AMUSEMENTS,

Hokitika Guardian, 17 December 1931, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS,

*VRft*BDDYS PICTUREB. ’ . * >v •' “CLANCY IN WALL STREET.” WITH CHARLIE MURRAY. According to Charles Murray, the comedian who plays in “Clancy in Wfell Street,” hilarious all-talking farce-comedy, Which concludes at the , iMftcess Theatre to-night (Thursday) there Ms nothing like going through the-mill to give an actor poise and Confidence that iharks the true artist. Murray started; his career as a. circus eltMn, : and then worked his way into Vaudeville, where he remained a V good tnitthy years before tahing up legitimate ■ flCtiftg. v “I’Ve’never for one minute regretfCd' 'that early Training, ’ ’ said'Mur-thy.-“There da Something about the rough and ready methods of the cruder farm's of entertainment that destroys eVCl’y ; veatige of self-consciousness in ah entertainer. One has to be alert*in dealfog with audiences direct. Vaudeville did a lot for me in developing a firm ' foundation for legitimate acting. You’ve got to get your audience the minute ■yOtl stCh oh the stage. Another thing these,old experiences have enabled me t 6 do is to adapt myself to the talking pictures. Picture technique is in a class by itself. It As mot only the fact that there isrift ah' gudience to play • to; : 'its “the necessity of repeating three or four timea little bits of act;i'dn, and keeping them all up, to a cer- ' ialn standard, that befuddles even lobs , 0f ; oldtimers of the stage-” . 'C® ‘part Murray plays in “Clancy jinhWall Street”’ is 'that of an Irish <, plumber into a series of up-. . rOafibus escapades as a result of having’ ■ ihvested his ; partner’s money—as Well as his. own—On the stock market. It’s the same type of character that Murray has played in “McFadden’s Flats” and other farces, but he’s a hit‘furfiiier ih this one for the simple reason that he has bigger opportunities. Lucien Littlefield, co-starred with Murfhy;' l plays his partner. Others in the notdble cast include; Aggie Her- " ring;- Mirihiri' Seegar, Edward Nugent andßeed Howes.

WIRTH BROS’. LTD. CIRCUS. Commencing a season of one night at. Hokitika on Monday, Dec. 21st. ‘The Greatest Show, on' Earth,” Messrs Wirth Bros’. Circus, for this season . have - excelled 1 themselves in the number of new imported acts that they afe offering their many patrons. “Kiizbcgs’ Troupe of Russian Cos-

sacks,” the world’s most daring riders from Ural Mountains, in amazing feats of horsemanship; “The Four Uessems,” tlie four balancers and equilibrists, described as “The boys who defy gravitation”; “Les Quatre Hirondelles,” the artistic aerial musical act introduced by the four Misses Wirth;' “The Stanley Duo,” presented by George Wirth, Junior, as “The Human Propellor”; “The Four Sylvesters,” clever juvenile acrobats; Miss Gladys and her marvellous black stallion, Bob 2nd” ; Miss Madeline, dancer and rider; Miss Doris and her wonderfully trained horse, “Quennie,” in specially selected poses; the wonderfully trained Polar and Brown Bears, ; performing Elephants, Lions, etc.. Everything coming;, we never divide. Zoo open from 4 to 5 each day. All the above are down for presentation m addition to the Wirths’ mighty show of 300 people, horses, wild animals, lions, tigers, elephants, black panther, , etc. The Circus will he located on Cass Square,