AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17918, 24 October 1932, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

REGENT THEATRE Large audiences at built presentations of ''Amateur Daddy” at the Regent Theatre on Saturday testified to the popularity of Warner Baxter, the. immortal “Daddy” of “Daddy Long Legs.” Adapted from Mildred Cram s delightful novel “Scoteli \ alley. this excellent attraction, which will conclude an all-100 short a season this evening. provides many thrilling moments of real dramatic intensity and many of uproarious fun. An excellent first" part on this entertaining programme includes a comedy, gazette, interesting) travelogue, and “The Grinspot Murder,” the first episode of the English chapter play “Detective Lloyd. Tile funniest, most hilarious, and most spectacular picture ever made by the frozen-faced comedian. Buster Keaton, is “Speak Easily,” which will have its premier presentation at the Regent Theatre on Tuesday. Buster Kcat-oil, one of the highest paid comedians in Amorim to-dav, can create an evenings entertainment without the semblance of a smile, and keep the audience in fits ol laughter. The fact, that this seriousvisaged artist plays opposite Jimmy Durante will probably make the happiest combination of humorous talent seen for a long time. Busier commences bis uproarious eareed as a professor in a public school and ends with his name as the big line on the hill in “Speak Easily,” a revue which takes Broadway by storm. How he gets inveigled in the show and turns what threatens to be a failure into a brilliant success forms the climax of one ol the linuiiest films to come from I lolly wood. An al--1 motive supporting programme includes an excellent pictorial record ol the swimming finals al the Olympic Lames and two comedies of inienualle.d merit. The events at Olympia are recorded h.v excellent photography together with Inief explanatory phrases. In the JOO- - men’s backstroke the victurv ol a 14-year-old Jananese star is well portra'ved. Another event of worldwide interest is the final of the Olympic rowing eights. WONDER GLASS BLOWER After a four-years’ tour of the world, the wonder glass blower has returned to bis native land and will give new exhibitions of glass blowing at tin' Gisborne Show. This demonstration lias been a feature in every part of the world visited. AN bile in Africa the party travelled 30,000 miles by motor caravan into the heart of the continent, where roads had to be made by them, and where they had to he hauled through rivers by natives. Ex hibitions, he states, were given in lion-proof, fences lor protection ironi wild game, and they had many narrow escapes. 'The glass blower will g.ve unique exhibitions of spinning, weaving and blowing articles of all descriptions, from lumps of glowing molten glass, which expand and are manipulated to diHerent shapes under the delicate touch and sureness of breath of this world-wide traveller. A new and large model of the Sydney Harboi .Bridge, made entirely of glass from a .plan“given by Dr. Bradfield, is the latest achievement. It was made ioi ,Bridge Week in Sydney. A lady s evening dress made ol glass, which can be handled and worn like ordinary material, will also be seen.

OPERA HOUSE There is one week in the year so far as Gisborne is concerned when all want to forget the troublous times and enjoy themselves. Realising this, Mr. J. Car-rington-',’Velby has for many weeks been pieparing some special attractions ioi Show week; ids policy is to prov ide a different show lor each of the throe main holiday nights of the. week. On Wednesday the Gisborne Choral Society ami Orchestra will make their first appearance at tlie Opera House in JJalie s beautiful liglit opera, “The Bohemian Girl,’ and will also render the “Pilgrims’ Scene” from Tannhauser, with Miss Doreen Hunt and Mr. J. Oarrington-Welby as soloists. Following the Choral Society, the principal portions of the first act of “Madam Butterfly" will lie presented. Special scenery has been painted and built, and the costuming is a feature. On Thursday night a programme will be presented l,v the “Maskers” and their French orchestra in a revue entitled “One Parisian Night.” “The Maskers” will he followed bv a comedy entitled “His Turn Next/’ by the Studio Dramatic Company. The final programme on Saturdav will see “The Afjiskors once more, end following them another 'comedy on titled "lei on Parle Franeais."

THE PASSION PLAY The great Passion Play of Oberammergau has been produced every 10 years since 1534. On many occasions fabulous suns have been offered by companies lor ike right, to take moving pictures, but the humble peasants oi this little village in the Bavarian Alps have regarded it as too sacred to be sold for gain. However, at the last presentation, 1930, the Obevammorgau people decided to reserve to tl emselves the right of taking art pie lures, and it is these pictures shown by their Official sanction that are to be presented at I lie Opera House to-night, and I '-morrow. How this play came into existence is of interest. It was at the tune of the Black Plgue in 1633. The village of Oiierammergau had maintained a strict quarantine and bad em-uped the l-lague until late in the season. Casper Schuler, a resident, when away over the mountains, evaded the quarantine, and cairn* home on Saturday evening. (hi .Monday morning he was dead from the plague, and it rapidly spread till 84 persons died in 33 days. The villagers carno together for a day of fasting and pr,ayer, at the close of which they promised that, if the plague was stopped, in recognition of God’s mercy they would perform the scenes of (Jlirist’s passion ami death every 10 years as long as Oberainmei'gau remained a village. The plague was stopped, and they have kept their vow. The Gisborne season is open to all denominations, Poor persons unable to pav for admission may obtain free concession tickets by applying to 1 he minister of the chui'-di in whose parish they reside. It is the wish of the man -

egeinent that no person shall lie prevented from seeing these pictures, and they never refused any genuinely poor person