AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, ETC.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19007, 7 May 1924, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, ETC.

HIS MAJESTY’S "WHERE THE NORTH BEGINS.” A picture of the Northern wilds, dark woods, savage wolves, )lb> at the solitary trading posts, arid of a man and a maid whose destinies are settled by a prince of dogs. That is the picture commencing to-night at His Majesty’s Theatre. Rin-Tin-Tin, the clever police dog, plays in this picture. His acting is uncanny to a degree. It is unbelievable the manner in which he registers throughout the story, from the moment when as a hungry wolf he attacks a wounded man and then recoils, suddenly remembering his canine forbears, to the scene where he leaps through a window and saves the heroine from a diabolic plot that is almost executed. There is a strong plot of love and intrigue running through the play, In which Claire Adams is the heroine. The supporta are particularly interesting and include Neal Burns In a Christie comedy, “Be Yourself.” There is also the latest Pathe Gazette and Topical Budget besides a most interesting film of the annual Sydney show, where one sees horse jumping, the like of which is not seen in any other part of the world, besides the best stock in cattle, sheep, etc., in Australia. His Majesty's Select Orchestra will also be heard in a well Chosen selection of music.

PHARUS, THE EGYPTIAN. THE WONDER PHYSICIAN. The good physician is born, not made. His skill and qualities of head and hand cannot be gauged by diplomas nor appraised by impressive degrees. The supreme test is not by examination at all, but through practical experience. Often he succeeds most quickly and most completely by reason of simplicity and the rare gift of magnetic personality. Where does Pharus the Egyptian stand in relation to these tests? His position is unique as will be demonstrated at His Majesty’s Theatre, commencing on Monday next, May 12, fresh from his triumphs in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland. Pharus has the diplomas and degrees. He has had the practical experience; and the simplicity of his healing and the magnetism of his personality represent the mainspring of his success in all the lands by the Seven Seas. Aptly he has been described as the wonder physician. He makes the art of healing a fascinating entertainment, and likewise the biggest individual hit in the history of the vaudeville stage. How does this youthful old man do it? Simply by the pressure of a sensitive finger on the curative nerve. He touches the spot and 10l the message of healing vibrates through the system of the sufferer like a mystic radiogram. It is the ju-jitsu of medicine. A man to see and to ponder over. The season will be for six nights and two matinees and a fine-picture programme consisting of the sensational First National feature; “The Huntress,” a comedy and gazette will constitute the balance of the evening’s entertainment. The box plans for the entire season, will bo opened at Upton’s to-morrow, Thursday, morning, at 9 o’clock. The usual prices with reserved seats sixpence extra will be charged.

The second of the series of Durie Hill school dances for this season will be held in the Druids’ Hall on Thursday night, commencing at 8 o’clock. All arrangements, music, supper, M.C., are in the same capable hands that have made these dances so popular, and patrons may rely on having the best of good evenings. (Jars, as usual, are available for the various suburbs at the close of the dance.