AMUSEMENTS AND MEETINGS

Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15182, 29 March 1917, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS AND MEETINGS

THE GRAND THEATRE. “SIDES AND SATINS.” . To-night will introduce Miss Marguerite .Clark in her latest success, “Silks and Satins.” The story is placed for the mbst part in “good old days,” and turns on the position of a young girl who is about to be married, at her father’s behest, to a man whom she dislikes. While in this predicament she finds in a secret drawer the diary of her ancestress, ‘ who was placed, in the same awkward dilemma a hundred years before, and sets out her experiences in the’ diary. The record of her* long-dead relative makes a deep impression on the modern heroine, and she decides that, come what may, she will marry the man she chooses, and not the individual indicated by her parent. He supporting pictures will include the 20th episode cf “The Broken Coin,” which has fresh surprises. A capital Topical shows “The Herring Fishery in the North Sea,” and a comedy “The Leap-Year Tangle” together with other pictures of interest, Patrons afe requested *o attend early, at 7 p.m.,, to-night, to sec the full three hours’ programme.

J. C. WILLIAMSON ATTRACTION

FLORENCE ROCKWELL SEASON

What promises to he an exceptionally fine dramatic treat is the coming of Miss Florence Rockwell. Mr Frank Harvey, and a specially picked dramatic company under the direction of J. C. Williamson, Ltd .. on Wednesday and Thursday next. Miss Rockwell, an emotional actress of recognised high position, will doubtless be well remembered as the heroine of several highgrade moving pictures. Miss Rockwell will be seen here first in Max Marcin’s powerful play. “The House of Glass,” in which she will sustain the big acting part of Margaret Case, the playing of which succeeded in keeping the Candler Street theatre in J-“w York full for over 18 months. In Australia recently Miss Rockwell was accepted unchallenged as the most consummate artist remembered in a decade. The company includes such sterling artists as Messrs Boyd Irwin, Arthur Styan, Leslie Victor, Charles Brown, Leonard Stevens, William Lockhart, an 1 Misses Gertrude Boswell, Stella Pay ter, Maggie Knight, and Rose Rooney, and Mr Arthur Scanlan. j “THE LAND OF PROMISE.”

“The Land of Promise” is the delightful work of W. Somerset Maughanm. It is a highly diverting play with more of the comedy element than “The House of Glass.” It will be presented on Thursday night. It is a comedy-drama from an English standpoint, replete with telling situations calculated to satisfy the most exacting of playgoers. The dramatist takes for his theme the question of environment. The scenes are laid in the rigorous Canadian climate. It is the bsttle of a young girl with elemental life’, and her elemental nature responds when the veneer of artificiality wears off. The play abounds, it is said, m numerous character sketches, which will no doubt be splendidly handled by this excellent dramatic organisation.* The box plans will be opened at 11. I. Jones and Son’s on Monday morning next.

ELTHAM SALVATION ARMY BOYS.

The people of Wanganui are to be treated to a series of entertainments of a very high order at the Opera House on Saturday and Monday nights, when 30 hoys from the Salvation Army Boys’ *Home, Eltham, accompanied by the managers, Adjt. and Mrs. Scotney, and the teacher, Capt. Hildretle, are giving excellent programmes including Swedish drills, and patriotic tableaux, etc. The boys have been touring the Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa districts, and have been well received at all places visited, the entertainments given having exceeded expectations. On Sunday afternoon, at Cook’s Gardens, the boys, assisted by the local Salvation Army Band, will render a programme of music and song and at 8.15 p.m. in the Opera House.