ENTERTAINMENTS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 6 July 1925, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

J. C. NEWLANDS’ ENTERTAINMENTS. OPERA HOUSE TO-NIGHT. A rare and exceptional treat is in store for the residents o fthis town when the cultured and gifted artist Mr J. C. Newlands, the world-famed entertainer presents his programme of masterpieces of English literature and Scottish folk lore at the Opera House this evening. It is a rare thing in these days to find an artist who in simple evening dress —unaided by stage • effects —can for two hours compel an audience to be interested in every item when all the faculties of this eminent orator are brought out in his endeavour to entertain and his combination of eloquence and skill, to more than satisfy his audience. The press says: “There is no m«n his peer who can so thoroughly interpret literature, to a public audience. ’ ’ It is hard to define the charm of this entertainer. It will btr recalled that this is not the first visit of this gifted artist to New Zealand, he having visited most of the principal towns last year. Being limited to time, only a portion of the towns were included in the itinerary. The present visit being in conjunction with an extended world’s tour, which will again embrace the Unted States, Canada, and on this occasion, Australia. The programme to be presented in this town caters to all .taste and runs from grave to gay, from lignt to serious; no two numbers possess any similarity in conception or design, an'd each are handled in a masterly manner. The selection of items is composed from widely varied authors, which include Shakespeare, Barrie, Dickens, Noyes, Poe and many others, and many of the items are such as keep the audience in a continued state of laughter, and prove that Mr. Newlands is a master of his art; keeping his hearers between laughter and tears in the eloquent discourse on the works and art of Barrie. The box plan is at the Arts an'd Crafts, where seats may lie reserved without extra charge. Special concessions are offered students in parties of twenty or more.

OPERA HOUSE. A SPLENDID PRODUCTION. Certainly entitled to inclusion amongst the best performances achieved by the motion picture industry, “This Freedom,” a .special production that makes its debut on Wednesday night next at the Opera House for a threenight engagement, strikes deep into the heart. The problems of women never were dramatised with better effect than in this screen version of A. S. M. Hutchison’s world-read work. It tells of a woman who neglected her home for a business career. She failed utterly, and the picture’s timely theme has been the subject of wide discussion among women everywhere as to whether a wife can successfully manage a business career and a home at the same time. In story, direction, acting and photography, this screen drama ranks high indeed, and should exert a strong appeal to all picture-goers. Pay Compton, the talented English actress, has the leading part, and Clive Brook, the well known artist, has the opposite leading role, while supporting are many prominent luminaries. The box plan is now open at Henderson’s. Prices are: D.C. 2s, stalls Is fid, f.s. Is.

COSY THEATBE.

“SINNERS IN HEAVEN.”

Following on a decidedly successful opening exhibition on Saturday night at the Cosy Theatre, the fine Paramount feature, “Sinners in Heaven,” concludes with to-night’s showing. Adapted from one of the most popular novels of the current season, it possesses great advantages in its translation to the silver sheet, namely, flawless direction by Alan Crossland, remarkable and ■true-to-life settings in the Pacific, and superb portrayals by Richard Dix and Bebe Daniels, the principal artists. It is the remarkable story of a man and a woman who are the sole survivors of an ill-fated hydroplane expedition. Cast away on a desert island, they not only have to fight for life against nature and savages, but against their own conflicting emotions. It is a. strange, tense, dramatic struggle, and, coupled with thrilling adventures, makes a vividly stirring romance. Bright supporting attractions arc evident in the programme.