ENTERTAINMENTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 99, Issue 16596, 12 September 1925, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

V STRAND THEATRE. “The Ragged Edge” is the story of two young fools in the South Seas. One, a man running away from America to the islands, and the second, a girl running away from the islands to America. They meet and their destinies are irrevocably entangled, though there are many obstructing circumstances, which are overcome, one by one. Alfred Lunt, the new outstanding figure of the screen, plays the hero. These two take their chosen profession seriously and “deliver the goods.” Supporting them is one of the most distinctive casts on the screen. Such men as George MacQuarrie, Christian Frank, Charles Slattery and Charles Fang, with more than 200 real Chinese players, and “sing-song girls” imported especially from China. The second big attraction is “Moccasins," featuring Bill Cody.

THEATRE ROYAL AND FRANKTON’S OWN THEATRE.

“The Last i\£an on Earth," an amusing story of life in 1950. opened last night. This highly imaginative fantasy by John D. Swain presents the unique situation of a world suddenly denuded of all men through a strange disease called “masculitis.” For ten years woman explorers kept up a search for an adult male but without success until a woman crook stumbled upon a hermit living far away from civilisation in the depths of a large forest. She takes him back and sells him to the nation for ten million dollars. From this point on the story develops a scries of surprises that prove as amusing as they are thrilling. Earle Foxe plays the title role, and Derlys Perdue is cast in the feminine lead opposite him. Excellent supports will be screened.

“THE ENCHANTED SNOWLAND”

An unusual amount of interest is abroad concerning the production of the pantomime extravaganza to be presented at the Theatre Royal on Monday and Tuesday next. The performance is being staged most elaborately from a spectacular point. The frocking of the various ballets, etc., is very quaint and beautiful, and the scenas “White Bird," “Sleighing,” and the transformation scenes are well worth the price of admission alone. Everything has been done that is possible to make this production the event of the year. Owing to unforeseen circumstances a change has been made in the cast. Mrs Parkhouse will play the leading character, “The Elf King,” and Miss Gladys Cracknell will play “Robin’ and speak the prologue. This strengthens the production considerably, both being particularly suited to the .parts. The lighting will be by Mr J. Loughlin. The box plan is rapidly filling. Book at once at Lewis R. Eady and Son’s.

DENIS KEHOE AS “TOM MOORE.” The genius of Ireland’s national poet whose immortal melodies are among the lyrical gems of the English language, is undoubted, and the author of the play, “Tom Moore,” to be presented by the Denis Kehoe Company on Thursday, September 17, at the Theatre Royal, has taken the incidents of Moore’s early life and his subsequent adventurings in London as a basis for a very attractive play. Denis Kehoc presents a memorable study of Tom Moore. Frances Kayher presents a pretty picture of Bessie Dyke, afterwards the idol of Drury Lane and wife of Tom Moore, Ronald Riley appears as Sir Percival Lovelace. Gwen Dorise as Mrs Fitzherbert, Helen Fergus as Mrs‘Malone, Moore’s adamantine landlady, J. Vincent White as the Prince, Chas. Keegan as Macdermott the flinthearted publisher, Maurice Lynch as Buster, Moore’s cockney man-of-all work, Lester Carey as Sheridan, Bernard Beeby as Terrance Farrell, Tom Buckley as Robin Dyke. The costuming is a featue of' the production. The box plan will be on view at Lewis R. Eady and Son’s on Monday morning next. The second production, on Friday night, will be “The Girl from County Clare." VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRAL TUITION By advertisement in another column Mr G. Gordon Goldswain, leaderviolinist and orchestral conductor from London notifies that he has commenced violin tuition, also the formation of orchestral classes (any instrument) in Hamilton. He maybe consulted at Lewis R. Eady and Son’s, Ltd.