ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4472, 27 September 1922, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

■— ❖ CENTRAL THEATRE PICTURES TO-NIGHT. “THE IDLE RICH.” “The Idle Rich/’ the attraction’ for to-night, is a romance of old California, founded on § story by Kennett Harns that appeared originally in the Saturday Evening Post under the title of “Junk.” June Mathis adapted it to the screen. Bert Lytell takes the principal role, and it is that same alluring spirit pf romance and adventure which runs all through his lat-est-picture. ItJtakefe in the ipmantic days of the early Settlers when the first of the Weatherbee’s boldly started in tp wrest his fortune from the new and unsettled country where customs were rough and men were rougher. That t.ouch of untamed life in the days when gold dust was the medium for bartering is something that will appeal to all. CABARET DE DANSE. / TO-MORROW NIGHT. Everything pbints to a most successful and enjoyable time at tihe inaugural cabaret dance to-mprrow night In th© Central Theatre. Quite a number pf reservations for tables have been received from outside places, as far as Matamata, Te Turua and Thames, and these with the local support' will, it is hoped, make a most attractive evening. Tihe dance music, floor, and'supper are all to be of the best, and the promoter, that is possible to ensure everything that is possible to ensure a success-, ful and pleasant evening. WAIKIKI HAWAIIAN®. ON- TUESDAY NEXT. After a mbst successful southern itour the famous Waikiki Hawaiians will make a farewell appearance at the Central Theatre' next Tuesday. Those people who did not have the pleasure of hearing this talented com-, pany on. their last visit should not fail tp do so on this occasion. The major portion of the music is produced by the Hawaiian steel guitar, and Mr Keoke Greig is an adept on the instrument. The musical items are mostly concerted, or solos with accompaniment, and the interpretation is typical of the temperament of the soulful whahatau of the South Seas. The Hawaiians’ work is said never to he mechanical, conventional, or stodgy. By special request Mr Keoke Greig will give “The Rosary,” his interpretation of this popular setting being exquisite. Miss Lilliokalani will dance the famous “Lalau Hulu.” One number that will specially appeal is Miss A. Leata’s "Arabian Moon,” sung in Eastern costume, with appropriate setting. The company will also give an imitation of the brewing of "kava”—the “wine” of the tropics. The second half of the programme will be given by the Hawaiians in European dress. Humorous items like “The Ragtime Jockey” and an imitation of an American jazz band show that the Hawaiians are versatile. The programme “will terminate with a finale—‘/Au Revolt Honolulu.”