ENTERTAINMENTS

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4747, 5 September 1924, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

‘ GAIETY THEATRE PICTURES. TONIGHT. A MILLION TO BURN. “When you get what you want, you don’t want what you get after all,” goes an old adag-. That in substance might be considered the theme of “A Million to Burn,” the Universal attraction, starring Herbert Rawlinson, which will be ishown to-night. It is farce comedy, and the story must have been born in the cleverest sort of brain. It moves with surprising speed and offers a lot of laughable entertainment, thus qualifying as worthwhile screen material. Almost any audience would rather be amused with farcial situations on occasions than the repeated dramatic legends which always tax the brain for a logical solution, SATURDAY NIGHT. THE AGE OF DESIRE. ■ “The Age of Desire,” which will be shown to-mprro.w night, contains a theme as old as life itself, and one that will strike home to everybody. It is a craving for happiness, and in this instance the happiness consisted of the recovery of her boy by a woman who had sacriflcde him on the altar of selfishness, believing that thereby tshe would find the coveted peace of mind. “The Age of Desire” was produced by Frank Borzage, the director of "Humoresque,” and is benig released by First National. The cast is a remarkable one, consisting of Mary Philbin, Myrtle Stedman, William Collier, Junr.. in the leading parts, supported by Frederick Truesdell, Josef, Swickard, Baby Bruce Guerin, Frankie Lee, J. Farrell MacDonald, Mary Jane Irving, Aggie Herring, and Edith Yorke. HUMPHREY BISHOP COMPANY. COMING TO' PAEROA. The announcement that the famous Engjihs Humphrey Bishop Comedy and Operatic Company will be paying a visit to the Gaiety Theatre on Tuesday rext, September 9, is of more than ordinary interest, as the extraordinary and immediate success of: its recent Auckland season has stamped the show as being something quite different to anything seen this way before Composed of. .all London star artists, they left London about seven yeans ago and have reached New Zealand via East and South Africa, India, Burma, China, Japan, Malay States, Mesopotamia, and for the last three years have played long seasons in all the centres of Australia. All the artists are new to the Dominion, and among the vocalists one of the foremost is Walter Wingsley, an eminent London baritone who has had the honour of three command performances before Their Majesties the King and Queen Music, comedy, opera, dance, burlesque, follow one another in quick and lightning succession, and it is without doubt the biggest company of its kind that has ever appeared here, having full ballet and beauty chorus, and, in fact, everything in every way exactly as presented at the Theatre Royal and Criterion Theatre, Sydney, a short while ago. .The name of the Humphrey Bishop Company has preceded them, and there is certain to be a rush on the box plans, which are at Flatt’s, and early booking is certainly advisable. An item of especial interest is the appearance here with the company of Miss Ngaire Phipson, a talented young Wellington artist, for whom Mr Bishop predicts a brilliant future. PRESBYTERIAN MISSION. VISIT BY MR. W. J. MAINS. Our advertising columns indicate the arrangements made for Mr W. J. Mains mission at the Presbyterian Churcn. Mr Mains’ addresses have been Highly appreciated at missions and conferences throughout the North Island, and frequently larger buildings have had to be requisitioned to accommodate all who wished to hear him. Paeroa is fortunate in securing a visit from such a gifted missioner.