ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4547, 6 April 1923, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

CENTRAL THEATRE PICTURES-to-night. the unknown. ft, Is a dual role that Dick Taixnadge is called upon to essay in “The Unknown,” which is to be screened this evening. As Dick Talmadge, the son of Parker Talmadge, the flour baron, he leads a calm and placid existence. He exhibits a fondness for sleep and quietness, and is amiable in disposition upon all occasions. Anything of an excitable nature was abhorrent to hixn. But when he awakened tb the high-handed methods of the profiteers, who were forcing prices up by hoarding foodstuffs, he became transformed into a veritable dynamo of, boundless energy. Whai a mass of new feats of skill he performs I There is also a girl in the story who furnishes the strong love interest.

SATURDAY NIGHT.

BREAK THE NEWS TO MOTHER. An excellent programme is to »e screened to-morrow night, the star attraction being “Break the News to Mother,” featuring an all-star cast. A 20C0ft. comedy is also on the programme.

BENEFIT EVENING.

NGATEA PUBLIC HALL. The Capitol Pictures management, in conjunction with the Britisfi Isles Club Concert Party, of Auckland, has arranged for an evening of unsurpassed entertainment at Ngatea -onight. The entertainment opens with a Universal production entitled ‘‘Blind Husbands,” featuring \ r on Stroheim, tl is a beautiful picture, f and one that should not be missed. Following the picture programme the concert party will give an entertainment with selected numbers from their highly entertaining repertoire. Th*» hall will then be cleared for dancing, when a dainty supper will be provided. For this benefit entertainment the prices have been fixed aS follows : To pictures and ’concert, adults 2s (id, children Is ; and to the dance, LaSies Is, gentlemen 2s.

THE CRUCIFIXION.

CENTRAL THEATRE' ON SUNDAY. Oh Sunday next,, in the Central . Theatre at ■ 8.15 P.m. sharp, the Methodist Choir and friends will der the well-known beautiful work, “The Crucifixion,” by Stainer. The choir and friends have been hard at , work practicing for some time under Mi - "; Leo. Fester. The beautiful qua/’--tette, “God so loved the world,” will be sung by Mrs Hague-Smith, Mrs Foster, and Messrs G. Foster and J. 'Briggs. The lyric tenor and bass solos, will be’ taken by Mi’ G. Foster and .Mr J. Briggs, and judging by the choir’s previous work and the addition of some very able -helpers the rendering of the magnificent choruses should be effective and inspiring. Mrs Cooke is taking the piano and Mr 1,, Mitcl/ell the organ accompaniments. It is very seldom that any work uf this nature is attempted in Paeroa, and given favourable weather there is no doubt Paeroa. will turn out Lx larce numbers tq eixjoy this promised musical treat.