ENTERTAINMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11303, 31 August 1922, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

“THE BOY” AN AMUSING MUSICAL SUCCESS. Still another tribute to the mirthprovoking qualities of the musical comedy, “The Boy/* which is repeating in New Zealand the success which it scored in. Australia, was paid by the largo audience which assembled at the Grand Opera House last evening. Besting back on a play of Sir Arthur Wing I‘inero, most able of technicians, it was not to be supposed that “The Boy” would lack, for plot, complications, surprises, all the things so dear to the theatre-goer and usually so rare in musical comedy where the libretto is often only a peg on which to hang the music, cn excuse for the comedians. But with this latest Williamson attraction it is different. Here plot and polyphony go hand in hand. Mirth never interferes with one's enjoyment of the music, though there is a sufficiency of both. The miseries of the life of a worthy magistrate who finds himself, for domestic reasons, obliged to pass his stepeon off as much younger than he really is,. are many and amusing. Mr Arthur Stigant carries away the audience with his impersonation of Horatio Mcebies, who is eventually led far from the paths of rectitude by his innocently youthful stepson. Miss Rosie Le Varde has the role of the Boy's mother entrusted her, and enacts it very ably, while Mr Lance Lister is convincing as Hughie Cavanagh and Mr Anew McMastei is pompously amusing as Colonel Bagofc. The caste is a very strong one, and this witty farce is elaborately presented. Not least of the. attractions is a cabaret scene, in which a special dancing turn is given by Jessie Sherwood and Alex. McPherson. The performance will be repeated for the three following evenings till Saturday next. A matinee will be given next Saturday afternoon. HIS MAJESTY'S A POPULAR. PROGRAMME. The current bill at His Majesty’s Theatre displays every sign of that quality which is Messrs Pullers’ watch word, and the size of the house last evening amply testified to the popularity of the programme. Prominent on the bill are the Molin&ris, the famous Italian operatic stars who are to be heard in operatic and popular numbers, and are now drawinn* towards the olose of their highly successful season The Three Jacksons, in their unique acrobatic turn, aT© to he seen once again on the boards, and the juvenile member of the trio has a few “stunts” to show which are guaranteed to make any audience hold its breath. Pastor and Merle are to ho seen and beard in some unusual violin playing and amusing trick comedy. The Melton Bros, show some clever and amusing skating turns, and Linden and Berridge entertain by means of music. Other favourites on the bill are Babs Pacey. Eddie Martyn, Carlton and Roslyn, and Delavale and Vockk-r. The performance will he repeated this evening. QUEEN’S THEATRE AN ALL-STAR PROGRAMME. “The Blazing Trail,” Frank Mayo's most recent to be shown on Friday next at the Queen’s Theatre. It will have an especially fitting presentation. It contains remarkable scenes of mountain life in actual mountain settings. Lillian Rich, Mary Philbin, Ray Ripley, Verne Winter, Bert Sprotte, Madge Hunt, Joy Winthrop, and Helen Gilmore are in the cast. Wealth cannot take the place of a mother. “The Dangerous Little Demon” impersonated by Marie Pfevost is a Universal comedy-drama of that name which will be included in the programme. The remaining items on the programme include the latest “International News,” final chapter of “Winners of the West,” and the opening chapter of Universal’* marvellous re-creation of history’s most dramatic adventure, “With Stanley in Africa,” featuring George Walsh and Louise Lorraine. The Queen's Orchestra will render a further popular programme of music up to the leader, Mr jH. H. Jerome’s, usual high standard. THE THREE MUSKETEERS' 1 ESVERYBODY'F’tQ-MORROW. Produced on a scale of grandeur and magnificence, 12,000 foet in length, and indescribable wealth of detail and a faithful reproduction of the main incidents of the famous story, “Tbo Three Musketeers,” ranks as a veritable giant in the film world. To* every reader of “The Three Musketeers” memory brings a panorama of distinctly visualised personalities, everyone vital and breathing. Louis. XIII. of France, the King; his Queen Anne of Austria; the Cardinal; the henchman, de Rochfort; Bucking-! ham, the English courtier and states- j man; Milady Winter, the deadly and fascinating adventuress; de Trevflle, blunt and masterful captain of the king'B musketeers; the gentle Constance, a’Artagnaii’s sweetheart; the swaggering, adventuresome trio whose slogan was “One for all, and all for one”—Athos. Porthos and Arami9. And the outstanding character who bewitches the imagination—lXArtagnan. All these famous characters are said to play their allotted parts on the screen witih. realism and conviction, even, os portrayed by Dumas in his immortal classic, and with the same minute attention to' detail. “The . Three Mus- ; keteers,” which will ho presented at Everybody's Theatre for a brief season commencing to-morrow at 11 a.m., is described by the Sydney “News” as “a remarkable/ faithful representation of Dumas’ immortal romance, produced with a wealth of detail and magnificence that is overpowering.” Four complete sessions of “The Three Musketeers” will be given each day at Everybody’s Theatre. commencing at 11 a.m., the final or night session commencing at 7.50 p.m. The box plans aT© at the Bristol Piano Company. PRINCESS THEATRE “THE FOUR HORSEMEN.” Picturised from Ibanez’s worldfamous novel, the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” has being voted one of the greatest oictures releases ever shown to a Wellington audience. All who witness the film, taken from a novel which made a sensation and established its author in the front rank, came away impressed with the glamour, vigour, and colour of the elaborate film setting. Rudolph Valentino, perhaps the most pooular of male screen stars, has the lead and Alice Terrv is Morguerita, the bewitching Spanish girl. The story is ! related by Tchernofl. an <dd Russhm. i? full of event, and one of the finest pieces of work which arose out of the world war. Picture-goers should not miss this feature film on any account, and will be given another opportunity of witnessing it to-day. _____ STRASBURG CLOCK EXHIBITION CROWDS AT EVERY SESSION. Largo and appreciative audiences viewed the marvellous workings of the ingenious model of the Strasburg clock on its opening day in Wellington (yesterday). Among those present were many who had «>en the model when it was last exhibited in New Zealand, over a quarter of a centurv ago, and these people again marvelled just os they did in their childhood' days, while those who saw the clock for the first time were intdeed) Jahnfcized t at 'all the ftvjbn Jarful workings of this ingenious piece of automatic mechanism. Young and old should see this model, for apart from its many entertaining feature?, it is an exhibition of (highest educational value. Hours of showing are: Afternoon, 2 till 5; evenings, 7 till 10; location, opposite main entrance to Town Hall, Lower Cuba street.