AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1931, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

J SVERYBQDYS PICTURES. TWO BLACK CROWS IN DARKIE CHARACTERS. I “Why Bring That Up?”, the Two Black Crows first Paramount all-talk-picthre, at the Princess Theatre to>-night (Saturday). Thousands of Gramophone enthusiasts, vyho know the Black Crows already by theii Columbia records, will be given the chance to see and hear them for the first time.' The Two Black Crows, Moran and Mack, spent several years in studying * many distinct types of American negI roes, before developing the characters '■‘4. they present in their famous comedy \ dialogue. Both comedians were born in the State of Kansas, which borders on the Southern States, and had ample opportunity'to study the negroes during their youth. Mack says that the contact with the happy, carefree blacks, greatly influenced their comedy. The characters they present are not typical of any particular type, but are really a combination of many types. Evelyn Brent and Hairy Green are featured in support, and it was di- . rected by. George Abbott.

GLOOM CHASERS COMEDY COY. PRINCESS THEATRE, THURSDAY. The return visit of the Gloom Chasers Company to Princess Theatre on Thursday is being eagerly looked forward to, following very enjoyable entertainment over a week ago, when their new items included popular numbers by a loti of your old favourites including Ron Shand, Letty Craydon, nnd Albert Carlisle. There is no need to introduce you to Ron Shand, the dancing Indiarubber comedian. When you see liirn. you laugh, when you hear him you laugh, and every time you think of him you laugh. There is an old saying that “A smile is worth a pound.” Tf that is the case, Ron Shand is serving out hundreds of pounds nightly in his fun making efforts. .The popular prices make this entertainment possible for everybody. So don’t miss the theatrical treat of the year, “The Gloom Chasers.” Bigger, brighter and better than ever. The, Company are appearing at Ross to-night and at Harihari on Monday night.