ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2971, 7 August 1928, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

GRAND MUSICAL RECITAL. , MOST ATTBACTIVE PROGRAMME. DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION'S. Cambridge residents who pride themselves on their love of good music will have an excellent opportunity of enjoying themselves to the full on Thursday evening next, 9th* inst., when a musical recital that promises to be one of the best concerts held here of recent years will be held in the Town Hall, this being the first public function in connection with the celebration of the Cambridge Methodist Church diamond jubilee. For this concert the management has been fortunate in securing some of the best talent in the Waik'ato, including St. Paul's Hamilton Methodist Choir (Mr T. SI Webster, conductor), recognised as one of the finest choirs in South Auckland. The choir will give several anthems and secular selections, while the members will also give male choir items and a humorous trio. Mrs Alcorn and Mrs Shine, both of Putaruru, are ladies of exceptional musical ability, who are in demand in the big centres. Mr Alick J. Conncll, of Hamilton (late of Exeter Cathedral Choir) come with a high reputation as a tenor of distinction, while Miss Sands, Messrs Williams, Lane, Haworth, Worm arc all well-known and popular artists. Miss Shepherd and Mr Bruce Murray are the elocutionists, and we are sure the audience will enjoy their items.. Mr Alf. Boycc, our leading pianist, will be accompanist, and also contribute a pianoforte solo, while, by kind permission of Mr Davis, the 'Town Hall Theatre Orchestra will give two items.

We can confidently recommend this concert to the public, and we hope and expect there will be a packed house. The charges for admission are only 2s and Is. We would advise those who wish to be assured of a comfortable seat, to book their seats at Boyce's. TOWN HALL THEATRE. MOVIE CALENDAR. To-night and Wednesday, also Matinee this afternoon: "Mons" and "That's My Daddy." Of all the armies that entered the field in 1914 Great Britain possessed the smallest in point of numbers. It was, however, the best equipped,, and the best tempered army in the world. Though its men were few they were supermen. With sublime courage, amazing fortitude and unquestioning self-sacrifice they faced and defeated a foe three times as numerous. Then when they rested victorious on the field of battle word came for them to withdraw. Through the hot days of August and September, 1914, the gallant little British army marched and fought, fought and marched, until weary men feirasleep where they stood, and overwrought brains saw and conjured up strange visions and fantastic fancies! Then when the hour came, Britain's tenacious regulars turned and harried the enemy as they themselves had been harried and won a victory that caused the world to wonder. "Mons" does not dilate on the horrors of war. It carries no mock heroics. It tells a simple story of simple heroes and the marching feet stamp out a warning to mothers, wives and sweethearts of the world—" See that ye are prepared—this thing must never happen again." It is a British production and further demonstrates the great advancement of British film production.

Reginald Denny, star of "That's My Daddy," is becoming noted as a screen writer as weli as! Star. He has written two of Ins recent pictures and has thus solved the problem of what to do with the so-called rest period between pictures which varies from a week to six weeks depending on the production schedule. As a rule, players between pictures wander around restlessly like lost souls on the wrong side of the river Styx, anxious to begin the next picture end endeavouring to dispel boredom.

So, Denny, disliking the idle life between pictures started writing screen stories. In fact he liked them m> well that he wanted to do them himself. Since the director and Carl Laemmle also liked the stories they were put into production. They are "Fast and Furious," Ins first screen story, and his latest, "That's My Daddy." Barbara Kent, Wampas Star, plays the feminine lead while the supporting cast includes Lillian Rich and Tom 0 'Brien.