ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5428, 24 May 1929, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

AURORA THEATRE PICTURES. TO-NIGHT. THE CASE OF LENA SMITH. “The Case of Lena Smith” is a romance between a dashing young cavalry officer in the Austrian army and a Hungarian peasant girl. SATURDAY NIGHT. THE CARDBOARD LOVER. “The Cardboard Lover” is a comedy romance of youth. A party of college flappers holidaying in Monte Carlo get lost in throngs of handsome men, beauiful women, and the gay Casino. THE MATINEE IDOL. “The Matinee Idol” is a comedy with a thousand and one laughs. It is full of human interest, romance, and surprises ; a phase of life that is intriguing, and colourfully portrayed. TURUA PICTURES. THE BUSH LEAGUER. To-morrow night “The Bush Leaguer” will be screened at the Turua Hall. It is a delightfully amusing comedy drama of small-town life, the romance of a big-town girl and a small-town boy of baseball, and business. SILK LEGS.

On Tuesday next Madge Bellamy will be seen in “Silk Legs.” This is a comedy of love and business salesmanship. Can women compete successfully with men as commercial travellers on the road and at the same time retain their feminine charms ? This question is dealt with humorously in “Silk Legs.” J. C. WILLIAMSON COMPANY. “THE MIDNIGHT FROLICS.” “The Midnight Frolics,” Clem Dawe, the comedian, Mona Magnet, noted comedienne recently arrived from London, and the Frolics Jazz Band of twelve, together with a splendid company of singers, dancers, comedians, musicians, and sketch artises, will appear at the Aurora Theatre, Paeroa, on Friday, May 31. They are under the direction of J. C. Williamson, Ltd. Clem Dawe, the wellknown comedian, heads the list with the company. His drolleries and original methods of fun-making are too well and favourably known to be forgotten. A prominent Australian critic says: “Clem Dawe holds the laugh and encore. record for Australia, for he provides the real champagne of wit. The Frolics do not stand or fall by one personality, as the company is full of talented artists. The production is full of amazing vitality, and the comedians have brilliant and original material to work on. The music provided by the Frolics Jazz Band of twelve is distinctive and the syncopation is marvellous. All the players are musicians of high standard. Their interpretation of operatic music on jazz instruments provides an outstanding turn. The artists supporting Clem Dawe include Mona Magnet, Eric Edgley, Les and Dorothy White, and Gertie Cremer. Singers are William Perryman, Oscar Bee. The specialty dancer is Phyllis Amery, also John Robertson, and there are musical numbers by Gregory Ivanoff and the Frolics Jazz Band. The company’s programmes include genuinely original and humorous sketches, rich musical numbers, haunting melodies, and operatic items, clever dancing, and all the ingredients of popular revue., ’