AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 January 1926, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

DENIS KEHOE COMPANY. "THE GIRL FROM COUNTY CLARE” TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! Deni* Kehoe, the romantic actorsinger, will make a return, visit and present his Irish folk play “The Girl From County Clare,” at the Princess Theatre this evening. ‘‘The Girl from County Clare” is a simple play of .simple people, their aims and aspirations. It is an epic of peasant folk wpo love their homes with an intensity that passes present-day understanding. Savoured with that spice of spontaneous wit, which is the hirth-right of the Irish race, it never flags. Denis Kehoe has made over fOO appearances in the role of Dan O'Connor, son of “The Girl From County Clare.” TTc is an actor of the robust order and uses a resonant baritone voice in some of Monro’s melodies, which he accompanies on an extremely rare instrument, the Irish hand harp, of which he possesses a fine specimen. Being no believer in a “one-man. show,” Mr Kehoe, has surrounded himself with a company of picked artists, several of whom are favourably known to playgoers in this town. Francos TCayher. who plays opposite him in juvenile roles, is a tall graceful girl, whose pleasing personality and charm have -won her many friends; Donald Riley, a light, comedian of mark, Helen Fergus. Mauriro Lynch. Owen Dorise, Vincent "White. Bernard Booby, Lester Carey, Aline Dunn appear in supporting character for which they have been carefully select'd. The incidental music has been composed, arranged and adapted by Percy Kehoe. The lmx plan is now open at Mclntosh's.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES. COI/I..KRN MOORE—MONDAY. On Monday next at the Princess Theatre a First National Special attraction starring Colleen Moore. Ben l.voii. John Burns, Wallace. Beery. Ford Sterling etc. etc. C'elleen Moure lias outgrown the sweetheart of her llapner days. She is playing mother to Bon Lyon. First National’s youngest leading man, in “So Tiig,” playing at the Princess Theatre on Monday. In “Flaming Youth,” young Ben was one of many in the love-life of the star, and in "Painted People” he was “the” one. But now that Colleen has emerged from flapper portrayals and has a role which ranges from young girlhood to motherhood her screen affections for him become those of a mother for her son. “So Big” is the most comprehensive dramatic effort Miss Moore lias attempted to date. Wallace Beery, who plays one of the leading suporting roles in Colleen Moore’s new picture “So Big” got his start towards film fame bv carrying wafer for the elephants in a circus. He ran away with a circus when a hoy. and although lie was brought hack home and given a sound spanking, his brief taste of the show world lasted. From training elephants he went lo stock acting, and thenre to playing in musiial comedies in New York, finishing up liv taking on screen-work. Beery repeats the tremendous success he scored in “The Sea Hunk” in “So Big,” his latest production. Aside from him. Miss Moore's supporting east includes Phyllis Haver. Ford Sterling, John Bowers, Pen Lyon. Dot Farley. -Jean Ifersholt, -Gladys Urockwell and ethers. “So Big” is an adaptation front Edna Ferber's famous novel, Tt was direi fed I;y Charles Brnhin. under supervision of Karl Hudson, and will he shown at the Princess Theatre

next Monday. A good supporl ing sorbs will !.<'.» shown including 11 1 0 bilo-r in Topieals and a g.-ml corned w On Wednesday next William F ix proson t.-. Muck Jones in “Tim Man Who Flayed Sonare.” On Thursday next a MaMer picture “Daughters of Plon--s11 ! •'’ and on Friday next a Paramount Special starring .Tack Holt in “Empty Hands.” wnmrs enters, .MAP YELOfTS eOAfinx \TTOS- C’OMTXG. Kcplotc with very latest pickings of tlm circus world as it is known in America and Furopo. Wirth’s Circus will appear in Hokitika on Monday, .lanuary II til for positively one night only. Duping their many years as tlm premier entrepreneurs of Australasia. Wirtli Brothers have snhmilled many splendid programmes, hut the rnr rent, season’s hill easily eclipses all its predecessors. For variety in ads calling for the very last word in skill and daring and for gracefulness in the performers, the entertainment that, is in store for the amusementloving • population of this centre —and who does 'not long for the clean, honest. laughter-raising finalities of lhis show of shows, — has lately proved itself in Sydney and Adelaide to he just what the public has been waiting for. And the whole show, exactly as it set set Sydney and Adelaide gasping, will be seen here. Indeed, more will he- seen here than in Sydney and Adelaide, for under existing conditions in those cites, it is impossible to have the wonderful menagerie on view and that instructing show in itself, with ist wealth of the wild life of the jungle and mountain, will he seen here m all its growling, roaring, trumpeting glory. The stars featured on the circus hill this season include the Honey Sisters, who appear in a number ol arts unsurpassed for grace and skill: Alfred Clark, the world’s rider; Torrelli’s surprise packet of a circus within a circus, with its screamingly funny ponies, mules, dogs, monkeys and clowns : Captain Pelt’s amazing trained seals; Miss Eileen May and her trained baby elephants, Peggy and Jumbo, and many others—to say nothing of an army of the funniest clowns that ever cracked jokes. -Mr P. A\irtll will make his reappearance after ten years absence. Jealously maintaining the reputation that they have built up through the years that have passed. the Wirtli Brothers have spared no expense to preserve the exceptionally high standard that places "their show on an unapproachable pinnaeie and that they have succeeded will he amply demonstrated when their huge combination appears here. The menagerie will be open from 4 to 5 p.m.. in order to give an opportunity of seeing the wild beasts fed. Wirtli I s '' o ?’ great baud now in charge of Unglue McMahon, the emperor of the Cornet, champion of tlio world.