AMUSEMENTS

Te Puke Times, 15 September 1922, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

Waikiki hawaiians

After a record run to delighted and crowded audiences in the South, the above company are paying a farewell visit to Te Puke prior to their sailing for Australia. The Poverty Bay Herald, Gisborne, where this company played a three nights’ season to packed houses, writes : "The finest tribute which a company of entertainers can expect is a whole-hearted applause from a crowded house. This was experienced on Saturday evening at the Opera House Dy the Hawaiians. The programme is bright, original, and sweetly musical, and not for a moment does it lose its Hawaiian charm, the feature which gives it a high place on the list of theatrical companies which have toured tne Dominion during recent years. The plaintive melodies played on ukeulele and guitar, or sung with mellow voices of Hawaiian girls make up a fascinating entertainment, the effect of which is artistically set off by means of the realistic settings. The steel guitar solos by Mr Keoke Greig took the audience b> storm, he being recalled no less than eight times. The sweet singing of Miss Anne Leata charmed everybody. The concerted numbers were beautifully rendered, and recalls were demanded. «The quartette* "E Pari Ra,” which the girls learnt at Rotorua, was charmingly sung, and was recalled three times.” The b<X plan is open at Sten berg’s.

"MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS”

The world’s record breaking comic opera. "The Maid of the Mum* in«,” is anro mc- d 'oap pear at tile Aiilance Hail ou Man da", Sept. 25’h The production i . .1 v,al i ! ... n'f> Iho must con plot o thoiuioil i tiering over subinr t<*fi tu |.*c' , l '/'aygon-s : a t‘ul e nm-a > rage,her w i h chmu.- Mid orchis ira a o foatun s of the iniii.d i<,ur. Special attention has bom paid to the scenic and lighting < ffocts,

and several noyoitios in stage craft all go towards » h ■ success of the per forma re- 1 . "i'heMaid cf the Mountains' ” pot.ii ion ;.s i he most popular opera of the day cannot be questioned ; it ran four years at Daly’s iheatre, London, and its opening season in Aus traiia created fre-h records by running six months in the Theatre Royal, Melbourne. A new company will appear in the present production. Mr Lionel Walsh is directing afi'urs, and tie proiuc i n i* nr d r h sup ervision of J. C. WiilCrmon, Ltd A rare treat awaits local playgoers. Seats can be reserved at Armor's confectionery shop.