ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4926, 15 January 1926, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

GAIETY THEATRE PICTURES.

TO-NIGHT. ADVENTURE. Perhaps wliat is Jack London’s greatest novel, of romance and adventure is the story of the sa,me name from which the Paramount picture “Adventure” has been taken. The action of the story takes place on one of the still half sav,age isles of the South Seas, and grips with its realism. Tom Moore, Pauline Starke, Wallace Beery, and Raymond Hatton head the exceptionally brilliant cast. The picture is the principal attraction for to-night. TO-MORROW NIGHT. NEW TOYS. “New Toys,” which ijs- .to be shown to-morrow night, presents Mary- Hay in the leading role with her husband, Richard Barthelmess. Appropriately enough, the picture unfolds a story of domestic trials of a young majTied couple who find their hapipness jeopardised by meddling friends. Barthelmess plays his first comedy role in several years. He fe seen as the. husband whose wife, encouraged by a former suitor, tries to seek fame on tlie stage. Th© husband meets a girl to whom he used to be engaged, and she is responsible for additiona.l disturbances in the household. • STEREOSCOPIES. One of those delightful, weird third dimension films —stereds'eopiks—proves the most amusing number bn the programme. , The’'entire audience, every member of it, is treated .to the thrills of a speed journey of wierd sensations. Of course you are seated comfortably in your theatre chair, merely looking at the screen .through the green and red specs. The character walk right off the screen a,nd they reach out and touch you.

CAPPY RICKS.

TUESDAY NEXT.

A critic describes “Cappy Ricks” as follows: “Comedies such as that staged at the Municipal Theatre last evening are alt too' rare hi Invercargill, with the result that. another large and appreciative audience took advantage of the opportunity ,to be present to witness, the second performance of the stage version of Peter B. Kyne’s most successful story of the s.ea, “Gappy Ricks.” Throughout the whole of the three acts the interest of die audience was well maintained, and the spontaneous laughter' which greeted the clean, wholesome comedy with which the play abounds was sufficient recompense to the artists for their clever characterisation of the different parts. Wa,rd Lyons as the irate shipping magnate, and Herbert Stallard as “Matt. Peasley,” the young man who in the e'nd earns the approbation of “Gappy” for his, “go and get there” methods, gave faithful delineations of the principal characters to the evident enjoyment,of the audience, while the supporting artists each gave a performance that materially assisted towards the success of .the play.” Paeroa theatre-goers will have ani opportunity of seeing this, famous stage play at the Gpjety Theatre next Tuesday. The box plan is now open at Flatt’s.