Matamata is only forty-seven minutes' express train journey away from Hamilton, the principal provincial city of the Aucki land Province. It is within 5£ hours' I train journey to Auckland with its 134.000 I population, its glorious harbour, and its many natural attractions. The Tower j Estate is close to a good school, while i Matamata also possesses a manual and ' technical school. The property is close to the Opal Spring Bath ami the Crystal Swimming Bath., which have valuable medicinal properties. The land is well watered, and is situated on the MatamataTe Aronea Road. Tin; Tower Estate com- ' prises the best land in a district which , is the finest of a province. Forty years ago Mr. J. C. Firth selected Matamata . as the pick of the territory, and chose the Tower block for the homestead because of its delightful situation and excellent soil. Subsequently when the estate was cut up by the Government, Mr. McCaw, then manager, was given his , choice of the blocks, and unhesitatingly selected the Tower Estate. No men know the district or the Matamata territory so ' well as Mr. McCaw and Mr. Firth, and ( it is the strongest possible tribute to the Tower Estate that both of them . it as the best land in the territory. With , modern scientific farming and the utilisa- , tiou of lucerne, the land should carry a. , cow to the acre right throughout the year. . One of Australia's leading pastoralists recently visited New Zealand and motored .throughout the Dominion. He said tint Matamata and the Tower E.-ftate was the ■ finest land he had seen, and that tin's was the district that, lie would most like to purchase in. The terms of sale are most liberal, including, if required, financial ' cial assistance to farmers/ to purchase . cows. An opportunity like this comes but seldom. Grasp it — get into the district . that offers splendid openings—with a . climate that enables you to really enjoy ; life, and where your butter-fat i.-i guaran- , teed a high figure. The sale will take , place at 11 a.m. on August 4, at the . Town Hall, Matamata. It will pay far--1 mors handsomely to take a trip to the ; district and look- over the Tower Estate • property. For further particulars, plans, ; and details, apply to the Farmers' Auc- ,• tioneering Co., Hamilton. i Winter weather is hard on the skin, it makes the hands rough and lips • chapped, but Nazol Ointment soothes, 1 heals and restores the skin to a smooth, pliable, condition. Painless Corn Cure: Completely cures the , most painful corns, hard or soft. A few applications only will deaden the .pain. Also ' most useful in removing thickening: of tho 3 epidermis or horny portion of the skin 3 Directions attached to bottle. Price, Is.— . EdsOT.and Schmidt. Chemists, Auckland. 1 Milking cows is always rough on the e hands, they get hard and chapped. If - Nazol' Ointment is used regularly the t hands will be kept soft and free from a. cracks. a For Chronic . Chest Complaints. :- Wood*' Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6. 2/6.