ENTERTAINMENTS

Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1661, 10 September 1925, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

DENNIS KEHOE COMPANY.

“THE GIRL FROM COUNTY CLARE”

The recent visit of the Dennis Kehoe Company when they presented the successful comedy drama, “Mother Machree,” with such gratifying results to playgoers, is still fresh in their minds, consequently the announcement that Dennis Kehoe and his talented associates will pay us another visit to Te Awamutu to-night will be received with lively satisfaction and keen feelings of anticipation of the dramatic treat which these clever artists may be relied upon to give. The play to be presented will be “The Girl from County Clare,” a gripping modern drama of the Canadian hinterland, also from the pen of Maurice Wehlen and presented by arrangement with the Ha'rley Mannering Play Producing Company of London. The girl (in this case to be played by charming. Frances Kayhelf) is Maureen O’Neill, and Dennis Kehoe will be seen in the character of Sergt. of the Canadian Royal Mounted Police. O’Malley in the execution of his duty is forced to arrest for highway robbery his own brother, who "has joined a notorious band of desperadoes. This is the climax of the story and with such skill the author handled the scene that the success of the play is assured. The comedy side has not been overlooked, and is in the capable hands of Maurice Lynch in the role of Terry Dooley as peacemaker. In the third act where his feelings are outraged by the brutal treatment of the sheriff, he attempts to fight single handed the whole town, with most disastrous results to his own personal appearance. The production and detail are on the same elaborate seals as “Mother Machree,” and nothing has been neglected to make the miss enscene complete in every re-, spect. Music forms an important part of the entertainment, songs and harmonized numbers, notably a trio, “Medley of Irish Airs” by Miss Kayher, Messrs Kehoe and Carey being, introduced. The plans for the performance are at Gifford’s.

SATURDAY. “RIDIN’ PRETTY.” William Desmond went through what he says is the most thrilling experience of his long and exciting screen career while working in “Ridin’ Pretty,” Universal Picture to be shown at the Empire Theatre on Saturday. Since he lias been working as star for Universal, Desmond has worked with lions, alligators, cow ponies, and similar sources of danger, but in “Ridin’ Pretty” he found himself on the back seat of a motor cycle piloted by Slim Cole, known far and wide as one of the most reckless men who ever did stunts on that vehicle. On this motor cycle Desmond and Cole raced for miles against a train aboard which Desmond finally swung himself from the speeding machine. And previous to boarding the motor cycle tire two had used an automobile as part of the race. “Ridin’ Pretty” is a comedy-drama, the hero of which is a cowboy who was left a fortune by an uncle providing he would live for a year in a big city, where the mansion and servants of the late uncle were at his disposal. The cowboy took five companions of the range with him, and the experiences of the latter furnish some screamingly-funny situations.