AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 15 December 1927, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

ENGLISH FUTURISTS. OPERA HOUSE, TO-NIGHT. •Yi'tor an absence of nearly two yeais, tins clever baud of entertainers is again touring the Dominion, and will show at the Opera House for to-night, Thursday, December loth, for one night onlv. The Futurists in the meantime have greatly augmented the combination by the inclusion of several new artists of outstanding ability. Good as tin* v undoubtedly were previously, thev arc now 100 per cent better. The latest ideas from London and the Continent in the presentation of revue items have been adopted by the management, and the very latest song and storv, comedy, revuettes and ballets will' be introduced during the -season. The latest artist to join the ranks is Mr Joe Brennan, who is responsible for recking Australia with laughter for -a year whilst under the management of j c, AVilliamson. He has lately returned from the United Kingdom, where he has successfully appeared m the leadino- vaudeville theatres. Another now recruit is Aliss Ida Newton, a brilliant comedienne with a captivating -personality. Aliss Newton was a ‘•top-liner’' in English revue, and during a season in Australia was “principal boy” in J. C. Williamson’s pantomime. Among the old favourites are Ifa V aiula, the saxaphone girl, who will also appear in several beautifully mounted picture songs; Gus Dawson, that master of the terpslclioreaii art who will introduce sc-me new novelty dances, G. AN. Desmonand Cyril Northcote, a pair of hilarious comedians and great favourites with Dominion audiences; George CorrcHi, the operatic tenor; Dell Barnes, a clever jazz baby. The Cabaret Kittens, a quartette of captivating ballet dancers, arc newcomers, while Ted Lane and Aryrtlc Pkewcs are still with them. A packed, house is assured the Futurists, and intending patrons should book their seats at the Arts and Crafts.

COSY THEATRE. “The Sea Beast,” which will . be screened nt the Cosy Theatre to-night is a AVarner picture that marks John Barrymore’s'return to the screen. It deals with the IS4O whalers. Barrymore appears as Ahab Cecley, the New England sailor who falls in love w ith a missionary’s daughter whom he meets on a voyage to Java. His brother, Derek, burns with jealous hate at the success of Ahab as a lover, and when the brothers arc off on a hunt for an enormous white whale, known as Moby Dick, his chance for vengeance comes. Out on a little boat, Ahab is the first to plunge the harpoon into the whale. He is glowing with pride of victory when Derek pushes him overboard into the churning waters. Ahab s leg is amputated as a result of the sea beast’s bite. 'Crippled and apparently deserted by the girl he loves, Ahab scours the seas, a prey to the t »-meiiting demons of revenge and despair. Caring nothing for life, he lives amid sudden death and ever-present danger. But in the end, Ahab’s story is the story of an unconquerable soul. Barrymore, who toyed so beautifully thnugh the pretty romancings of “Beau Biummel” and with such blood-curdling power through the horrors of “Dr. Jckyll and Air Hyde,” is said in “The Sea Beast” to have at last found a picture that gives full sweep to the multitudinous powers that have given him his position as the foremost- American actor of screen or stage. Reserves at A'are’s. OPERA HOUSE. “God Gave Ale Twenty Cents” came to the Opera House last night .and gave a capacity audience the thrill of its life. Herbert- Brcnon’s latest Paramount- production was adapted by John Russell from Dixie AVillsou’s story, and in it Brenon lias caught- -all the colour, comedy, beauty and suspense contained in the original story. As the heroine, -charming Lois Aloran j-; better than ever, serving as a splendid contrast to the dark beauty loaned by Lya de Putti. Jack Alulhall is good in whatever he docs, and .this, ins latest part, is no exception to the rule. AVilliam Collier, jun., does well in the fourth major role. “God Gave Ale Twenty Cents” opens during the New Orleans Alardi Gras. Alulhall, a rough sailor, meets Lois, and they aie married. Some days later, when his boat is about to leave, Aliss de Putti, an -old flame, enters into the plot and the happiness of the newly-weds. How she uses an old gambling trick in her effoit to win bac-lc this man of hers, and wliat eventually happens as she almost succeeds, make Air Brenon’s current film one that easily be placed on the same high plane as his justly famous “Beau Geste.” This picture will be screened at. the Opera House on Friday next. Reserves at A’are’s.