AMUSEMENYTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1929, Page 3

AMUSEMENYTS.

EVERYBQDYS PICT U R E & *T. *'■***• T r '. f . ’ " " ' JOAN CRAWFORD IN “ QUR DANC- ; ING DAUGHTERS ” TO-NIGHT. Joan Crawford, who ■ recently starred in “ Rose . Marie ” and co-starred with John Gilbert'in “ Four Falls,” achieves a sehsational success in “Our Dancing Daughters;” her latest starring vehicle for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which will he showir at’tiie Princess Theatre to-night. This picture holds the mirror to the modern jazz age with startling fidelity, shotviiig ilie carefree and even reckless search 1 for pleasure which characterises our 'yoiihger sets. “On With the Dbnce”'is the keynote of the production which" is the most elaborate in years, white'the brilliant photography is new to mpvie-goers and the cast as large as it is distinguished. Anita Page and Dorothy Sebastian support Joan Crawford in the roles of three middle-class girl friends; John Mack Brown plays the' part of a young millionaire whose love two of the girls fight for and N which leads up to a most dramatic climax. Nils Asther becomes the husband of the third girl, while Dorothy Cmqmings, Kathryn Williams, Edward Nugent, and Huntley Gorden are either the parents or the friends of the three dancing daughters. Moviegoers of Hokitika have a much-heralded movie sensation in store for them in “ Our Dancing Daughters a veritable challenge" to modern youth and most modern conventions, and the vexatious subject of parental control. No devotee of the screen’s finest work can afford'to miss it. . A topical, and comedy will also lie shown to-night. On Friday next, Ken Maynard in “lJhe Glorious Trail.” WESTMINSTER GLEE SINGERS. ENGLAND’S MUSICAL BEST. a. ~ arrangement with Edward Branscombo and under the direction of Henry. Hayward a brief tour of New Zealand has been planned in continuation with the Empire tour of the Westminster Glee Singers who will appear in Hokitika at the Princess Theatre on

Monday next. Members of vocal bOfTies and admirers of English cathedral singing cannot afford to miss this opportunity of hearing such wonderful examples of true genius and the vocal art and the finish and artistic excellence of the Westminster Glee Singers will prove a revelation. The company has just concluded eighteen months tour of. Canada which is .a record for j that Dominion and one of their j concerts in Vancouver the musical i critic of the “Star” said: “Seated or j standing by turns in various informal J attitudes around an improvised draw- : ing room, the celebrated English vocal- j ists known as the Westminster Glee | Singers enchanted an audience of some 3,000 persons in the Arena. The most delightful and at the same time the most amazing events on the programme were those which featured the boy sopranos. It is not exaggerating to 1 say that they sang like angels—or as one would imagine angels could sing.” J Diversity characterises the programmes in which these singers will be heard, particular attention being paid to the choice of selections. Old world glees, j madrigals, part songs, solos with vocal \ accompaniment, vocal dances, humorous quartets, sailor shanteys, with of course one or two anthems which are ever in demand. The company numbers fourteen and includes members of the famous cathedrals, churches, and choirs of England. Only one performance can he given in Hokitika and the box plan is at Miss Mclntosh’s. Liberal concessions are offered to parties of pupils from schools.