ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2492, 10 January 1922, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

BOYD'S ZOO TO-DAY AND WEDNESDAY A most interesting and attractiveshow will be in Cambridge, at Victoria. Square, and to-morrow, in theshape of Boyd's famous zoo. Performances will be given each day at 3.30 and 7.30 p.m. Professor E. E. Boyd gives exhibitions with a group of about a dozen well-trained lions and lionesses, the animals proving very tractable. They do a number of manoeuvres for their master, answering to the word of command instantly and correctly. They finish their display by leaping through a blazing hoop held s by the professor, who has certainly achieved wonders in educating these formidable beasts. Mr Boyd informs us that he has undertaken an educational tour of the province and to this end had expended several thousands sterling in'equipping his travelling zoo. That the public appreciates the enterprise is evident by the crowds of patrons, riaw !#•'' '^tX "THE BROADWAY BUBBLE" "The Boadway Bubble" is the feature film for to-morrow evening's picture programme at the Town Hall. The star is Corinne Griffith, and she is said to bring all her brilliant talent to make this one of the most fascinating films of stage life and activity back of the footlights yet produced. Not only docs she portray with subtlety and vigour the cold, sensuous, ambitious wife in all of her changing moods, but > she also assumes the role of the sister —kindly, sympathetic, simple —who came to her assistance, and innocently, is an accessory to the plan which results in the death of the wife. Doubleexposures are used throughout the pro- • duction with the greatest effect and cleverness in order to present both sis- ' ters on the screen at the same time and in the same scenes. "The Broadway' Bubble" has it is also stated all 'the fascination of that famous thoroughfare wound about a story which surprises and grips at every turn.

CHAUTAUQUA m JANUARY 16—19. jji ] The Chautauqua season at Cambridge opens on Monday next. It is afour days' season —Monday to Thursday, inclusive. This: year the gatherings are to be held in the Town Hall, instead of a marquee, as in the past, and this arrangement will probably be found more comfortable to patrons. Cambridge and district residents have had past experience of Chautauqua, performances, and have always supported them splendidly. We are assured that the high standard of all 1 round excellence by, past Chautauqua artists will not only be maintained, but eclipsed by the company now on tour, thus we may be assured of a, really splendid programme each session. The lecturers are among the best available anywhere, the musicians first-, class, and we can assure all who attend 'that the programmes will be. al, instructive, entertaining and amusing. Seeing that the .seating accommodation at the Town Hall is limited, and that hooking is proceeding apace, we would strongly urge all who intend to attend to secure season tickets, and book their seats at Congalton's without delay, in order to prevent disappointment. Details of the programme for the Cambridge session are advertised. PRIVATE PEAT Harold R. Peat (Private Peat) of Canada, one of the lecturers to visit Cambridge with Chautauqua next week is unquestionably the best known sol-dier-lecturer on the American Continent. He is the author of "Private Peat," the largest selling book during the war, sales of which reached the million mark; correspondent and special article writer for the New York World and Mac Lean 's- Magazine ofN Canada. He was one of the organisers of the Greater Veterans' Association of Canada. His lecture, "Problems of the Dominions," is full of sparkling wit and sound common sense.