ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18772, 28 July 1924, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE RAINBOW RSVELLEBS. j A largo and enthusiastic audience wit- I nessed the fourth and ijnal performance J of the Rainbow Revellers at the Town Hall Concert Chamber on Saturday evening. The entertainment was staged for a season in aid of Sister Hannah's Building. Fund, and the excellent work of the " Revellers " has resulted in a substantial amount being available. A long and diverting programme of musical items, song scenas and dances was provided, and ftiDy maintained the - interest of the audience until the fall of the curtain. The finale, ■ " Billy's Submarine," specially written for the Rainbow Revellers by Miss Edith Harrhy, was an item of outstanding merit'in which Miss Eva Robertson made a captivating naval officer. Special mention might well be made of the orchestra uridar the capable baton of Mr. H. Barter. At the concluiiion of the performance bouquets were presented to members of the company.

| MISS CAMPION'S RECITALS. | Tile first of Miss Kats Campion's two jf farewell recitals will be given in tho [ Town Hall conoert chamber this evenl ing. Miss Campion is a vocalist whose [ talent is already known to Auckland audil ences. The selections for the first programme include; "Pleurez ones Yeux" (Massenet), "I'lnvitation au Voyage" (Douparc), "Le Violette" (Scarletti) and the works of Verdi, Debussy and Coleridge Taylor. The programme will be augmented by contributions by Miss Dorothy Baker (violiniste) and Messrs. J, F. Montague (elocutionist) and Edward Churchouse (baritone). Mr. Cyril Towsey trill act as accompanist.

THE OPERA HOUSE. The last, three weeks of the Jim Gerald Musical Comedy Company's season at the Opera Blouse commence at the matinee today, when the revue. "It's All Yours," wil] be staged. In this production Jim Gerald will be seen a3 a porter, n role jn which he is said to excel .with his absurd mannerisms and quaint, infectious humour. The production is claimed to be different from all previous ones, except that it contains as much humour. Smart frocking and <ilever ballets, as well as attractive musical numbers, are features. A complete change of programme will bo made by the vaudeville artists. New and original numbers will be introduced by Miss Bessie Clifford, now in her last week, and another "outback" sketch, a sequel to tho previous two, will be produced by Fred McDonald, assisted by Mi3s Vera St. John. Bilton and Max will bo heard in a new line of patter, and the Mirano brothers, for their last week, will repeat their wonderful pole-balancing feats. LYRIC THEATRE. " West of the Water Tower," a Paramount production, featuring Glenn Huntier, May McAvoy, Ernest Torrence, George Fawcett and Zasu Pitts, is the principal attraction at the Lyric Theatre. The picture is based on the famous novel by Homer Croy, and it is sufficient to 83y that the screen version is even more realistic, more dramatic, than the great book from which it takes its name. The story is an unusual one, far above the conventional run. It is saturated with the finest humour that gives sanity and balance to tho narrative. Hie novel appeared early last year and scored a literary sensation. It js a story which dea'.s with small-town folk in a masterly manner. TIVOLI THEATRE. " Defying Destiny," a Selznick picture, featuring Irene Rich and Monte Blue, and a, Realart release, " The Sleep Walker," with Constance Binney in the leading role, are the two leading attractions at the Tivoli Theatre. " Defying Destiny " tells the story of a young man whose face is pitiably scarred as the result of hia rescuing the heroine from a burning house. Ajq absorbing series of events follow, with a happy ending always looming in the distance. In " The Sleep Walker/' Constance Binney has the role of a young girl who in addicted to sleepwalking. She is rescued from a compromising situation, the hero eventually thrashing the villain and paving the way for a romantic conclusion. BROADWAY THEATRE. A romance of the West in the days of '48 will be the chief ieaturo of the programme to, be shown at the Broadway Theatre, Newmarket, this evening and. to-morrow evening. " The Girl of tho Golden West," a screen version of the stage success of David Belasco, is out of the ordinary run of western films. J. Warren Kerrigan, Sylvia Breamer and Rose- | mary Theby have the principal roles. » ' THE MUNICIPAL CHOIR. ' The Municipal Choir gave a recital in, the Town Hall on Saturday evening. A programme of instrumental and vocal items was enthusiastically received by an audience estimated iit 1300. Every item was encored. The choir was under the baton of the city organist, Mr. Maughan Barnett, while Mr. Edgar Randal was choir organist, and Mrs. A. Ripley and Mr. Leo Whittaker accompanists. Miss Dorothy Baker was violinist, and Mr. A. Ripley vocalist. Items by the Municipal Choir were:—" 0, Come Lot Us Worship " (Mendelssohn); The Lee Shore " (Coleridge-Taylor); " Tho Laird o' Cockhen;" My Garden" (Hulbert), and " It Was a Lover and His Lass " (Morley). Miss Baker played "La Gitana " (Kreisler), and "Violin Melodie" (Tschaikowski), while Mr. A. Ripley contributed a vocal solo, " Serenata" (Tosselli). Mr. Maughan Barnett's contributions were " Pastorale " (Bach), and " Capriccio " (John Ireland).