ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19008, 4 May 1925, Page 12

ENTERTAINMENTS.

j OPERA HOUSE. " Don't Tell the Wife," one of Mr. Jim Gerald's most popular revues, will l»c tlh> chief attraction at the Open llouso this afternoon. The production is full of clever comedy, dances, and music. Newcomers in Iho vaudeville section of the programme are Victoria, and Frank, who do artistic posing and -balancing. Carlton Mex and his comedy troupe will make their reappearance this afternoon. The j programme is completed hy Alice HoiI lander, an Australian coil t rail o, Arthur ! San ford, a talented English pianist, and | Fields and Brown, American vaudeville entertainers. i I -MISS SPINNEY'S RECITAL, i A wonderful presentation of one of the most beautiful of the Creek classics, "The Eloetr.a of Euripides," was given on Saturday evening by Miss Dorothea Spinney in the Society of Arts Hall. Those who had heard Miss Spinney in previous recitals were given a final opportunity of renewing acquaintance with the matchless beauties of a drama that will forever remain one of the world's masterpieces. To those unfamiliar with her art the recital was a revelation which brought to the modern mind a glimpse of that golden age of literature that has passed for ever. The broad and flowing passages, the, gradual unfolding of the drama, were given in a manner that vitalised and awakened the imagination of the audience, to the beauty and tragedy of the nge-old story of one of the great woiiioai of ancient Greece. The rythmic movement and pose of the artist, her beautifully-modu-lated voice, infused each character with ,1 living, vital personality, the simplicity of true art being demonstnited in every gesture. The performance throughout was one of perfection of technique and memory, which could not. fail to leave a deep impression on the minds of all who thus glimpsed for a moment the spirit of an age devoted, to the cult and worship of beauty. HIPPODROME THEATRE. Gloria Swaiison has the leading role in "A Society Scandal," which heads the current programme aj, the Hippodrome Theatre. The heroine of the picture is a society beauty who is involved innocently in a compromising situation with a man -of low principles. She is sued for divorce by her weakling husband and a sensation is caused in society circles. In Court her husband's lawyer tears her reputation to tatters and she determines to be avenged on him. The piquant manner in which she accomplishes hc.r object makes a most interesting story. There will be further interesting vaudeville trials as usual this evening. TIVOLI THEATRE. A strong double-feature programme is at present, being screened at the Tivoli Theatre. Reginald Denny has the leading role in '"'The Fast Worker," which is the chief attraction, and tells of a man who attempts to impersonate another, only to find himself saddled with a wife and family whom he has never seen before. The story is full of amusing and exciting incidents, and Denny is said to give a performance that should add still more to his already great popularity. 'Women Who Give" is tho second featured film. It- is a story of seafarintr life, adapted from "(.'ape Cod Folks." Exciting scenes show a most realistic shipwreck and a strenuous battle with a swordfish. NATIONAL AND LYRIC'. "Daytime Wives" heads the current programme at the National am) Lyric Theatres. It tells of an Office girl, who, by her energy and efficiency, makes herself almost indispensable to her employer, a rising young building contractor. She j is largely responsible for the success of her employer in business, but she «oon incurs the jealousy of his frivolous and pleasure-loving wife. Among other striking scenes is one showing the collapse of a huge skyscraper in course of erection. The second attraction is "Red Lights," an exceedingly interesting arid amusing mvsterv story. Weird and wonderfui events occur in a private car on a transcontinental railway. The characters appear and disappear mysteriously and the hody of a murdered man apparently fades into thin air.